A meeting of two worlds: First Nations Australian STEM solutions & immersive technologies
Channel: CSER - The Computer Science Education Research Group
Date: 2023-11-02

A meeting of two worlds - First Nations Australians have been using STEM for tens of thousands of years.

With thanks to funding from a Google Educator Grant, the CSER STEM Team and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance (ATSIMA) collaborated to deliver this virtual webinar.

This session explores the Goompi Model developed by Prof Chris Matthews and introduces a lesson plan framework to bring to life a range of First Nations' innovations through a collaborative design process using virtual reality and 3D design apps such as OpenBrush/TiltBrush. Participants will see a walk through of a lesson using the spear thrower as an example, with opportunities to apply the learning and teaching framework to First Nations architecture and fishing traps and nets (with support by our lesson plans).

Find the lesson plans discussed on our Lending Library page: https://csermoocs.adelaide.edu.au/lending-library

Thank you to ATSIMA for consulting on this project and partnering with us. Thank you to Google for funding out project.

For more information visit:
https://atsima.com
https://csermoocs.adelaide.edu.au