April 8

a quick look at selection aids

I felt that Arc resources looked very professional and easy to use, but there were not really enough resources appropriate for my teaching at the moment (I found about 4 that I could possibly use) and these resources felt like they could deliver a wide range of material, which is a positive aspect but it would take any teacher substantial time to integrate them into their class.  

I found Magabala website layout as I feel that looking at their collection, I could gain more understanding about what is meant by educating following strong indigenous cultural principles as the site also features very comprehensive teachers notes and resources for each of their publications which are free to access, with open copyright. Resources tended to be aimed at younger students of primary and lower secondary, which would not be suitable for my students.  

The resources within Trove felt like they went on forever which was a wonderful feeling after struggling to find sufficiently updated resources on Indigenous history. It felt especially easy to find primary sources for teaching indigenous histories, as well as providing links to resource collections (eg. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20835961?keyword=indigenous%20history), which I have never seen before through my Google searches. I think with the level of my students, this website might seem too ‘academic’ to motivate them sufficiently, but I will definitely be using it for class planning and class content. Being able to access the books digitally online is very efficient and user friendly, especially when combined with information on where to find and borrow hard copies.  


Posted April 8, 2024 by Philippa Gabanski-Sykes in category ETL 503

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