OERs and Indigenous course development: Another form of colonial exploitation?

Les REL et le développement de cours autochtones : une autre forme d'exploitation coloniale ?

Joanne Etmanski Astorga, GEVC Inc;

And Laura Arndt, Centennial College (on secondment)/ Six Nations of the Grand; and 

River Joanne Etmanski Astorga, GEVC Inc.

Track: Learning architecture/ Volet: L’architecture de l’apprentissage

Type: One-hour Innovative Topic Discussion

Through the examination of a recent Open Educational Resource (OER) initiative to develop three courses specific to Indigenous peoples and knowledges, this session invites discussion of questions related to Indigenous curriculum development in post-secondary settings, including the tensions of ownership, controlled access, and possession of copyright and licensing standards as they apply to Indigenous content development.

Learning objectives:

• See: Review Indigenous quality assurance standards for post-secondary educational activities
• Relate: Contrast OER processes, funding terms and conditions, and intellectual property waivers with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission‘s Calls to Action for Education
• Understand: Evaluate the appropriateness and ramifications of OERs for post-secondary Indigenous course development and Indigenous knowledge holders
• Act: Formulate suggestions for improvements to post-secondary course development processes to include, honour, respect and fairly compensate Indigenous knowledge holders who partner with post-secondary settings to create Indigenous-centred OERs