Gunya Online

Access, engagement, retention and success for Indigenous distance students

Authors

  • Wendy Meyers
  • Alex Swain
  • Jennifer Gili
  • Emily Sutton
  • Sue Pinckham

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/apubs.2016.888

Keywords:

Distance education, Aboriginal, Indigenous, tutoring, mentoring, higher education, equity, learning communities, ITAS, access, pathways, rural, remote, eLearning, enabling course

Abstract

A cornerstone of the Indigenous Strategy at Macquarie University (MQ) is the Gunya Model. A Gunya, in Darug language, is a traditional structure used by Aboriginal peoples as a home and shelter. In building the Gunya Online program MQ is building an online culturally safe place for distance Indigenous students to come together, connect with staff, services and each other as they journey through Higher Education. This poster outlines the early development of the project presenting initial findings from a research report that draws on literature and interviews with staff and students in the development of a model of best practice.

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Published

2016-11-25

Issue

2016: ASCILITE 2016 Conference Proceedings: Show Me The Learning

Section

ASCILITE Conference - Posters

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Copyright (c) 2024 Wendy Meyers, Alex Swain, Jennifer Gili, Emily Sutton, Sue Pinckham

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.