AERC  Report  2012   - College  of  Education

Microsoft Word - AERC Report-Feb 27-2012 .docx         AERC  Report  2012   College  of  Education         Marie  Battiste,  Yvonne  Vizina  &  Megan  Steeves     Febrary  27,  2012           Part  I:    Background  ................................................................................................................. [...]  57                             3     Part  I:    Background     The  Aboriginal  Education  Research  Centre  (AERC)  emerged  from  a  vision  outlined  in  the   Integrated  plan  of  the  College  of  Education  in  the  1st  Integrated  plan  (2003- ‐07)  and  repeated  in   the  2nd  (2008- ‐2012)  and  in  the  draft  version  of  the  3rd  (Ongoing). [...]   She   co- ‐developed   and   taught   the   online   course   “Introduction   to   Indigenous   Astronomy”   through   the   Department   of   Physics   and   Astronomy   at   Northern   Arizona   University. [...]   Her   public   presentation   entitled   “Ways   of   Knowing   From   Father   Sky   –   Indigenous   Observation- ‐ Based  Astronomy  and  Western  Space  Science:  Collaboration  With  Integrity”  highlighted   the  richness  of  Indigenous  knowledge  in  Indigenous  languages,  the  depth  of  theory  and   methodology   evident   in   the   oral   traditions,   and   the   important   and. [...]                                                       14       Part  II:  AERC  Projects  (Past  &  Present)   1.