The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development

Abstract The intergenerational transmission of traditional language and culture is at the core of Yolŋu Indigenous knowledge practices. The homeland of Gäwa in remote Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, was established by Warramiri clan kinship networks to provide an appropriate place for this crucial...

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Main Authors: Ben van Gelderen, Kathy Guthadjaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-07-01
Series:Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41039-017-0052-x
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spelling doaj-3eb21415d9e742948b8ba1661ab66fde2020-11-24T22:00:06ZengSpringerOpenResearch and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning1793-70782017-07-0112111910.1186/s41039-017-0052-xThe Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital developmentBen van Gelderen0Kathy Guthadjaka1School of Education, Charles Darwin UniversityNorthern Institute, Charles Darwin UniversityAbstract The intergenerational transmission of traditional language and culture is at the core of Yolŋu Indigenous knowledge practices. The homeland of Gäwa in remote Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, was established by Warramiri clan kinship networks to provide an appropriate place for this crucial role to continue. Technologies have long played a part in this transmission process, but can databases, websites and other digital storage mediums harmonise with existing Yolŋu epistemological and ontological frameworks? In considering an alternative approach to digital development, we rely on the Yolŋu elements of performative epistemology, multiple perspectives and a fundamental, narrative base. We then apply this approach to the construction of the ‘Warramiri website’ (2011–2015) which houses and structures various resources, outlining its applicability to the current educational practices at Gäwa.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41039-017-0052-xWarramiri websiteYolŋu epistemologyIndigenous digital education
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The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
Warramiri website
Yolŋu epistemology
Indigenous digital education
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Kathy Guthadjaka
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title The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
title_short The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
title_full The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
title_fullStr The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
title_full_unstemmed The Warramiri website: applying an alternative Yolŋu epistemology to digital development
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series Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning
issn 1793-7078
publishDate 2017-07-01
description Abstract The intergenerational transmission of traditional language and culture is at the core of Yolŋu Indigenous knowledge practices. The homeland of Gäwa in remote Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, was established by Warramiri clan kinship networks to provide an appropriate place for this crucial role to continue. Technologies have long played a part in this transmission process, but can databases, websites and other digital storage mediums harmonise with existing Yolŋu epistemological and ontological frameworks? In considering an alternative approach to digital development, we rely on the Yolŋu elements of performative epistemology, multiple perspectives and a fundamental, narrative base. We then apply this approach to the construction of the ‘Warramiri website’ (2011–2015) which houses and structures various resources, outlining its applicability to the current educational practices at Gäwa.
topic Warramiri website
Yolŋu epistemology
Indigenous digital education
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