Ms Andrea Duff

I work within the Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment (ITEE) leading two teaching and learning initiatives.  Guided by a team of Aboriginal colleagues, I facilitate the Aboriginal Content in STEM program. I also coordinate the work-integrated learning course, Community Service Learning.  I have a background in academic language and learning, where I have developed programs for STEM students who have English as an additional language and those studying at university for the first time (First Year Experience).  Prior to working at UniSA, I worked in a communications development role in the community services sector.

Aborginal Content in Undergraduate Programs  (ACUP)

Through a series of activities (a culture forum; panels; reflective writing), first year students work with a team of committed tutors and program staff to explore their own culture and how best to collaborate respectfully with Aboriginal communities and organisations when working as professionals. We have worked with more than 5000 STEM students since 2010.

Our team is very proud to have achieved the following:

• 2015  Office of Learning and Teaching Citation for embedding Indigenous content in curricula across a Division: building culturally sensitive STEM professionals and progressing reconciliation in action.
• 2014  UniSA Indigenous Education Teaching Award for recognising and understanding Indigenous Australian culture in STEM professions.

In addition, I have had the privilege of chairing our Divisional Reconciliation Week Working Group (2015; 2017); co-chairing the 2015 Indigenous Content in Education Symposium: Engaging Indigenous knowledges, pedagogies and currriculum and co-convening the 2014 Indigenous Content in STEM symposium.

Our publications or presentations include:

Duff, A. 2015 ‘Cultural warrior or bothersome worrier?  Reflections from a non-Indigenous facilitator of an Indigenous program’ Indigenous Content in Education Symposium: Engaging Indigenous knowledges, pedagogies and curriculum. 21 September, 2015 University of South Australia  (Unrefereed)

Duff, A. Osborne, M. & Ward, L. A. 2014 'Building cultural competency in our STEM students: The UniSA Indigenous content story'  Creating Connections and Growing Understanding. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance conference, Adelaide, November 10, 2014

Duff, A., Brodie, T., Furber-Gillick, D., Quinn, D., Smith, E. 2011 'Doing with and not to. Building cultural understanding, enabling communication and promoting the spirit of Reconciliation in first year engineering.' in Proceedings of the 2011 Australian Association for Engineering Education conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, 2011.

Quinn, D., Duff, A., Brodie, T., Carmody, M., Darzanos, K., Smith, E., Carmody, M., Makepeace, J., & Dansie, B., 2011. Indigenous knowledge, cultural awareness and communication skills for information technology, engineering, mathematics and environmental disciplines. In Yorke, J.D. (Ed.) (2011) Meeting the Challenges. Proceedings of the ATN Assessment Conference 2011, 20-21 October, Perth, Western Australia: Curtin University, p 141-151.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (Journalism) University of South Australia

• Graduate Diploma of Business (Office Administration) University of South Australia

• Bachelor of Arts University of South Australia