partnering_with_indigenous_communities

= = =Partnering With Indigenous Communities=

Attending: 14 No's : 14 Community Partnerships: 5

Cultural factors add an extra dimension to the establishment of effective working relationships with organisations and community outside an RTO. Even with the presence of advisors and co-ordinators, errors can result in long-term negative impacts.

> > > **What are the key elements of a successful (working) partnership ?**
 * How can we avoid negative impacts on a community ?**
 * listen
 * acknowledgement of country
 * share social and economic wealth
 * openess and communication - dont assume ( beahviour )
 * patience, flexibility, access to equipment
 * facilities - utilities - sustainability
 * beyond the project funding round

> > **What are the barriers of a productive relationship ?** > > **What resources need to be in place to support successful partnerships ?** > > **What are some of the considerations that MUST be taken into place for elearning in particular ?**
 * Partners have designed the projects together
 * Respect & trust
 * Respect for the diversity of expertise
 * Sharing in the creation
 * Building relationships
 * Commitment
 * Prescriptive project process
 * Communicate project ideas
 * Distance
 * Time - cultural, season time,sorry business,
 * Weather.....
 * Personalities and attitudes
 * Policy & organisational structures
 * Forming partnerships for partnerships sake ( ie. to get the project funding )
 * Forming partnerships for partnerships sake ( ie. to get the project funding )
 * Lots of funding ( ongoing for sustainability )
 * Well allocated funding
 * Streamlining of funding process...
 * Succes of the **consultation process**....sustainability of partnerships that endure
 * Appropriate to ensure project / partnership success
 * Personal resorces - connections, position, connections....
 * Personal resorces - connections, position, connections....
 * Do they WANT it ? Relevance .....longevity.....
 * Literacy and numeracy ( digital included )
 * Who owns the expertise and how is that distributed ?
 * Reflection and evaluation of the learning process
 * Access to technology, connection, hardware etc. etc
 * Assumption - avoid it.......
 * Cultural appropriate context - flexibility...listening.....adaptive
 * Technology can be perceived as a pervasive force
 * Time and absorbed from an Aboriginal perspective
 * Time and absorbed from an Aboriginal perspective


 * Who owns the ( collaborative ) content ? How can managing the content ( created ) be achieved ?**
 * Participation ......should we have to ?
 * Why do we need to establish ownership ?
 * Clarity
 * Acknowledgement of use......stakeholder negotiation
 * IP ......ownership of intellectual and cultural
 * Copyright....copyleft and everything in between...getting it right