Using Podcasts in Higher Education: Examples of Strategies to Indigenise Higher Education Curricula and to Promote Indigenous Student Success

Abstract

This practice report explores the development and impact of two podcasts that we have developed and hosted. Drawing on our experiences as academics working closely together, one non-Indigenous (Barney) and the other Ngugi/Wakka Wakka (Bunda), we discuss the reasons for choosing the podcast medium, the development of the podcasts and their emerging impact. We also discuss how the podcasts are contributing to improving practices in two contexts: Indigenising university curricula and improving outreach programs for Indigenous students. To conclude, we consider how podcasting can be adapted and used in other university contexts to improve programs for student success.