Educational technology implementation among BC first nation communities : a cross-cultural lens reflection ...

• Main Author: Padam, Sukhjit Suke Singh
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2023
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0437311; https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0437311

This study is a self-reflexive autoethnographic analysis of my physical attendance to approximately half of the over 200 First Nations (FN) communities across British Columbia (BC). This analytical autoethnography represents my reflections on conversations and experiences during my six-year journey (2007–2012 inclusive) sharing technical software and hardware knowledge with school administrators, teachers, and band council members in some of the most isolated FN communities in BC. I also reflect upon more recent experience undertaken with Coast Salish Development Corporation (Cowichan Nation Alliance) on Vancouver Island from 2021 to 2022. As a technical advisor sanctioned by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and First Nations Technology Council, access was granted by all communities that I attended. As a visitor, I noted inadequacies such as a lack of high-tech infrastructure, limited access to educational resources, restricted opportunities to communicate via the Internet, and insufficient ...