Learning Design Consultant, Curriculum Indigenization/Decolonization

Dr. Jaime Fiddler

Justice & Social Issues

About

Dr. Jaime Fiddler specializes in Indigenous education and curriculum decolonization with a PhD in Teacher Education focusing on career development and narrative and arts-based methodologies. Her published research spans these areas, with current work on Indigenous Education and academic integrity. Having progressed from high school teacher to university instructor to her current role as Learning Design Consultant, Dr. Fiddler supports professional learning and curriculum development with expertise gained through work with organizations like Rupertsland Institute. Her focus on Indigenous education and reconciliation makes her an essential voice for media discussions about decolonizing education, Indigenous perspectives in curriculum, reconciliation in post-secondary education, and narrative-based pedagogical approaches.

Current Issues for Commentary

  • Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action in education
  • Indigenous knowledge systems integration in post-secondary curricula
  • Decolonizing educational practices and institutional structures
  • Cultural responsiveness and Indigenous student success strategies
  • Indigenous pedagogies
  • Academic integrity through Indigenous and Western knowledge frameworks