Working at the speed of trust Respect relevance and reciprocity encouraging participation with remote First Nations communities in Australia

Globally, First Nations languages are under threat. For millennia, First Nations languages have been passed on intergenerationally through oral transmission and traditional ways of learning. Schools and communities look toward technology as a tool for stemming the loss and maintaining, preserving and revitalising languages and engaging students in their learning. Two iPad projects in very remote Aboriginal communities have demonstrated how iPad activities can be co-designed with Aboriginal educators to create culturally appropriate resources and activities to support learning in traditional languages. Professional learning is key and must be contextualised and adapted to suit the remote context, working closely and respectfully with Traditional Owners and schools to design learning activities that are relevant and align with their values. This case study demonstrates how relationship building, mutual respect and understanding how to tailor learning to make content relevant can encourage active participation of Indigenous educators and students and support a reciprocal both ways learning environment.