So Edupunk is now a noun, with its own official definition (how un-punk is that?). Jim Groom's latest post on Bavatuesdays shows an image with text about Edupunk: 'Avoiding mainstream tools like PowerPoint and BlackBoard, edupunks bring the rebellious attitude and DIY ethos of '70s bands such as The Clash to the classroom'.
Seems like something the principals, heads and powers that be might be interested in avoiding at all costs. Me, I'm up for it, mate.
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I think there is a serious mis-definition in there. So far as I can tell, edupunk isn't rebellious (anti-establishment), but rather pro innovation, improvement and individual control. It's a counter culture that says, "We will not just take whatever we are given. We demand quality."
I suppose it all depends on how we define 'rebellious'. In my own university, it could be surmised that I am rebelling against the use of the institutional VLE by using my own Web 2.0 tools outside of the university. Does that make me an Edupunk? Perhaps...
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