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Digital Storytelling. TimeRime.com - Homepage. On edupunk | D'Arcy Norman dot net. Jim’s been talking about edupunk a fair bit lately (starting with the killer post The Glass Bees, then Permapunk and finally tying in the awesome Murder, Madness, Mayhem wikipedia project), and Jen wrote up a piece that dovetails nicely into the concept. There’s something about the edupunk concept that is resonating deeply in me. It’s a movement away from what has become of the mainstream edtech community – a collection of commercial products produced by large companies. Edupunk is the opposite of that. It’s DIY. It’s hardcore. It’s not monetized.

It’s about individuals being able to craft their own tools, to plan their own agendas, and to determine their own destinies. And it’s not new. But, the key to edupunk is that it is not about technology. It’s about a culture, a way of thinking, a philosophy. I’m not about to suggest that technology isn’t important or relevant to edupunk – of course it is. Bavawiki home - Bavawiki.

Bavatuesdays. Jim Groom. Edupunk. Edupunk is a do it yourself (DIY) attitude to teaching and learning practices.[1][2] Tom Kuntz described edupunk as "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom.

"[3] Many instructional applications can be described as DIY education or Edupunk. Jim Groom as "poster boy" for edupunk The term was first used on May 25, 2008 by Jim Groom in his blog,[4] and covered less than a week later in the Chronicle of Higher Education.[1] Stephen Downes, an online education theorist and an editor for the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, noted that "the concept of Edupunk has totally caught wind, spreading through the blogosphere like wildfire".[5] Aspects of edupunk[edit] The reaction to corporate influence on education is only one part of edupunk, though. Examples of edupunk[edit] See also[edit] Notes[edit] 2011 Year of Edupunk « Colin Maxwell's Blog. As education budget cuts bite hard and resources become ever scarcer, educators will increasingly adopt a DIY approach to ensure that quality learning continues.

Educators that don’t embrace the change will see their courses ever harder to deliver, leading to decay and eventual cutbacks. Courtesy of bionic teaching, Creative Commons License Edupunks have been making, sharing and collaborating already, and their practices will have to become mainstream for quality further & higher education to continue as before.

Cuts will lead to less investment in ICT, staff and support, and educators will embrace the cloud, moving their course content into the open network and enabling greater sharing between institutions and across boundaries that were previously seen as no-go areas. Closed Virtual Learning Environments will be replaced by open networks of collaboration. Course materials will be shared under Creative Commons licensing. Like this: Like Loading... The Whiteboard Blog. Free Online Course Materials | MIT OpenCourseWare. Home. QuizSnack | Online survey software, web poll & questionnaire tool.

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