tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755637818606819433.post5425679198957580993..comments2023-11-03T06:14:28.420-07:00Comments on Education Blog: edupunk -- do we like it?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4755637818606819433.post-65626560922428113492008-12-23T14:45:00.000-08:002008-12-23T14:45:00.000-08:00Well, depends on how much clearing up you want. It...Well, depends on how much clearing up you want. It is indeed one of those words with a fuzzy, gray clad, definition. The most solidified definition I've found is that the students take at least partial control and responsibility of their own education using whatever it is they have access to, and strive for what is called life-long learning.<BR/><BR/>Alongside this is the sharing aspect that most public "edupunks" make a big deal of, because it enables more efficient self-education.<BR/><BR/>The original idea was not to make a buzzword, but to eventually create a zine of sorts like what were used in the original punk culture to make connections, build awareness and nurture networking for those who are working towards a more student-centric education model. That's from Jim Groom, if I remember correctly.<BR/><BR/>Jim's quite a character. The amount of sarcasm in the term and conversations is evidence of that. Punks are/were dissatisfied with the freedom limiting behavior of the music publishing institutions, like many are dissatisfied with many limiting behaviors of the educational institutions.Steven Eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389795610060192074noreply@blogger.com