how i learned to stop worrying and love edupunk

How I learned to stop worrying and love Edupunk

Dr Inger MewburnDirector of research training

The Australian National Universityaka @thesiswhisperer

Thursday, 28 February 13

It’s all this man’s fault...

Thursday, 28 February 13

The world is kind of screwed up.Clever people can make a difference. My mission:

I help research students finish, so they can get out there and make a difference.

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How can I carry out my mission?Lots of ways. The Thesis Whisperer blog is one.

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Blogging is a big commitment

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The a**hole spikes

...it’s been an interesting ride

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Why am I here today?I love the university, but I’m a bit worried about it.

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“The university is like a bad boyfriend”, Simon French

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The problem is not that we measure, but that we don’t measure enough.(or the right things?)

Gabriel Tarde: super cool economics guy.

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The world is changing - have enough academics noticed?

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New forms of publishing are

emerging

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These new metrics are a form of soft power.For universities, yes, but also for individuals

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Key selection criteria: “Can demonstrate leadership and global impact of their research and scholarship”

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The metrics are not always

clear...

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What sort of attitude do you need to survive in the ‘bad boyfriend’ university?

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Edupunk.

“...aims to bring the rebellious attitude and D.I.Y. ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom” (Wikipedia)

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I can’t do edupunk because:I don’t have timeI’m not interested

I can’t write like that

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5 reasons you don’t have time not to be an edupunk (and what you can do about it)

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“Permanent academics are like the skeleton staff in a knowledge factory. Casuals are the shift workers”, Dr Ian Gribble

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The CV is being replaced -with Google

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You are more than a list, or a profile picture.

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“The pedagogy of abundance", Martin Weller

Online education 1999

Online education 2013

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You need more than one brain to be an advanced

knowledge worker.

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As @johnwlamp says:It’s no longer a matter of

‘publish or perish’, but ‘be visible or vanish’.

So - what can you do?

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Lurk

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Recognise are multiple. Design your online self.

“Ing”

“Dr Mewburn”

=+

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Act like it’s a gift economy

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"Its been a surprise to me to see what papers of mine are of interest to others", Melissa Terrasl

http://melissaterras.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/is-blogging-and-tweeting-about-research.htm

Understand your career as a niche marketing problem

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Be brave.Have fun.

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you,then they fight you,then you win.Mahatma Gandhi

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thank you.You can find me on Google.

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