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...


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.


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


Blogging is a big commitment


The a**hole spikes

...it’s been an interesting ride


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


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


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

Gabriel Tarde: super cool economics guy.


The world is changing - have enough academics noticed?


New forms of publishing are

emerging


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


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


The metrics are not always

clear...


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


Edupunk.

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


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash

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

I can’t write like that


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


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


The CV is being replaced -with Google


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


“The pedagogy of abundance", Martin Weller

Online education 1999

Online education 2013


You need more than one brain to be an advanced

knowledge worker.


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

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

So - what can you do?


Lurk


Recognise are multiple. Design your online self.

“Ing”

“Dr Mewburn”

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Act like it’s a gift economy


"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


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

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











Be brave.Have fun.


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


thank you.You can find me on Google.


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