Monroe’s Nightclub Plymouth, 1981

Anti-establishment , anarchic Minimalist (‘less is more’) Do it yourself music, art, fashion, etc Breaking down distance between performer and audience Individualism and personalisation

Anti-establishment , anarchic

Minimalist (‘less is more’)

Do it yourself music, art, fashion, etc

Breaking down distance between performer and audience

Individualism and personalisation

A resistance to commodification and commercialisation of learning A ‘do-it-yourself’ attitude Thinking and learning for yourself Unleashing the ‘anarchy of the web’

A resistance to commodification and commercialisation of learning

A ‘do-it-yourself’ attitude

Thinking and learning for yourself

Unleashing the ‘anarchy of the web’

“ Edupunk is student-centered, resourceful, teacher- or community-created rather than corporate-sourced, and underwritten by a progressive political stance.” Source: Stephen’s Web: http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=44760

“ Edupunk is student-centered, resourceful, teacher- or community-created rather than corporate-sourced, and underwritten by a progressive political stance.”

The VLE is dead PLE is better Learners like social software Self organised learning is the future VLEs are CRAP

The VLE is dead

PLE is better

Learners like social software

Self organised learning is the future