A keynote lecture about life, the universe and (almost) everything academic at Griffith University, 2013

1. How I learned to stop worrying and love
Edupunk
Dr Inger Mewburn
Director of research training
The Australian National University
aka @thesiswhisperer
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2. It’s all this man’s fault...
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3. 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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4. How can I carry out my mission?
Lots of ways.
The Thesis Whisperer blog is one.
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5. Blogging is a big commitment
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6. ...it’s been an interesting ride
The a**hole spikes
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7. Why am I here today?
I love the university, but I’m a bit worried about it.
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8. “The university is like a bad boyfriend”, Simon French
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9. Gabriel Tarde: super cool economics guy.
The problem is not that
we measure, but that we
don’t measure enough.
(or the right things?)
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10. The world is changing - have enough academics noticed?
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11. New forms of
publishing are
emerging
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12. These new metrics are a
form of soft power.
For universities, yes, but
also for individuals
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13. Key selection criteria:
“Can demonstrate
leadership and global
impact of their research
and scholarship”
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14. The metrics are
not always
clear...
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15. What sort of attitude do you need to survive in
the ‘bad boyfriend’ university?
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16. 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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17. I can’t do edupunk because:
I don’t have time
I’m not interested
I can’t write like that
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18. 5 reasons you don’t have time not to be an edupunk
(and what you can do about it)
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19. “Permanent academics
are like the skeleton
staff in a knowledge
factory. Casuals are
the shift workers”, Dr
Ian Gribble
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20. The CV is being replaced -
with Google
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21. You are more than a list,
or a profile picture.
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22. “The pedagogy of abundance", Martin Weller
Online education Online education
1999 2013
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23. You need more
than one brain to
be an advanced
knowledge worker.
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24. 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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25. Lurk
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26. “Ing” + =
“Dr Mewburn”
Recognise are multiple.
Design your online self.
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27. Act like it’s a gift economy
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28. http:// "Its been a surprise to me
melissaterras.blogspot.c to see what papers of
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others", Melissa Terras
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Understand your career as a niche
marketing problem
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29. Be brave.
Have fun.
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30. First they ignore you,
then they laugh at you,
then they fight you,
then you win.
Mahatma Gandhi
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31. thank you.
You can find me on Google.
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