Edupunk

[1][2] Tom Kuntz described edupunk as "an approach to teaching that avoids mainstream tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard, and instead aims to bring the rebellious attitude and DIY ethos of ’70s bands like The Clash to the classroom.

The term was first used on May 25, 2008, by Jim Groom in his blog,[4] and covered less than a week later in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

[1] Stephen Downes, an online education theorist and an editor for the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, noted that "the concept of edupunk has totally caught wind, spreading through the blogosphere like wildfire".

[5] Edupunk has risen from an objection to the efforts of government and corporate interests in reframing and bundling emerging technologies into cookie-cutter products with pre-defined application—somewhat similar to traditional punk ideologies.

[9] A website set up by Australian educators illustrates how edupunk spread,[10] and a presentation by Norm Friesen of Thompson Rivers University identifies a number of possible intellectual precursors for the movement.