I have to re-blog Brad Efford’s comment here (I fully acknowledge I am a huge fan of Brad’s, he epitomizes the grit, quirky humor, and intelligence of UMW’s finest, and having him in this conversation is both fun and important–he has much to add as you’ll see below). His comment crystallizes, yet again, so many [...]
Archive for May, 2008
The British Invasion is taking EDUPUNK by storm thanks to Tony Hirst (someone who in so many ways embodies the DIY ethic).
Click on the image above for this awesome video or follow this link.
What do you think –do we have our anthem?!
Can anyone else sense a disturbance in the force?
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 6 CommentsWhat a strangely enticing vortex of fire!
Update: Realignment.
I have been waiting patiently for Brian to return to the blogosphere since this whole EDUPUNK thing took off, primarily because him, Gardner, and D’Arcy (who is one of my heroes) got me into this whole DIY EdTech thing that is resonating with so many throughout the internets—which I find really exciting.
So, when I saw [...]
Serena Epstein, DTLT’s newest student aide, has obviously got too much free time on her hands! PorcuJim was created in honor of my new haircut, band-aided glasses, and general love of all things WordPress.
From what I understand Serena will be creating an animal effigy of everyone that we work with. Also, just so you know, [...]
Leslie Madsen Brooks, who I know from Clutter Museum fame, is also a BlogHer and her recent post “Introducing Edupunk” really frames some interesting connections that need to be articulated. She provides an excellent examination of the term as a larger social, political, and cultural issue at the heart of education as we know [...]
photo credit: bionicteaching
Spent most of the evening last night dancing around my living room with my two little nutballs (full clarification: that refers to my children, and they are very EDUPUNK ) to the Weezer “Pork and Beans” video. I’ve never been a major Weezer fan, though I liked the [...]
Jon Beasley-Murray’s Murder, Madness, and Mayhem course at the University of British Columbia has blown my mind over the last few months. If you are not familiar with this amazing project that brings the full extent of the communal and collaborative power of Wikipedia into the classroom, I strongly recommend you go read Jon’s [...]
Given that Mike Caulfield has already provided an awesome way to start thinking about the DIY spirit of EDUPUNK, I’ll figured I’d do my part by shaving my head, busting out the sharpee, and sporting my WordPress hoodie (thank you, thank you Lloyd).
Preaching teetotaler from opening scene of The Wild Bunch
Published by May 27th, 2008 in fun and movies. 1 CommentHere is a great scene featuring a preaching teetotaler (Reverend Wainscott) from Sam Peckinpah’s brilliant The Wild Bunch —definitely in my top five, maybe top three films of all time.
Man I love the way this reverend talks. It is such a melodic, syncopated idiom, almost song-like. I [...]
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