A new term has emerged on the blogosphere to define a certain brand of educator, known as the Edupunk. To find out if you are an Edupunk answer "yes" or "no" to the following questions. 1. Do you use PowerPoint to give lectures/presentations? 2. Do you have your course materials available through Blackboard? 3. Do you accept homework posted to some form of website? 4. Do you use Classroom response systems, or "clickers" in any of your classes? 5. Do you have a Wiki?
If you answered, "No" to all five questions you are probably an Edupunk, which was listed as one of the words under "jargon watch" in the latest issue of Wired Magazine (which is a must read for any educator or administrator). As defined in Wired, an Edupunk is someone "who avoids mainstream teaching tools like PowerPoint and Blackboard...and has a rebellious attitude and DIY ethos of the 70's bands like the Clash to the classroom." So three cheers for all you "old school" teachers who have opted to turn to technology only in the event that it truly replaces good old fashioned one-on-one no-tech interaction between student and teacher!
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