Edupunks Rock!

Imagine a world full of people who were motivated and empowered to learn what they wanted, when they wanted. Sure, a structured education system would sill be required (for all the great reasons we have such systems now -- and to keep teachers like me employed!), but what if how-to-do-it-yourself education was one of the things we taught? I think that would be powerful.

Many of our students (and some of our staff!) are DIY learners: "Edupunks." If the system isn't giving them what they need, education-wise, they step up and figure out a way to learn it for themselves. Web 2.0 makes this easier than ever, and more and more people, largely our youth, are learning things this way. In the education field we often profess one of our goals as creating "lifelong learners;" isn't it time we started incorporating Web 2.0 skills into our curricula, then?