Comments on: Come and get 'em – edupunk merit badges

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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:56:04 +0000

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By: Barbara Ling

Barbara Ling — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:22:11 +0000

Why stop at a certification program? Why not add a long-distance learning option as well?

Barbara

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:27:07 +0000

Oh these are just spot on Scott. If edupunk has done nothing else, it’s injected some fun into the whole ed tech blogosphere. Making my vid was the most creative fun I’ve had in ages.
On the subject of the vid – I owe you an apology, I was so busy trying to track down all the images links, I forgot to credit your text, so it may look as though I was trying to claim it for myself. Sorry, it was the result of an oversight amidst the creative chaos rather than a rampant ego.
Martin

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:03:23 +0000

Scott, that sums it up nicely. It’s not about the name, or rebellion, or anything other than encouraging people to think for themselves, and to DIY. Actually, it’s really a shame that this is considered rebellious. This should be the status quo…

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:57:52 +0000

All kidding aside, if you want to really know how I feel about this (I mean Jim's original idea, not all the silly follow up) I think I captured it pretty well in the comment I left here. I really don't give a rat's ass about labels, but I do care about the dumbed down corpratized vision of learning we are constantly getting away with shilling as educational technologists (read "CMS administrators") and have personally committed myself to something different, label or no label.

By: 5tein

5tein — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:33:58 +0000

Hard. Core.

By: D'Arcy Norman

D'Arcy Norman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:52:57 +0000

I almost spewed beverage onto my screen when I saw the badges. Nicely done! Next, we should work up a certification program…