Something I'd like somebody to build omne day is a function that tracks concepts over time across articles, publications and popular discourse. I say this not so much as a criticism of this paper, because it's not doing anything uniquely wrong, but because it would track the related concepts of punk, open learning and DIY back through the Edupunk days of Jim Groom from one reference to the next through to papers like that where the original idea has become lost in time. Anyhow, this article revisits the concept through the mechanism of a literature review (sans Groom) and semi-structured interviews with 22 participants last year. "Open education functions as a contested space where learners actively reclaim agency through practices that align with punk ethos and rhizomatic engagement. Learner autonomy in this context operates as a form of resistance against institutional constraints... unlike the view that DIY practices are simply a reaction to a lack of resources, these acts are intentional and political." Image: Jim Groom.
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