Meraki: Towards transformative learning in higher education
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Chrissi Nerantzi, University of Leeds
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Publisher: University of Leeds Open Books
Language: English
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Table of Contents
- About the author and contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- AI Meraki Part 1 podcast
- Living in the uncomfort zone or towards a creativity manifesto
- Towards free-range learning
- We all make mistakes!
- Say goodbye to grades and hello to conversations
- “I don’t like it, what is it?"
- Leadership in the Age of AI and potential implications for education
- Rethinking volume, variety and value of assessment in the era of GenAI
- Digital portfolios as flying containers with open windows
- Can machines respond to students’ feedback needs?
- Educator appears perplexed with student’s statement in assignment that GenAI was used to support their learning
- Unhealthy GenAI narratives in higher education: Shortcuts, cheating and policing
- Collective action and collaboration: What is in it for us?
- Overcoming the fear of sharing
- Epilogue relating to Part 1
- Testimonials for Part 1 of the book
- Future Contributions
- Appendix
About the Book
Meraki is a vibrant addition to the world of open educational resources. Created with creativity, openness, and collaboration at its core, this living book reveals the impact education can have when it’s approached with heart, curiosity, and innovation.
Across 13 engaging articles, it offers a personal yet widely relatable exploration of critical and creative teaching. It encourages readers to think differently about learning—both inside and outside the classroom—and how these experiences can be meaningfully connected.
What makes Meraki stand out is its blend of reflective writing, practical ideas, and interdisciplinary thinking. Contributions from a wide range of voices—students, educators, and scholars—transform the book into an ongoing conversation about learning, growth, and change.
Because it’s openly licensed, anyone can contribute. That means the book continues to grow and evolve as a collaborative project shaped by its readers.
Meraki isn’t just a collection of articles—it’s an invitation to reimagine what education can be when we embrace creativity, inclusion, and shared ownership.
About the Contributors
Editor
Dr Chrissi Nerantzi (NTF, CATE, PFHEA) is a Professor in Creative and Open Education in the School of Education, the Academic Lead for Discovery and a Senior Lead of the Knowledge Equity Network. Her innovative contributions, such as cross-boundary learning and open professional development, foster collaborative, creative and inclusive education. A National Teaching Fellow, multi-award-winning educator, and prolific researcher, Chrissi integrates creativity, playfulness, and openness to inspire transformative learning experiences across disciplines and communities. She is an internationally recognised leader in creative and open education, with a career spanning roles as a teacher, programmer, translator, academic developer, and education innovator in Greece, Slovenia, Germany, and the UK. Chrissi is a GO-GN alumna, the co-chair of the ICDE Open Education Network, the founder of the international open #creativeHE community and has co-created many OER and initiated a range of further open professional development courses, networks and communities that have been sustained over the years. Chrissi is the author of Part 1 of the book and the editor of Meraki. The invitation to submit thought-provoking contributions that align to Meraki is open to all.