Meraki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nerantzi, Chrissi, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Textbooks.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] University of Leeds Open Books 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Description based on print resource