O U R
V I S I O N
presented in the shouty style of a manifesto
THE UNIVERSITY IS DEAD...
...long
live
the
networked micro-local university
OUT with motivation by grades IN with pleasure-motivated thinking & learning
OUT with unelected Chancellors IN with locally-validated & networked learning
OUT with disciplinary specialisms IN with a transdisciplinary search for wisdom
OUT with fixed curriculum teaching IN with a bespoke pathway for every learner
OUT with summative accountability IN with learning from personal responsibility
OUT with the colonial word education IN with learning as a by-product of doing
OUT with uncreative learning regimes IN with learning by creating opportunities
OUT with attainment-based assessment IN with joined-up learner-led evaluation
OUT with scholastic rigour and homeostasis IN with self-coordinated equilibrium
OUT with Universities as ancient corporations IN with networked living systems
OUT with publication that masquerades as research IN with learning & searching