Mark Peace

Professor of Educational Innovation, Manchester Metropolitan University

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@Mikel_Jollett @registrarism

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In depth historical analysis of how we got here:

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@MaryCurnockCook here's that challenger uni idea I've been teasing you with :)

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What if we built a university where our first principle is to own as little as possible?

I had a ball of a time chatting with the indomitable Paul Greatrix about imaginings for a university that made the most of a bold and fully implemented Lifelong Learning Entitlement.

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My Imaginary University - Delivering Deliverology at Cuckoo U

The first episode of season 2 of the My Imaginary University podcast features a thoroughly novel creation from Professor Mark Peace who presents Cuckoo University, home of Deliverology.

https://t.co/uRjQtY3iZm

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🎓🚀 #NewBeginnings #HigherEducation #ExperientialLearning #KingsCollegeLondon #EducationalInnovation

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and to a community of inspirational and supportive colleagues who have lifted me beyond council-estate imposter syndrome to professorship.

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Manchester Met has made me a better educator and a more savvy and intuitive leader. I hope I reciprocate by leaving a semblance of sustainable positive influence in its culture and practice.

I look forward to forging new impacts at King’s working

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to a series of senior leaders who have have recognised the value of my (sometimes less-than-orthodox) ways of delivering educational change;

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It means leaving @ManMetUni after 16 years full of joy and challenge and invention (and the odd bit of frustration obvs). I will be forever grateful to an institution that is bold enough and committed enough to its student to embrace radical new ideas;

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Though this, I’ll contribute to the King’s mission enable individualised pathways that allow every student to form and reach their ambitions and to contribute in meaningful ways to society.

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It is an amazing opportunity, to put my ongoing educational commitments into a new and vibrant context (and what a context!). But also one tinged with sadness.

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I’ll work to co-construct a distinctive education proposition for the college, one centred on lifting the agency of students, and their access to and benefit from the full richness of university opportunities.

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📣 Personal News Klaxon 📣 I am on the move!…

… to @KingsCollegeLon as Academic Director for the King’s Experience.

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Here's a sneak preview of my favourite slide so far. Intrigued? You'll find out on Tuesday or, if you can't make it, by signing up for the https://t.co/dcEzdpWYG1 newsletter for a blog post riffing on this theme in the next few weeks.

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I am SUPER EXCITED to be speaking at @Wonkhe 's Secret Life of Students this week.

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As part of a panel with @EveAlcock and @jim_dickinson on the consequences of time/poverty, I'll be exploring the 'quiet crisis' of attendance, and the ways in which a radical relaxing might speak to it, whilst placing student agency at the very heart of our concerns.

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Very much looking forward to a caffeine perked conversation about place in pedagogy tomorrow as part of the @Wonkhe and @Adobe Education Espresso event with @debbie_mcvitty, Mark Andrews, @JuliettePhD and David Overend.

https://t.co/lFuz6UCYVv

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It was a tough [and thankfully not annual] process - but it really exposed the student-centred and progressive 'bones' of Man Met. I'm so glad the TEF panellists were as impressed by this as I.

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Whoop. I spent last Christmas writing this - so its gratifying to see it come home for this one 😀.

I was a privilege to be custodian to our story, underpinned by so many contributions from our inspirational educators.

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We’re delighted to share that we’ve achieved an overall rating of GOLD in latest Teaching Excellence Framework, recognising our commitment to delivering an outstanding student experience. 🏅🙌

Read more: https://t.co/6KR2y3v1tN.

#McrMetProud

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With contributions from @DavidRobOwen , @Fiona_Walshh, @AfsanaSalik, @ecudielle, @andypitchford68, Paul Manners of @NCCPE , @MXypaki and @soniakumar100

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This week, I've been chatting with amazing people about how we make good of some of the ideals that surround service learning and civic education.

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NEW on Wonkhe: Nine advocates for service learning reflect on why, despite its intuitive appeal, aligning student gains with social good is so difficult to get right – and some of the ways in which the sector might break new ground @profmarkpeace @NCCPE https://t.co/DjxUjrqhkl