Ubiquity: Educating the Whole Being || Peter Merry

In this episode of The (Re)generative Education Podcast I chat with dr. Peter Merry, chief innovation officer of Ubiquity University and a thought leader in the field of transformational leadership. He argues for the creation of portfolio’s of learning that show proof of competences based on interactions with life, leveraging the multiplicity of learning that happens throughout someone’s life on their way to formal accreditated degree. In this approach there is a balance between a social impact project, self-mastery and skills and knowledge development through courses and electives offered by Ubiquity or any other place of learning .  

In this discussion the following systemic barriers and opportunities emerged:  

1. Allowing learners to provide evidence of learning from their life as well as other educational institutions to construct a portfolio of competence at 
2. The inclusion of the subjective into the realm of academia, for example by including art works in the dissertation and the inclusion of the inner experience of working on the dissertation.  
3. The inclusion of bringing in knowing and learning that include but go beyond cognitive learning can help us navigate some of the challenges that we are facing by seeing the interconnectedness of the problems and systems we are engaged with.  
4. Peter argues that we have already transgressed some of the natural tipping points and we thus need to move beyong sustaining towards regenerating natural systemic health.  
5. Argues that it is in enacting change in the world you realize why you have learn and work on self-mastery.  
6. The self-mastery side is most difficult component of teaching this approach through a digital approach, to assess this weekly journal entries as well as quarterly reflective reports based on mindfulness practices in relationship to their social impact and cognitive study are asked for.  
7. This process is supported through a self-mastery mentor as well as social impact coach who supports them in their personal development journey and incubation periods for their projects respectively.  
8. Accreditation bodies can be the main blocking bodies to innovation in HE, re-examining their role and practice to contribute to educational innovation is paramount.  

External Links 

UBIQUITY UNIVERSITY IS A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY DESIGNED FOR SOCIAL IMPACT 

Peter Merry - UbiVerse 

About – Peter Merry 

Peter Merry – This site exists to help you discover the world of Peter Merry 

Peter Merry | LinkedIn 

Peter Merry | Transition World 

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