For well over a decade, I’ve been studying the science of learning, cognitive neuroscience, research on memory, and studies of pedagogy as well as reading everything I can get my hands on having to do with techniques and methods for meaningful, engaged classrooms. I’m constantly learning, always trying new things. Here are things I wish … What I Wish I Knew When I Started ‘Active Learning’
“Cathy Davidson, a professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, recently shared some tips from her “active-learning kit.” One tool for encouraging participation is something she describes as “Exit Tickets.” It works like this: Three minutes before the end of class, she asks students: “What topic did we raise today … Two tips from CND in “Why You Should Ask Students to Help Design Courses,” The Chronicle of Higher Ed
“Our students need to be content creators, not memorisers. Outside school they have mastered this, and it’s more predictive of future success than test scores.” Read the full article here.
“The conventional wisdom about 21st century skills holds that students need to master the STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and math — and learn to code as well because that’s where the jobs are. It turns out that is a gross simplification of what students need to know and be able to do, and some … “The surprising thing Google learned about its employees” by CND in The Washington Post
Cathy N. Davidson’s new book The New Education is mentioned in Julie Johnson’s “Three Takeaways: Complete College America Annual Convening.” Johnson writes: “Complete College America announced that over the next year, the new CCA Fellows, composed of top leaders in higher education, will work together to rethink some of the core tenets of the higher education system … The New Education Mentioned in Faculty Guild, “Three Takeaways” by Julie Johnson, Ed.D.
The New Education came out three months ago. Thanks to all of you, it has been an inspiring three months. I now know the answer to the key question: can higher education change? Yes, it can. All over America, people are doing amazing things in higher education, often against the enormous, anti-educational forces in politics … Thank you, Everyone! #NewEducation2017
Effective management strategies for ensuring that everyone in a group contributes effectively, in faculty meetings, community organizing, and classrooms. Read more here.
Enough With the Laptop Ban Debate! “Amid the latest online brouhaha over use of devices in the classroom, educators say it’s time to focus on helping students however they need it — laptop or no laptop.” By Mark Lieberman Read the full article here.
Cathy N. Davidson presents “Education for the Gig Economy” at the Chicago Humanities Festival:
On Monday, November 6, 2017, we gathered in the Elebash Recital Hall at the Graduate Center, CUNY, for “Revolutionizing the University” with Distinguished Professor and Founding Director of the Futures Initiative Cathy N. Davidson, and Anya Kamenetz, Senior Journalist for NPR. Below is a video from the event. Read more about the event here.