“Active Learning and the Business of Life,” by CND, Choice360
In this post for Choice360, Cathy N. Davidson writes about how the research process prepares students for the post-education experience. Read the full post here.
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Pedagogies of Dissent
PEDAGOGIES OF DISSENT #NewEducation #HASTAC2017 #2017ASA Overview: This post combines two blog posts on engaged pedagogy originally published on hastac.org in June 2015 and October 2017. The first post offers classic rationales for what is called “active learning” or engaged, student-centered, or radical pedagogy. It then offers several specific methods, with details for how … Pedagogies of Dissent
“A Newer Education for Our Era,” Op Ed by CND, Chronicle of Higher Education
Cathy Davidson writes: “We need to redesign higher education systemically and systematically, from the classroom to the board of trustees, from the fundamentals of how we teach and learn to how we measure results, award credentials, and accredit in this hyperconnected, precarious time. Students today need a new education that emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and adaptability … “A Newer Education for Our Era,” Op Ed by CND, Chronicle of Higher Education
Launching at the NYPL
What an honor, to have the book tour for The New Education launch in the gorgeous Trustees Room of the New York Public Library! And to make this event more meaningful: Bill Kelly, Mellon Director of Research Libraries at NYPL and President Emeritus of the Graduate Center, CUNY, introduced me and engaged in an hour-long … Launching at the NYPL
NYPL Author Talks: Cathy Davidson with William P. Kelly
On September 26, 2017, Cathy Davidson and William P. Kelly had a conversation in the Trustees Room at the New York Public Library about the future of higher education and Davidson’s new book The New Education. View the NYPL video archive of the event here.
“Revolutionizing the University for the World We Live in Now” by CND, Author in Residence, Higher Ed Jobs
Cathy Davidson writes: “Is there any topic more deadly-dull than educational technology? Or any topic that universities are more apt to get wrong? Fueling the $250 billion annual global spending in educational technology is the truism that students today need ‘digital literacy.’ They certainly do. However, almost all colleges and universities need to rethink what … “Revolutionizing the University for the World We Live in Now” by CND, Author in Residence, Higher Ed Jobs
“Reimagining the University for the 21st Century” with Nora Young, CBC Radio
In a recent episode of Spark, “Reimagining the classroom, the university, and the trades,” CBC Radio aired an interview with Cathy Davidson about “The New Education.” CBC writes, “The university is out of date. That’s the view of Cathy Davidson, an English professor and the director of the Futures Initiative at the City University of New York.” … “Reimagining the University for the 21st Century” with Nora Young, CBC Radio
“Why College Is Outdated & How We Can Fix It” with Leonard Lopate, WNYC
Cathy Davidson goes live on The Leonard Lopate Show to talk about “The New Education.” WNYC writes: “Davidson argues that our current system of higher education is outdated, and therefore, unable to fully prepare young people for the modern world and the gig economy. She travels to different schools to speak with educators who want to fix … “Why College Is Outdated & How We Can Fix It” with Leonard Lopate, WNYC
How To Revolutionize The University To Prepare Students For A World In Flux
Cathy Davidson goes on air with WAMC to talk about “The New Education.” Joe Donahue writes: “In her new book, The New Education, Davidson argues that the current approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. Our system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation’s … How To Revolutionize The University To Prepare Students For A World In Flux
Out with the Old School: Revamping Higher Education
Think, produced by KERA, recently did an interview with Cathy Davidson about “The New Education.” KERA Think writes: “The nation’s higher-education system looks frighteningly similar to how it looked at the turn of the dawn of the 20th Century. As part of KERA’s American Graduate Series, Cathy Davidson, founding director of the Futures Initiative at City University … Out with the Old School: Revamping Higher Education