Michael S. Roth writes: “At her best, Davidson writes in the tradition of Du Bois and Dewey, a pragmatist tradition that puts inquiry first and sees learning through the potential of the full, complex human beings students can become. If the new education is to be successful, whatever its use of technology, it will build … Review of “The New Education” in The Washington Post
EdSurge spoke with Cathy Davidson about “The New Education” and why she thinks a revision in higher ed is necessary. Read the full story and listen to the podcast here.
Deborah Kalb interviewed Cathy Davidson about “The New Education” in Book Q&As. Read the full interview here.
On August 28, 2017, Inside Higher Ed published “Design Learning Outcomes to Change the World,” an op-ed by Cathy Davidson. Davidson writes: “We in higher education do a poor job helping students translate the specific content or knowledge gained in our classrooms into a tool that will help them thrive in life…” Read the full op-ed … “Learning Outcomes” Op Ed by CND, Inside Higher Ed
Pamela Gwyn Kripke writes: “American colleges will fail kids without these 5 crucial upgrades.” Read the full review here.
Colleen Flaherty writes: “Cathy Davidson’s new book is a manifesto on teaching students — and institutions — how to survive and thrive in the digital age.” Read the full review here.
Calhoun writes: “In ‘The New Education,’ Cathy N. Davidson argues that colleges must do more to adjust to social and economic realities.” Read the full book review here.
Here are some of the lessons I learned from the many smart people I talked to, read about, profiled, and tweeted while writing The New Education: How To Revolutionize the University To Prepare Students for a World in Flux (Pictured: That’s me, with my first ever copy of The New Education.) EIGHT KEY … Eight Key Principles I Learned From Writing #neweducation
Review on UK educator Steve Wheeler’s “Learning with ‘e’s”: “She pulls no punches and writes in a style that challenges and encourages in equal measure. She is a doyen of the progressive education movement, and her ideas are far reaching and influential.” Read the full review here.
Structuring Equality: A New Series on Active Learning by Cathy N. Davidson This is a new column, “Structuring Equality,” that will feature active learning, institutional change, and ways of rethinking higher education for equality, not only for competition, selectivity, and (frankly) inequality. What we know from literally every study of group participation … How Everyone Learns from Every One Learning