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Cathy N. Davidson and David Theo Goldberg Recognized with 2012 World Technology Award

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Recognized for Visionary Contribution to Science and Technology in Education   NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 24, 2012) – The World Technology Network recognized Cathy N. Davidson (Duke University) and David Theo Goldberg (University of California Humanities Research Institute) as winners of the prestigious World Technology Award in the “Educator” category last night at a gala … Cathy N. Davidson and David Theo Goldberg Recognized with 2012 World Technology Award

Changing Higher Education to Change the World: A Connected Learning Webinar

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Connected Learning recently invited Cathy to give one of the organization’s weekly webinars.  Her presentation, “Changing Higher Education to Change the World” sparked a lively and fruitful discussion with a range of participants from all over the country.  You can read the livestream chat here, and view the full webinar below.

Cathy Davidson on how the brain science of attention will change our lives

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01.15.2012 “To the Best of Our Knowledge” interviewed Cathy Davidson about distraction, meditation, and her newest book, Now You See It.  Check out the interview here.  Duke University’s Cathy N. Davidson is the author of “Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.”  She … Cathy Davidson on how the brain science of attention will change our lives

Cathy N. Davidson and David Theo Goldberg Named Finalists for 2012 World Technology Award

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Recognized for Visionary Contribution to Science and Technology in Education NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 11, 2012) – The World Technology Networkannounced today that Cathy N. Davidson (Duke University) and David Theo Goldberg (University of California Humanities Research Institute) have been named in the top five Finalists for the prestigious World Technology Award in Education. In 2002, … Cathy N. Davidson and David Theo Goldberg Named Finalists for 2012 World Technology Award

Cathy Named to the Stylish Scientist List

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Future-ish the web-blog fusion tracking science, design, and culture recently released their 2012 list of Stylish Scientists.  It was no surprise that Cathy Davidson ranked among the hippest women selected from across a range of fields and scientific pursuits.  “Our Stylish Scientist List isn’t about trends and expensive labels,” wrote Future-ish, “its about individuals expressing themselves … Cathy Named to the Stylish Scientist List

Chronicle of Higher Ed: MOOC Mania

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Reblogged from the Chronicle of Higher Education  Oct. 1, 2012 MOOC Mania It’s raising big questions about the future of higher education By Katherine Mangan Cathy Davidson, a professor at Duke U. and directorco-founder of the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory: “The knee-jerk reaction is to say that MOOC’s are going to save … Chronicle of Higher Ed: MOOC Mania

How We Measure: A Visual Diary

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The highly talented and highly artistic Giulia Forsythe, recently shared this “Visual Diary” that she created for the “How We Measure” chapter of Now You See It.  On a scale of 1 to 10…just kidding!  But this image really does knock my socks off! “How We Measure” Guilia Forsythe © 2012, used under a Creative Commons … How We Measure: A Visual Diary

Labor Day Manifesto for the Creative Class by John Hagel (an inspiring reblog)

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The Labor Day Manifesto Of the Passionate Creative Worker by John Hagel This inspiring, visionary post is reblogged from John Hagel’s  website “Edge Perspectives with John Hagel”:   http://www.edgeperspectives.typepad.com  This is a concise introduction to what he and John Seely Brown call “edge thinking” and “the power of pull” (check out their book of the … Labor Day Manifesto for the Creative Class by John Hagel (an inspiring reblog)