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Kirkus Reviews “The New Education”
read more: Kirkus Reviews “The New Education”On June 5, 2017, Kirkus published a review of The New Education: How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux. As Kirkus writes: “Distinguished educator Davidson (Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, 2011, etc.), who directs the…
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Structuring Equality Now Available
read more: Structuring Equality Now AvailableStudents in Cathy N. Davidson’s spring 2016 “American Literature, American Learning” course wrote this book to teach others how to turn any class into an engaged, active, student-led and student-centered learning experience. “Structuring Equality shows us how to turn the theories of Dewey, Freire, hooks, and Dweck into actual pedagogical practice. It’s a step-by-easy-step guide, with…
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“Saving Our Heritage” in Inside Higher Ed
read more: “Saving Our Heritage” in Inside Higher EdOn March 20, 2017, Inside Higher Ed published an article by Cathy N. Davidson and Francine Berman on “Saving Our Heritage.” As Davidson and Berman write: The Trump administration’s new budget blueprint proposes the effective elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities, write Francine Berman and Cathy N. Davidson. Is that the value we…
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“The Future of Education is Now” in Anthropology News
read more: “The Future of Education is Now” in Anthropology NewsOn January 13, 2017, Cathy N. Davidson’s article “The Future of Education is Now” was published in Anthropology News. As Davidson writes in the article: We must radically reform higher education to meet the most pressing needs of our age. It’s Taco Day at Meadowlark Retirement Community in Manhattan, Kansas. “The students usually sit with…
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Digital Humanities: The Role of Interdisciplinary Humanities in an Information Age
read more: Digital Humanities: The Role of Interdisciplinary Humanities in an Information AgeIn 2017, Cathy N. Davidson and Danica Savonick published a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity, edited by Robert Frodeman, Julie T. Klein, and Roberto C. S. Pacheco. The humanities today are vibrant, interdisciplinary, and diverse in nature. Moreover, the need for a humanistic perspective is urgent. Although the New York Times suggests, “In Tough Times, the…
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“Why We Need Digital Literacies” in Choice Reviews
read more: “Why We Need Digital Literacies” in Choice ReviewsIn a guest column for Choice Reviews, Cathy N. Davidson explains why digital literacy, especially now, is crucial. Learning how to learn is the single most important skill one can master for a rapidly changing world. When I teach my undergraduate course on “Digital Literacies,” I begin with an exercise in “meta-cognition,” deep reflection…
