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Channel NewsAsia: Rote Learning Has To Make Way For Digital Literacy
read more: Channel NewsAsia: Rote Learning Has To Make Way For Digital LiteracyCathy was interviewed by Channel NewsAsia during her participation in the Second International Summit of the Book held in Singapore. She is quoted as saying, “Much of the Industrial Age value system is about teaching content as if it is fixed, and as if education teaches you something that will then last you a lifetime. “There have been…
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NYTimes: Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1
read more: NYTimes: Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1Cathy gave a two part interview this month as part of the The New York Times‘“Ask An Expert” column series. She answered questions from Baby Boomers on accessing and using MOOCS. You can read the full article here. September 4, 2013 Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1 By THE NEW YORK TIMES Cathy N.…
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Inside Higher Ed: Faculty Attitudes on Technology
read more: Inside Higher Ed: Faculty Attitudes on TechnologyCathy was quoted last week in an Inside Higher Ed article exploring Faculty Attitudes on Technology. “We should all be thinking of more interactive, human, creative, student-centered ways of teaching that help prepare students for the current world where, since April 22, 1993, anyone with a connection to the Internet has the capacity to think…
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New York Times: Advice for Middle-Age Seekers of MOOCs (or Other Courses)
read more: New York Times: Advice for Middle-Age Seekers of MOOCs (or Other Courses)Cathy Davidson was featured on the “Ask an Expert” column in August 2013. You can read the full article on the New York Times, or read below. By NICOLE HIGGINS DeSMET Published: August 28, 2013 33 Comments This week’s Ask an Expert features Cathy N. Davidson, a professor of English and interdisciplinary studies at Duke University, who…
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TODAY: Why Are We Teaching Likes It’s 1992?
read more: TODAY: Why Are We Teaching Likes It’s 1992?Cathy authored this “Daily Focus” article for VoicesTODAY. You can read the full article on their website. On April 22, 1993, the computer scientists who developed the Mosaic 1.0 browser decided that the Internet should be available to all of us. Before that, it was mostly computer programmers, scientists, university professors and government officials…
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Degree of freedom: Interview with Cathy Davidson
read more: Degree of freedom: Interview with Cathy DavidsonCathy Davidson was interviewed by Ethan Solomon from Duke University. Read the degree of freedom introduction below and listen to the podcast here! Today’s interview is with Cathy Davidson, John Hope Franklin Institute Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University, author of Now You See It: How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform the Way We Live,…




