"As scholarly as it] is . . . this book about education happens to double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read." The New York Times
A brilliant combination of science and its real-world application, Now You See It sheds light on one of the greatest problems of our historical moment: our schools and businesses are designed for the last century, not for a world in which technology has reshaped the way we think and learn. In this informed and optimistic work, Cathy N. Davidson takes us on a tour of the future of work and education, introducing us to visionaries...
"As scholarly as it] is . . . this book about education happens to double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read." The New York Times
A leading educational thinker argues that the American university is stuck in the past--and shows how we can revolutionize it to prepare students for our age of constant change Our current system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation's new universities created grades and departments, majors and minors in an attempt to prepare young people for a world transformed by the telegraph and the Model T. As Cathy Davidson argues in The New Education, this approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. From the Ivy...
A leading educational thinker argues that the American university is stuck in the past--and shows how we can revolutionize it to prepare students f...
Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice, but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and very few of them. This book shows how to engage students in authentic research experiences, built into the design of courses in the first two years, thus making the experience available to a much greater number of students.
Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice, but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and very fe...
Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice, but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and very few of them. This book shows how to engage students in authentic research experiences, built into the design of courses in the first two years, thus making the experience available to a much greater number of students.
Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice, but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and very fe...
