Cathy N. Davidson è una pensatrice pioniera focalizzata su come impariamo e su come questo apprendimento si sta trasformando nell'era digitale. Il suo lavoro indaga forme innovative di apprendimento e il significato degli studi interdisciplinari per cogliere le complesse sfide della nostra epoca. Davidson promuove nuovi approcci pedagogici che collegano scienze umane, arti e scienze per favorire modi di conoscere più profondi e adattabili. La sua visione enfatizza il pensiero connesso e l'adattamento continuo in un mondo in rapida evoluzione.
College still looks like it did a century ago, with instructors delivering lectures to silent rows of students. Yet research shows unambiguously that active learning is more effective and inclusive. The New College Classroom translates the evidence into hands-on guidance for teachers in every discipline and institution, so all students can excel.
How to Revolutionize the University to Prepare Students for a World in Flux
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
"A sumptuous selection of short fiction and poetry. . . . Its invitation to share the passion of women's voices characterizes the entire volume."--"USA Today."
Often funny, sometimes sad, always spirited and evocative, this wonderfully perceptive portrait of Japan is both a revealing look at the seductiveness and disappointments of being a stranger in a strange land and a chronicle of one woman's self-discovery. Line drawings.