Cathy N. Davidson es una pensadora pionera centrada en cómo aprendemos y cómo ese aprendizaje se está transformando en la era digital. Su trabajo investiga formas innovadoras de aprendizaje y la importancia de los estudios interdisciplinarios para comprender los complejos desafíos de nuestra época. Davidson aboga por nuevos enfoques pedagógicos que conecten las humanidades, las artes y las ciencias para fomentar maneras de conocer más profundas y adaptables. Su visión enfatiza el pensamiento conectado y la adaptación continua en un mundo en rápida evolución.
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.