The new education : how to revolutionize the university to prepare students for a world in flux / Cathy N. Davidson

By:

Davidson, Cathy N, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Basic Books, 2017Description: vii, 318 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780465079728 (hbk)
0465079725 (hbk)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

378.01

LOC classification:

LA 227.4 D252n 2017

Contents:

Introduction -- Quarter life crisis -- College for everyone -- Against technophobia -- Against technophilia -- Palpable impact -- Why college costs so much -- The measure of a student -- The future of learning -- Ten tips for getting the most out of your college experience -- Ten tips for transforming any classroom for active, student-centered learning

Summary: 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 N. Davidson argues in The New Education, this approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. From the Ivy League to community colleges, she introduces us to innovators who are remaking college for our own time by emphasizing student-centered learning that values creativity in the face of change above all. The New Education ultimately shows how we can teach students not only to survive but to thrive amid the challenges to come."

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	LA 227.4 D252n 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000132636

Introduction --
Quarter life crisis --
College for everyone --
Against technophobia --
Against technophilia --
Palpable impact --
Why college costs so much --
The measure of a student --
The future of learning --
Ten tips for getting the most out of your college experience --
Ten tips for transforming any classroom for active, student-centered learning

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 N. Davidson argues in The New Education, this approach to education is wholly unsuited to the era of the gig economy. From the Ivy League to community colleges, she introduces us to innovators who are remaking college for our own time by emphasizing student-centered learning that values creativity in the face of change above all. The New Education ultimately shows how we can teach students not only to survive but to thrive amid the challenges to come."

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