Cathy N. Davidson est une penseuse pionnière axée sur notre façon d'apprendre et sur la manière dont cet apprentissage se transforme à l'ère numérique. Son travail explore des formes d'apprentissage innovantes et l'importance des études interdisciplinaires pour appréhender les défis complexes de notre époque. Davidson prône de nouvelles approches pédagogiques qui relient les sciences humaines, les arts et les sciences afin de favoriser des modes de connaissance plus profonds et adaptables. Sa vision met l'accent sur la pensée connectée et l'adaptation continue dans un monde en évolution rapide.
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.
Charlotte Temple became a "best seller," going through over 200 editions and holding the title of the most popular American novel until Uncle Tom's Cabin . The story follows a beautiful English girl, Charlotte, who, at 15, elopes with British lieutenant Montraville. After arriving in America, Montraville abandons her to marry another woman and leaves for the Revolutionary War. Desperate and pregnant, Charlotte seeks out the corrupt French teacher who encouraged her relationship with Montraville. Rejected, she finds refuge with her servant. Charlotte's father, a nobleman with a tarnished fortune, arrives just in time to bury his daughter and claim her illegitimate child. Although there is no historical evidence to support the story's claims, Susanna Rowson maintained it was true, and it was embraced as a "tale of truth." In the 19th century, a tombstone with Charlotte's name was erected in New York's Trinity Churchyard, where readers left flowers, locks of hair, and love letters for America's most famous fictional character. Cathy N. Davidson's introduction explores the book's immense popularity and Rowson's sensational life, which rivaled her characters' stories.