Cathy N. Davidson codirects the annual HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media and Learning competitions. She holds distinguished chairs in English and interdisciplinary studies at Duke University and has published more than a dozen books. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.
"In her galvanic new book, Ms. Davidson, one of the nation s great
digital minds, has written an immensely enjoyable omni-manifesto.
Rooted in . . . rigorous history, philosophy and science, this book
. . . doubles as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read.
Virginia Hefferman, New York Times
?"A remarkable new book Now You See It offers a fresh and
reassuring perspective on how to manage anxieties about the
bewildering pace of technological change. . . . Her work is the
most powerful yet to insist that we can manage the impact of these
changes. Anya Kamenetz, Fast Company
"The author takes us on a journey through contemporary classrooms
and offices to describe how they are changing or, according to her,
should change. . . .Now You See It is filled with instructive
anecdotes and genuine insights." Mark Changizi, Wall Street
Journal
"Her book 'Now You See It' celebrates the brain as a lean, mean,
adaptive multitasking machine that with proper care and feeding can
do much more than our hidebound institutions demand of it. . .
Davidson is such a good storyteller, and her characters are well
drawn." Christopher Chabris, New York Times
Davidson has produced an exceptional and critically important book,
one that is all-but-impossible to put down and likely to shape
discussions for years to come. [Top 10 Science Book, Fall 2011]
Publishers Weekly
Humorous, poignant, entertaining, endearing, touching and
challenging. It is a book I would happily recommend to anyone
engaged in teaching at any level It is devised to convince readers
that the human mind is ready for the next quantum advance into our
collective future. Steve Wheeler, Book of the Week, Times Higher
Education
Practice Collaboration by Difference: This idea is stolen directly
from Cathy N. Davidson's marvelous book, Now You See It. . . .If
innovation is our goal then we must pay careful attention to the
diversity of the people around our project tables. Joshua Kim,
Inside Higher Ed
A preview of the future from an educational innovator... it is
becoming clear that our minds are capable of multitasking to a
degree far beyond what the 20th-century assembly-line worker or
middle manager was trained to do....[Davidson's] points are worth
pondering. Kirkus
There is an emerging consensus that higher education has to change
significantly, and Davidson makes a compelling case for the ways in
which digital technology, allied with neuroscience, will play a
leading role in that change. William Pannapacker, Chronicle of
Higher Education
[Davidson] makes a provocative case for radical educational and
business reforms. . . . Davidson's call to experiment with digital
schemes that turn students and workers into motivated problem
solvers rings as clear as a bell atop a little red schoolhouse."
Bruce Bower, Science News
The book's purpose and strength are in detailing the important
lessons we can glean from the online world. If Davidson is right,
21st-century society will move away from categorizing people based
on standardized tests, which are crude measures of intelligence at
best. Instead we will define new metrics, ones that are better
aligned with the skills needed to succeed in the shifting global
marketplace. And those who cannot embrace this multidisciplinary
world will simply be left behind. Brian Mossop, Scientific
American
Davidson's claim that mono-tasking (the idea that a person can
focus on one single task at hand) is an unrealistic model of how
the brain works, seems strikingly persuasive. Davidson also calls
for a reform in education . . . [that] helps kids become
multitasking, problem-solving thinkers." Sophie Duvernoy, LA
Weekly
The technological changes around us are of unprecedented
proportions... In this book Cathy Davidson integrates findings from
psychology, attention, neuroscience, and learning theory to help us
get a glimpse of the future and more importantly a better
understanding of our own individual potential." Dan Ariely, author
of Predictably Irrational
"Now You See It "is simply fantastic. Only Cathy Davidson could
pull off such a sweeping book. It is about so much more than just
education or even learning. It is abouta way of being. Her book
andstories are incredibly important for the true arc of life
learningand for constantly becoming!" John Seely Brown, author of A
New Culture of Learning
Cathy Davidson has one of the most interesting and wide ranging
minds in contemporary scholarship, a mind that ranges comfortably
over literary arts, literacy, psychology, and brain science... Her
ambitious and timely book is certain to attract a lot of attention
and to catalyze many discussions. Howard Gardner, Harvard
University
"One cutting edge of educational practice is participatory learning
and one frontier of brain research is what is happening to our
attention in the always-on era. Cathy Davidson is a natural to
bring together these neuroscientific and educational themes."
Howard Rheingold, author of Smart Mobs and Net Smart"
"Her book "Now You See It" celebrates the brain as a lean, mean,
adaptive multitasking machine that - with proper care and feeding -
can do much more than our hidebound institutions demand of it. The
first step is transforming schools, which are out of touch with the
radical new realities of the Internet era ... Davidson is such a
good storyteller, and her characters are so well drawn ..."
-"The New York Times Book Review"
"In her galvanic new book, "Now You See It," Ms. Davidson asks, and
ingeniously answers, that question. One of the nation's great
digital minds, she has written an immensely enjoyable
omni-manifesto that's officially about the brain science of
attention. But the book also challenges nearly every assumption
about American education ... As scholarly as "Now You See It" is -
as rooted in field experience, as well as rigorous history,
philosophy and science - this book about education happens to
double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read. It suppl
"In her galvanic new book, "Now You See It," Ms. Davidson asks, and
ingeniously answers, that question. One of the nation's great
digital minds, she has written an immensely enjoyable
omni-manifesto that's officially about the brain science of
attention. But the book also challenges nearly every assumption
about American education ... As scholarly as "Now You See It" is -
as rooted in field experience, as well as rigorous history,
philosophy and science - this book about education happens to
double as an optimistic, even thrilling, summer read. It supplies
reasons for hope about the future."
-"The New York Times"
"In a chatty, enthusiastic style, the author takes us on a journey
through contemporary classrooms and offices to describe how they
are changing-or, according to her, should change. Among much else,
we need to build schools and workplaces that match the demands of
our multitasking brains. That means emphasizing 'nonlinear
thinking, ' 'social networks' and 'crowds
"In a chatty, enthusiastic style, the author takes us on a journey
through contemporary classrooms and offices to describe how they
are changing-or, according to her, should change. Among much else,
we need to build schools and workplaces that match the demands of
our multitasking brains. That means emphasizing 'nonlinear
thinking, ' 'social networks' and 'crowdsourcing' ... "Now You See
It" is filled with instructive anecdotes and genuine insights."
-"The Wall Street Journal"
"Davidson isn't the first to point out [our] anxieties about
texting tots ... But her work is the most powerful yet to insist
that we can and should manage the impact of these changes in our
lives."
-"Fast Company"
"Cathy Davidson has one of the most interesting and wide ranging
minds in contemporary scholarship, a mind that ranges comfortably
over literary arts, literacy, psychology, and brain science. Her
ambitious and timely book is certain to attract a lot of attention
and to catal
"Davidson isn't the first to point out [our] anxieties about
texting tots ... But her work is the most powerful yet to insist
that we can and should manage the impact of these changes in our
lives."
-"Fast Company"
"Cathy Davidson has one of the most interesting and wide ranging
minds in contemporary scholarship, a mind that ranges comfortably
over literary arts, literacy, psychology, and brain science. Her
ambitious and timely book is certain to attract a lot of attention
and to catalyze many discussions."
-Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education,
Harvard University, author of "Five Minds for the Future"
""Now You See It" is a stunning work, one that we have all been
waiting for and that I endorse wholeheartedly. Only Cathy Davidson
could pull off such a sweeping book. It's a true 'wow wow.'"
-John Seely Brown, formerly Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation
and Director of Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and co-author of
"The Social
The digital age is in full swing. Just about everyone owns an iPod, cellphone, and laptop nowadays, but are we really prepared for the impact these devices will have on our lives? This is the question posed by Davidson's well-researched effort, narrated by the gifted Laural Merlington, who draws upon her teaching background in this compelling audio edition. With a confident and steady tone, Merlington presents Davidson's fairly complex material with great ease-just as any good instructor would do when dealing with an abundance of facts and figures. Merlington's delivery is smooth, allowing for an easy and informative listening experience. A Viking hardcover. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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