In last week’s class, we talked about assessment. Formative assessment, summative assessment, and how we use assessment wisely (or not) to activate (or not) student learning, feedback loops, and our […]
Archive | February, 2015
The CUNY Sociodemographic Map of NYC Part II: Race and Ethnicity Revisited
In the Fall of 2014, as the first research activity of the new Futures Initiative at the Graduate Center, we embarked on a student-led project we are calling the CUNY […]
Think, Pair, Share on Friday the 13th!
I have to admit that I was a bit reticent about trying a Think, Pair, Share exercise on a Friday morning Speech Anatomy class, but I think that it turned […]
Futures Initiative Research featured on London School of Economics Social Science Impact Blog
The Futures Initiative is currently on the homepage of the London School of Economics Social Science Impact Blog, with a reblog of Futures Initiative Director Cathy Davidson’s piece “Why […]
Cathy Davidson’s Keynote at X International Seminar
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqsJuWp5s40[/youtube] Futures Initiative Director Cathy Davidson was one of the keynote speakers for the UNESCO Chair in Education and Technology for Social Change X International Seminar was held at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya in […]
Civic Institute Interview
Now appearing on the Civic Institute’s website is Jan Gmurczyk’s interview with Cathy Davidson about learning how to learn and collaboration within education. They also discuss how to use technology […]
Why Do Research? Or, Why “The CUNY Map of NYC” Matters #FuturesEd
Quality and Diversity Much has been written lately about the rise in quality of CUNY over the last two decades. Some have assumed that its rising quality means CUNY must […]
Spring 2015 Events
Events from our partners: CLAGS GC Digital Initiatives GC Office of Career Planning and Professional Development Graduate Center Library JustPublics@365 NYC Digital Humanities Futures Initiative and Mapping the Futures of […]
Three Reasons Why Higher Education Should (and Can) Change
This week a journalist asked me to list three principles that underlie and motivate my interest in institutional transformation for higher education. It’s always an interesting exercise when someone asks […]
Members of the Futures Initiative Meet with NEH Chairman, William ‘Bro’ Adams
Two weeks ago, members of the Futures Initiative along with a handful of eminent CUNY administrators met with the current Chairman for the National Endowment for the Humanities, William ‘Bro’ […]
