Now you see it : how the brain science of attention will transform the way we live, work, and learn / Cathy N. Davidson.
- Davidson, Cathy N., 1949-
- Date:
- 2011
- Books
About this work
Description
Documents a 2003 experiment at Duke University where the author had free iPods issued to the freshman class to see how the device could be used academically, in a report that reveals other technological ideas that are revolutionizing education.
Publication/Creation
New York ; London : Viking, 2011.
Physical description
viii, 342 pages ; 24 cm
Contributors
Contents
I'll count : you take care of the gorilla -- Distraction and difference : the keys to attention and the changing brain. Learning from the distraction experts ; Learning ourselves -- The kids are all right. Project classroom makeover ; How we measure ; The epic win -- Work in the future. The changing workplace ; The changing worker -- The brain you change yourself. You, too, can program your VCR (and probably should) -- Now you see it -- Appendix. Twenty-first-century literacies : a checklist.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionBF321 2011D38nOpen shelves
Permanent link
Identifiers
ISBN
- 9780670022823
- 0670022829