Does Cathy Davidson Have Groupies?

Because if she does, I want to be one too.  A couple weeks ago, I created a free account on HASTAC, and I follow HASTAC on Twitter as well, so this afternoon, I came across a link for Davidson’s proposed MA in Knowledge and Networks (MAKN).  It’s so freaking cool, you must go read about it right now.

http://hastacblogs.org/duke/makn/ma-in-knowledge-and-networks/

Keep in mind this is an initial draft, and Davidson is asking that you leave comments concerning the proposal.  You can also download the proposal as a PDF.


From the proposal:

We believe that knowledge in the Information Age is not a one-way transmission from expert to learner but is constantly interactive and never stops. We believe that knowledge in the classroom must extend beyond those walls and must bring the knowledge in communities back into the academy as well. We believe that deep knowledge of historical processes, in-depth understanding of context and culture, and sustained critical thinking need to be combined with real-world project management, collaboration, and sophisticated technology and social media skills in order to prepare students for the challenges of a changing world and a twenty-first century workplace (Davidson).

You have no idea how this makes my literary/technophile hybrid-heart go pitter patter, and want to leap out of my chest in excitement.  Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go geek out over this amazing and revolutionary proposal.


Works Cited:

Davidson, Cathy N. Proposed Master's in Knowledge and Networks.  HASTAC.  HASTAC @ Duke University, 1 Oct. 2010.  Web.  14 Oct. 2010.  <http://hastacblogs.org/duke/makn/ma-in-knowledge-and-networks/>.