| dc.contributor.author | Cavicchi, Elizabeth | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-15T16:06:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-15T16:06:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/152169 | |
| dc.description.abstract | For one born to French peasants, Gerbert took advantage of exceptional educational opportunities: monastic training at Aurillac; mathematical studies in Spain; tutoring the Pope and Emperor in Rome. Serving Reims cathedral school for twenty-five years, Gerbert transformed its curriculum and practices; his students disseminated these innovations across Europe. Gerbert's teaching was research: seeking out unsanctioned, classical texts; analyzing mathematical arguments; observing the sky. His students did what they learned: speaking; observing; making music. He invented instructional instruments: diagrams; an abacus; astronomical spheres. He nurtured relationships of trust among teachers and students. Gerbert's creativity is a provocative impetus for us to face pedagogic inadequacies and develop responsive teaching that stands the test of time. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Universitalia | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | http://www.icra.it/solar/gerbert/orbenovus.pdf | en_US |
| dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
| dc.source | Elizabeth Cavicchi | en_US |
| dc.title | Reflections on the Teaching of Gerbert of Aurillac | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Cavicchi, Elizabeth. “Reflections on the Teaching of Gerbert of Aurillac,” in C. Sigismondi (Ed.), Orbe Novus (pp. 7-21). Rome, Italy: Universitalia, 2010. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | Edgerton Center (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Orbe Novus | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
| eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
| dspace.date.submission | 2023-09-15T15:57:32Z | |
| mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | |
| mit.metadata.status | Authority Work and Publication Information Needed | en_US |
