Ted McCain,Ian Jukes: Windows on the Future : Education in the Age of Technology

Windows on the Future : Education in the Age of Technology


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`I would like to see this book become required reading for every teacher and administrator. Its simplified descriptions make it easily understood by non-technical people. I will make sure that all of my class read it' - Shirley Campbell, Director, Computer and Curriculum Inquiry Center, University of Pittsburgh, PA Windows on the Future is not a technical test per se, but one designed to help the teacher cope with the changes technology creates. It contains a number of ideas and strategies that will help the teacher more quickly accept and adopt new technology, so the they are able to adequately prepare students for success in the technology-rich world the students face.

Douglas Hofstadter's book is concerned directly with the nature of `maps` or links between formal systems. However, according to Hofstadter, the formal system that underlies all mental activity transcends the system that supports it. If life can grow out Acupressure Taping : For Chronic Pain and Injuries pdf of the formal chemical substrate of the cell, if consciousness can emerge out of a formal system of firing neurons, then so too will computers attain human intelligence. Godel, Escher, Bach is a wonderful exploration of fascinating ideas at the heart of cognitive science: meaning, reduction, recursion, and much more. As Elm Creek Quilt Camp opens for a brand-new season, for the first time there will be new faces on the faculty. Quilters have flocked to Elm Creek Manor to learn from the Master Quilter, Sylvia Compson, and her expert colleagues, each of whom specializes in a different aspect of the craft. There's Sarah, Sylvia's onetime apprentice who's paired her quilting accomplishments with a mind for running the business of Elm Creek Quilts; Agnes, who has a gift for applique; Gwen, who stitches innovative art quilts; Diane, a whiz at the technicalities of quick-piecing; and Bonnie's encyclopaedic knowledge of folk art patterns. But with two of the original Elm Creek Quilters departing to pursue other opportunities, will the new teachers be able to fill in the gaps created by the loss of Judy's knowledge of special borders and bindings, or Summer's command of historical patterns and hand-dying? In addition to taking on demanding teaching responsibilities, the newcomers face a far more daunting task-to make whole the broken Circle of Quilters...


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Author: Ted McCain,Ian Jukes
Number of Pages: 160 pages
Published Date: 10 Nov 2000
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
Publication Country: Thousand Oaks, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780761977124
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