{"product_id":"computers-cockroaches-and-ecosystems-understanding-learning-through-metaphor-9781681237763","title":"Computers, Cockroaches, and Ecosystems: Understanding Learning through Metaphor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf all the topics ever studied, surely one of the most compelling is human learning itself. What is the nature of the human mind? How do we understand and process new information? Where do new ideas come from? How is our very intelligence a product of society and culture?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eComputers, Cockroaches, and Ecosystems: Understanding Learning through Metaphor\u003c\/em\u003e brings to light the great discoveries about human learning by illuminating key metaphors underlying the major learning perspectives. Such metaphors include, among others, the mind as computer, the mind as ecosystem, and the mind as cultural tools. These metaphors reveal the essence of different learning perspectives in a way that is accessible and engaging for teachers and students. Each metaphor is brought to life through stories ranging from the humorous to the profound.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book conveys scholarly ideas in a personal manner and will be a delight for teachers, university students, parents, business or military trainers, or anyone with an interest in learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 1: The Learning Age. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART I: BEHAVIORISM \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 2: Learning as Natural Selection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART II: COGNITIVISM \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 3: Mind as Computer. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 4. Mind as Network. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART III: CONSTRUCTIVISM \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 5: Computer as Mind. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 6: Mind as Ecosystem. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART IV: SOCIOCULTURALISM \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 7: Mind as Cultural Tools. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 8: Learning as Cockroach or Panda Bear. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePART V: THE PURPOSE OF LEARNING \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 9: Learning as the Journey versus the Map. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCHAPTER 10: Learning as Art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Information Age Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091146240343,"sku":"9781681237763","price":44.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781681237763.jpg?v=1762274216","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/computers-cockroaches-and-ecosystems-understanding-learning-through-metaphor-9781681237763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}