Thinking with Maps takes readers on a journey through both traditional and modern mapping in order to learn how to conceive of mapping as fundamental to cognition and, thus, to what it means to be human. Each chapter considers an aspect of how we use maps. Examples from around the world show how learning can be made more relevant.
Thinking with Maps takes readers on a journey through both traditional and modern mapping in order to learn how to conceive of mapping as fundamental to cognition and, thus, to what it means to be human. Each chapter considers an aspect of how we use maps. Examples from around the world show how learning can be made more relevant.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Bertram C. Bruce has a PhD in computer science and is professor emeritus in information science at the University of Illinois. He has worked on education in many countries, across grade levels, and in diverse areas of the curriculum. His work contributes to a tradition of democratic education, asking "How can we guide the educational enterprise by an ethical vision, not simply a technocratic one of transmitting isolated facts and skills?" His most recent book is Education's Ecosystems: Learning through Life.
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. Wayfinding Chapter 2. Constructing Chapter 3. Learning Chapter 4. Expressing Chapter 5. Solving Chapter 6. Connecting Chapter 7. Entering the Map Chapter 8. What is a Map? Conclusion: The Map Ahead About the Author