Inventive Minds
Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students. Marvin Minsky was a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence whose work led to both theoretical and practical advances. Hi...
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| description | Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students. Marvin Minsky was a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence whose work led to both theoretical and practical advances. His work was motivated not only by technological advancement but also by the desire to understand the workings of our own minds. Minsky's insights about the mind provide fresh perspectives on education and how children learn. This book collects for the first time six essays by Minsky on children, learning, and the potential of computers in school to enrich children's development. In these essays Minsky discusses the shortcomings of conventional education (particularly in mathematics) and considers alternative approaches; reflects on the role of mentors; describes higher-level strategies for thinking across domains; and suggests projects for children to pursue. Each essay is paired with commentary by one of Minsky's former colleagues or students, which identifies Minsky's key ideas and connects his writings to current research. Minsky once observed that in traditional teaching, “instead of promoting inventiveness, we focus on preventing mistakes.” These essays offer Minsky's unique insights into how education can foster inventiveness. Commentary by Hal Abelson, Walter Bender, Alan Kay, Margaret Minsky, Brian Silverman, Gary Stager, Mike Travers, Patrick Henry Winston |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-785582024-03-29T09:13:11Z Inventive Minds Solomon, Cynthia Xiao, Xiao computer science One Laptop per Child OLPC Logo scratch artificial intelligence AI W. Walter Grey MIT Seymour Papert Alan Kay Dynabook Hal Abelson Gary Stager Margaret Minsky Patrick Winston Brian Silverman Walter Bender Media Lab bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy & theory of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education Six essays by artificial intelligence pioneer Marvin Minsky on how education can foster inventiveness, paired with commentary by Minsky's former colleagues and students. Marvin Minsky was a pioneering researcher in artificial intelligence whose work led to both theoretical and practical advances. His work was motivated not only by technological advancement but also by the desire to understand the workings of our own minds. Minsky's insights about the mind provide fresh perspectives on education and how children learn. This book collects for the first time six essays by Minsky on children, learning, and the potential of computers in school to enrich children's development. In these essays Minsky discusses the shortcomings of conventional education (particularly in mathematics) and considers alternative approaches; reflects on the role of mentors; describes higher-level strategies for thinking across domains; and suggests projects for children to pursue. Each essay is paired with commentary by one of Minsky's former colleagues or students, which identifies Minsky's key ideas and connects his writings to current research. Minsky once observed that in traditional teaching, “instead of promoting inventiveness, we focus on preventing mistakes.” These essays offer Minsky's unique insights into how education can foster inventiveness. Commentary by Hal Abelson, Walter Bender, Alan Kay, Margaret Minsky, Brian Silverman, Gary Stager, Mike Travers, Patrick Henry Winston 2022-02-21T15:11:44Z 2022-02-21T15:11:44Z 2019 book ONIX_20220221_9780262350273_78 9780262350273 9780262039093 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78558 eng The MIT Press image/jpeg n/a https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11558.001.0001 The MIT Press The MIT Press 10.7551/mitpress/11558.001.0001 10.7551/mitpress/11558.001.0001 ae0cf962-f685-4933-93d1-916defa5123d 9780262350273 9780262039093 The MIT Press 232 Cambridge open access |
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| topic | computer science One Laptop per Child OLPC Logo scratch artificial intelligence AI W. Walter Grey MIT Seymour Papert Alan Kay Dynabook Hal Abelson Gary Stager Margaret Minsky Patrick Winston Brian Silverman Walter Bender Media Lab bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy & theory of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education |
| topic_facet | computer science One Laptop per Child OLPC Logo scratch artificial intelligence AI W. Walter Grey MIT Seymour Papert Alan Kay Dynabook Hal Abelson Gary Stager Margaret Minsky Patrick Winston Brian Silverman Walter Bender Media Lab bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy & theory of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNV Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL) thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education |
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