{"title":"Mitchel Resnick","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our collection featuring the thought-provoking works of Mitchel Resnick, a luminary in the field of Computing \u0026amp; Technology. With a passion for transforming how we learn and interact with the digital world, Resnick's books invite readers to explore the dynamic intersections between technology and education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eResnick is renowned for his engaging approach to complex subjects, making his works accessible to both beginners and experts alike. In his book \u003cem\u003eTurtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams\u003c\/em\u003e, you are invited to delve into the fascinating world of artificial life and emergent behaviours, where simple rules can give rise to complex systems. This compelling exploration not only stimulates curiosity but also underscores the potential of technology to inspire innovative thinking and problem-solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs you browse through the collection, you will find a wealth of knowledge and insight into how technology can transform the way we learn and interact with the world. Mitchel Resnick's works are perfect for anyone eager to understand the evolving landscape of technology and its impactful role in education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImmerse yourself in this captivating collection, and join Mitchel Resnick on a journey of discovery that will expand your understanding and appreciation of the transformative power of technology.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"turtles-termites-and-traffic-jams-by-mitchel-resnick-9780262680936","title":"Turtles, Termites, and Traffic Jams","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoes every group have a leader? Does every pattern have a central cause? Most people tend to think so. Increasingly, decentralised models are being chosen for the organisations and technologies they construct in the world, and for the theories they construct about the world. But even as ideas about decentralisation spread throughout the culture, there is a deep-seated resistance to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis text examines how and why this is so and describes innovative computational tools and activities that can help people (even young children) develop new ways of thinking about decentralisation, with examples in many different domains. This wide-ranging exploration into the non-intuitive world of decentralised systems and self-organising phenomena brings together ideas from computer science, education, systems theory, and artificial life, with the aim of making the notion of self-organisation more accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing a new massively parallel programming language called StarLogo, Mitchel Resnick shows how the actions and interactions of thousands of artificial \"creatures\" can be controlled on the computer screen. For example, a user might write simple programs to describe the actions of thousands of artificial ants, then observe the complex patterns in the ant colony that arise from all of the interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eResnick describes how high school students have used StarLogo to create new types of computer simulations, examines how their thinking changed in the process, and concludes by proposing heuristics for thinking about decentralised systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46817184874732,"sku":"9780262680936","price":141.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780262680936.jpg?v=1757904127"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/mitchel-resnick.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}