Nature-Inspired Learning and Leading

Nature-Inspired Learning and Leading
Author: Stephen B. Jones
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2017-07-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1489713085

Stephen B. Jones, a university president, lifetime champion of nature, and the founder of Great Blue Heron, LLC, explores in this book of essays how individuals and organizations can apply natures wisdom to achieve success. Expanding on the themes in his first book, Nature Based Leadership: Lessons for Living, Learning, Serving, and Leading, he points out that natures routes, processes, options, and outcomes seem infinite. In many ways they are, but all speciesincluding humansseek the same thing: to succeed, reproduce, and sustain. Jones draws upon his varied background as a natural resources scientist, educator, and philosopher to convert natures time-tested wisdom into actionable insights that will help you live, learn, serve, and lead while engaging in responsible Earth stewardship. His personal reflections translate science through words that evoke comprehension, stir passion, elicit emotion, and prompt action. Above all else, he harnesses the wonder, magic, awe, beauty, and spirit of nature in the service of reason and the cause of humanity. Capitlize on the wisdom of the natural world with the lessons in Nature-Inspired Learning and Leading.

Leading from the Roots

Leading from the Roots
Author: Kathleen E. Allen
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1683508505

Can we design organizations in a way that creates a space where employees, the organization, and the larger community all thrive? And if so, where can we go for inspiration to help us achieve this goal? In a time of volatile and complex uncertainty, it is time to learn the lessons that nature has compiled from 3.8 billion years of research and development. Nature is an interdependent, dynamic and living system – just like today’s organizations and communities. Kathleen Allen uses nature as a model, mentor, and muse to rethink how leadership is practiced today. Leading from the Roots takes nature as a source of inspiration to help organizations see a new way of leading and designing workplace structure, applying the generous framework found in mature ecologies to human organizations. Kathleen Allen helps shift assumptions, practices, structures, and processes of organizations to become more resilient and nourishing for all, and, along the way, design the way out of workplace dysfunction and drama. “Leading from the Roots provides a powerful new way of thinking about organizations as living systems and delivers practical leadership frameworks for individuals to learn how to unleash the energy and create innovative, effective teams. -Anne Boneparte, CEO Appthority This book is a must read for organizational leaders who are not only committed to their mission, but equally to creating a workplace that attracts and retains the brightest and the best professionals fully enabled to meet that mission. -Caryl Stern, President & CEO UNICEF USA

Deep Nature Play

Deep Nature Play
Author: Joseph Bharat Cornell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2018
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781565893221

When absorbed in deep play our sensory awareness is heightened, we become immersed in the present moment and feel intensely alert and alive. Because play is fun and rewarding, we operate at the peak of our mental and physical capacity. Let Joseph Cornell, one of the world's most popular nature educators, empower you with the tools to maximize play, and transform it from mere entertainment into a doorway to enhanced living, creativity, and concentration.

Brain and Nature-Inspired Learning, Computation and Recognition

Brain and Nature-Inspired Learning, Computation and Recognition
Author: Licheng Jiao
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 790
Release: 2020-01-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128204044

Brain and Nature-Inspired Learning, Computation and Recognition presents a systematic analysis of neural networks, natural computing, machine learning and compression, algorithms and applications inspired by the brain and biological mechanisms found in nature. Sections cover new developments and main applications, algorithms and simulations. Developments in brain and nature-inspired learning have promoted interest in image processing, clustering problems, change detection, control theory and other disciplines. The book discusses the main problems and applications pertaining to bio-inspired computation and recognition, introducing algorithm implementation, model simulation, and practical application of parameter setting. Readers will find solutions to problems in computation and recognition, particularly neural networks, natural computing, machine learning and compressed sensing. This volume offers a comprehensive and well-structured introduction to brain and nature-inspired learning, computation, and recognition. - Presents an invaluable systematic introduction to brain and nature-inspired learning, computation and recognition - Describes the biological mechanisms, mathematical analyses and scientific principles behind brain and nature-inspired learning, calculation and recognition - Systematically analyzes neural networks, natural computing, machine learning and compression, algorithms and applications inspired by the brain and biological mechanisms found in nature - Discusses the theory and application of algorithms and neural networks, natural computing, machine learning and compression perception

Learning with Nature

Learning with Nature
Author: Marina Robb
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2015-01-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0857842404

A beautifully designed book full of creative ideas and fun activities to get your children outdoors, with a foreword by Chris Packham. Spending time outdoors and interacting with the elements gives our senses a host of stimuli that cannot be recreated indoors. Whether you're splashing in muddy puddles, making shelters, foraging blackberries, playing hide and seek or watching birds, experiencing the natural world reduces stress, makes us feel alive and lays critical foundations for a healthy developing brain. Learning with Nature is ideal for parents, teachers and youth workers looking to enrich children's learning through nature and teach them to enjoy and respect the great outdoors. Written by experienced Forest School practitioners, it is packed with more than 100 tried and tested games and activities suitable for groups of children aged between 3 and 16, which aim to help children develop key practical and social skills and gain a better awareness of the world. The book is well-organised and features step-by-step instructions, age guides, a list of resources needed, and invisible learning points. Explore, have fun, make things and learn about nature with this fantastic guide.

Nature Based Leadership

Nature Based Leadership
Author: Stephen B. Jones
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1489710949

Nature Based Leadership inspires, illuminates, and entertains those who are willing to learn from Nature. A collection of personal reflections from a natural resources scientist, university president, philosopher, leadership scholar, Nature enthusiast, and Earth citizen, this book evokes deep emotions and stimulates the reader to think deeply about our relationship with this planet we call home. The author walks a fine line between prose and lyricism. Some of these essays instruct of Natures pleasurable terror via the authors experience. Others do so through his tales of the power of Natures beauty, awe, wonder, and majesty. All of the essays draw indelible lessons from or inspired by Nature. The lessons spur the reader to look, to see, to feel, and to act for the good of the individual, the enterprise, and our one Earth. These essays will leave you hungry for more of Natures wisdom and inspiration.

Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits

Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits
Author: Jennifer J. Wilhoit Ph.D.
Publisher: LifeRich Publishing
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2019-08-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1489723536

Weaned Seals and Snowy Summits is a collection of revelations that two Earth-loving souls have gleaned through nature exploration. The authors are focused on how soil and birds; trees and rivers; rain, cycles, and science can inspire creativity and care for the land. The authors’ lives have taken different trails, yet they are aligned in promoting environmental stewardship through understanding, inspiration, and enjoyment of the ecological world. They share the goal of leaving the world a better place. It is by deep engagement with creatures and landscapes that one feels the interconnection with the web of all living beings and finds wisdom for everyday living. Travel through the pages of this book to see the beauty and awe of this Earth. ...tales of wonder...contributes to our understanding of the interdependence of life... BJ Kempner Award-Winning Writer-Producer ...an enchanting, inspiring, important book... C Charles, Ph.D. Co-Founder Children and Nature Network ...compelling, passionate, memorable journey through transcendent prose...an intimate invitation to rediscover our natural world... RS Raney Environmental Educator ...descriptive passages and philosophical musings...encounters with nature in its glory... K Tichenor, Ed.D. Sr VP Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...an exultation of life...sheer poetry as we hunger for wholeness... HB Rinker, Ph.D. Ecologist ...rich with texture and imagery... K Trnka M.S.Ed. Sacred Earth Publishing ...an engaging read flowing from two nature-appreciating people... JT McGill, Ph.D. Retired Sr. VP Johns Hopkins University ...guidance to motivate readers to make their own connection to Earth... RG Dodson Author

Darwin-Inspired Learning

Darwin-Inspired Learning
Author: Carolyn J. Boulter
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2015-01-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9462098336

Charles Darwin has been extensively analysed and written about as a scientist, Victorian, father and husband. However, this is the first book to present a carefully thought out pedagogical approach to learning that is centered on Darwin’s life and scientific practice. The ways in which Darwin developed his scientific ideas, and their far reaching effects, continue to challenge and provoke contemporary teachers and learners, inspiring them to consider both how scientists work and how individual humans ‘read nature’. Darwin-inspired learning, as proposed in this international collection of essays, is an enquiry-based pedagogy, that takes the professional practice of Charles Darwin as its source. Without seeking to idealise the man, Darwin-inspired learning places importance on: • active learning • hands-on enquiry • critical thinking • creativity • argumentation • interdisciplinarity. In an increasingly urbanised world, first-hand observations of living plants and animals are becoming rarer. Indeed, some commentators suggest that such encounters are under threat and children are living in a time of ‘nature-deficit’. Darwin-inspired learning, with its focus on close observation and hands-on enquiry, seeks to re-engage children and young people with the living world through critical and creative thinking modeled on Darwin’s life and science.

MACHINE LEARNING

MACHINE LEARNING
Author: Chandra S.S., Vinod
Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9389347475

The present book is primarily intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of computer science and engineering, information technology, and electrical and electronics engineering. It bridges the gaps in knowledge of the seemingly difficult areas of machine learning and nature inspired computing. The text is written in a highly interactive manner, which satisfies the learning curiosity of any reader. Content of the text has been diligently organized to offer seamless learning experience. The text begins with introduction to machine learning, which is followed by explanation of different aspects of machine learning. Various supervised, unsupervised, reinforced and nature inspired learning techniques are included in the text book with numerous examples and case studies. Different aspects of new machine learning and nature inspired learning algorithms are explained in-depth. The well-explained algorithms and pseudo codes for each topic make this book useful for students. The book also throws light on areas like prediction and classification systems. Key Features • Day to day examples and pictorial representations for deeper understanding of the subject • Helps readers easily create programs/applications • Research oriented approach • More case studies and worked-out examples for each machine learning algorithm than any other book

Engineering Education for the Next Generation: A Nature-Inspired Approach

Engineering Education for the Next Generation: A Nature-Inspired Approach
Author: Samuel Cord Stier
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2020-03-10
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0393713784

Guide your students through the fascinating world of engineering, and how to draw inspiration from Nature’s genius to create, make, and innovate a better human-built world. Studded with more than 150 illustrations of natural phenomena and engineering concepts, this fascinating and practical book clearly demonstrates how engineering design is broadly relevant for all students, not just those who may become scientists or engineers. Mr. Stier describes clever, engaging activities for students at every grade level to grasp engineering concepts by exploring the everyday design genius of the natural world around us. Students will love learning about structural engineering while standing on eggs; investigating concepts in sustainable design by manufacturing cement out of car exhaust; and coming to understand how ant behavior has revolutionized the way computer programs, robots, movies, and video games are designed today. You will come away with an understanding of engineering and Nature unlike any you’ve had before, while taking your ability to engage students to a whole new level. Engineering Education for the Next Generation is a wonderful introduction to the topic for any teacher who wants to understand more about engineering design in particular, its relation to the larger subjects of STEM/STEAM, and how to engage students from all backgrounds in a way that meaningfully transforms their outlook on the world and their own creativity in a lifelong way. · Fun to read, comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge approaches to K-12 engineering education · Detailed descriptions and explanations to help teachers create activities and lessons · An emphasis on engaging students with broad and diverse interests and backgrounds · Insights from a leading, award-winning K-12 engineering curriculum that has reached thousands of teachers and students in the U.S. and beyond · Additional support website (www.LearningWithNature.org) providing more background, videos, curricula, slide decks, and other supplemental materials