The Metathink Project

The Metathink Project
Author: Gordon Mustain
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2005-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595378773

In the early 1970's the United States intelligence community discovers the Russians are spending tens of millions of rubles each year on highly secret research into the uses for psychics in espionage. Concerned about being left behind they begin funding similar research projects of their own. Retired Denver police captain Hank Lofton has been volunteering for a year as a subject in one of those projects. When an attempt is made to kill him, and two other psychics involved in similar projects die under mysterious circumstances, he realizes he has only one chance. He has to find out who is doing the killing and why -- or die trying.

Metathinking

Metathinking
Author: Nick Shannon
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030410641

This book compels professionals to actively imbibe self-awareness in their thought process in order to help them manage complexities in business. The authors explore dialectical thinking –in contrast to logical thinking—and introduce a new mind-opening thinking process called “Metathinking”. Four case studies demonstrate the application of Metathinking. The reader shall come across, and learn from, a multitude of mind opening questions on a variety of topics, with particular focus on leadership and transformation. Practical exercises are also offered for training and discussion in the workplace.

American Requiem

American Requiem
Author: Gordon Mustain
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2005-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595380662

When Eduardo "Eddie" Encinas decides to run for Congress in a Southern Arizona district, he knows he can never match the fund raising operation of his opponent, six term incumbent Congresswoman Felicia Martin. But he has a lot of faith in "Eddie's Army", the coalition of young Native American and Hispanic activists which first came together to support him during his tenure as County Commissioner, and who now staff his campaign. With the Congressional race playing out against a backdrop of ancient Native American prophecy, Eddie discovers on election night undeniable evidence of nationwide vote counting fraud. Before he can decide what to do, he finds his "Army" putting down their brochures and signs and picking up weapons in an attempt to save not just his campaign, but seven hundred years of Democracy in America.

Quantum Mindset and Metathinking

Quantum Mindset and Metathinking
Author: Amar Kapoor M.D.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2022
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1669854264

Creating a quantum mindset, with meta-thinking, will help you fashion your destiny. This book is a pathway for developing and creating your masterpiece. Humans are multidimensional beings, with the gift of a beautiful mind, which has the inherent powers of imagination, intelligence, intuition, and intentionality. It is an incredible super powerhouse of unlimited cognitive largess. It is the architect of one’s destiny. Mind has the capacity to connect with the Quantum Field of Everything via a perceptual thought-bridge. This book explores the mind and how to harness and cultivate the mind for optimal lifestyle and creativity. You can experiment with the Quantum Programming System with the Quantum code to upgrade from a fixed mindset to a Quantum mindset, to tap the field of infinite possibilities. You can use the Quantum tools for reprogramming, reengineering the mind with thought experiments. You have the potentiality of becoming a maestro, a mental giant, a mastermind, a wealth wizard, or whatever you desire.

React Development using TypeScript

React Development using TypeScript
Author: Ketan Agnihotri
Publisher: BPB Publications
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9355517246

Gain expertise in React, Hooks, Redux, React Router, Next.js, Best Practices, and much more KEY FEATURES ● Hands-on examples and projects for learning React and TypeScript. ● Starts with basics and advances to complex topics like Redux and GraphQL. ● Offers best practices for writing clean and efficient code. ● Bonus chapters on React Native and future trends. DESCRIPTION React is great for building interfaces, and TypeScript adds typing and better tools. React development using TypeScript is a complete guide that combines React and TypeScript to help you become a skilled React developer. It covers React basics, JSX syntax, and essential JavaScript features. You will learn about component state management with hooks like useState and useEffect, handling user interactions, and using Axios for REST API integration. It includes unit testing with Jest and React Testing Library and explores Redux for state management. Learn optimization strategies and use Next.js for server-side rendering. Bonus content includes React Native for mobile apps and integrating React with GraphQL. This book also covers advanced features like Concurrent Mode, Suspense, and React Server Components. By the end of this book, you will be equipped to confidently build modern, interactive web applications using React and TypeScript. You will not only understand core React concepts but also have the skills to tackle complex state management with Redux and explore advanced features like server-side rendering with Next.js. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Learn core React concepts and understand the benefits of TypeScript in React development. ● Grasp fundamental JavaScript concepts like variables, data types, and functions. ● Integrate React applications with REST APIs using Axios. ● Build user interfaces with React Native components. ● Optimize React application performance using memoization and profiling tools. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for junior and senior frontend developers who want to improve their skills. JavaScript developers moving to React, tech enthusiasts interested in modern web development, and students who want practical knowledge. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting Started with React 18 and TypeScript 2. JavaScript Refresher 3. Understanding the Basics of React 4. React Hooks 5. Managing Component State and Lifecycle 6. Integrating with REST APIs 7. Testing React Application 8. Routing in React with React Router 9. State Management in React 10. Optimizing and Scaling React Apps 11. Building Server-side Rendered Applications with Next.js 12. React Native for Mobile Development 13. Integrating React with GraphQL 14. Exploring React’s Future Trends 15. Final Thoughts

Institutional Literacies

Institutional Literacies
Author: Stuart A. Selber
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2020-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 022669934X

Information technologies have become an integral part of writing and communication courses, shaping the ways students and teachers think about and do their work. But, too often, teachers and other educational stakeholders take a passive or simply reactive role in institutional approaches to technologies, and this means they are missing out on the chance to make positive changes in their departments and on campus. Institutional Literacies argues that writing and communication teachers and program directors should collaborate more closely and engage more deeply with IT staff as technology projects are planned, implemented, and expanded. Teachers need to both analyze how their institutions approach information technologies and intervene in productive ways as active university citizens with relevant expertise. To help them do so, the book offers a three-part heuristic, reflecting the reality that academic IT units are complex and multilayered, with historical, spatial, and textual dimensions. It discusses six ways teachers can intervene in the academic IT work of their own institutions: maintaining awareness, using systems and services, mediating for audiences, participating as user advocates, working as designers, and partnering as researchers. With these strategies in hand, educators can be proactive in helping institutional IT approaches align with the professional values and practices of writing and communication programs.

Minding Minds

Minding Minds
Author: Radu J. Bogdan
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003-08-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780262261623

Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes how primates create the resources for "metamentation"—the ability of the mind to think about its own thoughts. Mental reflexivity, or metamentation—a mind thinking about its own thoughts—underpins reflexive consciousness, deliberation, self-evaluation, moral judgment, the ability to think ahead, and much more. Yet relatively little in philosophy or psychology has been written about what metamentation actually is, or about why and how it came about. In this book, Radu Bogdan proposes that humans think reflexively because they interpret each other's minds in social contexts of cooperation, communication, education, politics, and so forth. As naive psychology, interpretation was naturally selected among primates as a battery of practical skills that preceded language and advanced thinking. Metamentation began as interpretation mentally rehearsed: through mental sharing of attitudes and information about items of common interest, interpretation conspired with mental rehearsal to develop metamentation. Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and evolutionary perspectives, Bogdan analyzes the main phylogenetic and ontogenetic stages through which primates' abilities to interpret other minds evolve and gradually create the opportunities and resources for metamentation. Contrary to prevailing views, he concludes that metamentation benefits from, but is not a predetermined outcome of, logical abilities, language, and consciousness.

Teaching Children to Learn

Teaching Children to Learn
Author: Robert Fisher
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780748794423

This exciting book fosters the skills involved in learning, providing a framework for developing active learning in every community, classroom, and school. This new edition suggests more ways to create powerful learning environments. Teaching Children to Learn has been revised and enlarged, giving more practical ideas to develop creative learning skills. It includes new sections on learning styles, accelerated learning, and ways to motivate learning.

Project-Based Learning in the First Year

Project-Based Learning in the First Year
Author: Kristin K. Wobbe
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000977382

Published in association with This book has two goals: First, to show the value of significant project-based work for first-year undergraduate students; and Second, to share how to introduce this work into first year programs. The authors spend the bulk of the book sharing what they have learned about this practice, including details about the administrative support and logistics required. They have also included sample syllabi, assignments and assessments, and classroom activities.The projects are applicable in a liberal arts education, in engineering programs, in two and four year colleges, in public and private universities--any institution with first year undergraduate students that wants to actively engage them in understanding and solving real-world problems through project work. Evidence shows that project-based learning, with real world, team-based educational experiences, increases the engagement and retention rate of underserved students. Introducing project-based learning in the first year can set the stage for incorporating the culture and practice of inclusive excellence as foundation for learning on college and university campuses.

Inclusive Education in a Post-Soviet Context

Inclusive Education in a Post-Soviet Context
Author: Tsediso Michael Makoelle
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2021-02-27
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030655431

This book provides the first evidence-based reference about inclusive education in Kazakhstan, one of the post-Soviet Union countries. This nation, as well as many other central Asian countries, is undergoing a radical transformation and change in education which encompasses the implementation of inclusive and special education. This book is composed of chapters synthesized from various studies and captures different aspects of the implementation of inclusive education in Kazakhstan. The implementations of inclusive education in any educational system require a multi-dimensional, multi-level and an integrated approach. It requires collaborative efforts on part of all stakeholders including governance, pedagogical, auxiliary and support structures. This book is a collection of evidence-based studies in a Kazakhstani educational context that demonstrates the multifaceted nature of the process to realize an educational system that is inclusive. The book highlights some of the fundamental requirements and challenges for this process to succeed. Among the main issues addressed in this book are the understanding of inclusive education, the transition towards inclusive education given the soviet legacy, the role of school leadership, teachers, parents and other stakeholders in the process. The findings in each chapter demonstrate some of the milestones and challenges of inclusivity. This work will be of interest to academics, scholars, students and teachers in this field.