LibreOffice Base uses SQL (Structured Query Language), pronounced "sequel". You can enter queries in the GUI or directly as SQL code. SELECT, FROM, and WHERE are core commands! #SQLBasics #DatabaseQueries
The Turing Test, developed by Alan Turing, assesses a machine's ability to exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human. If an interrogator can't tell the difference, the computer is considered to be "thinking". #TuringTest #ArtificialIntelligence
Framing technology infrastructure and configuration needs in terms of technology acceptance empowers school leaders. It provides a clear "target everyone understands" for improving ICT, allowing leaders to manage tech decisions more actively. #Leadership #EdTechManagement
Curriculum Repositories serve as collaborative online spaces for educators to share open educational resources. They organically foster social influences and positively impact effort expectancy and performance expectancy by providing accessible, useful materials. #OER #ProfessionalLearning
Educational Design Research is an iterative process of analysis, design, and evaluation. It helps practitioners develop interventions deeply informed by theory, while also refining theory based on real-world application. #DesignResearch #LearningDesign
The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) identifies four key factors for tech adoption: effort expectancy (ease of use), performance expectancy (usefulness), social influences, and facilitating conditions. These are positively associated with the intention to use technology. #UTAUT #TechAcceptance
Placing full control with the learner is problematic; what learners prefer isn't always what's best for them. Excessive choice can be frustrating, and learners may stick to tasks they already like or are proficient in. #EducationalPsychology
Why does the learning styles myth persist? Learners are different (a true general claim). It also fits an egalitarian view, implying everyone has strengths, and has become "common knowledge" through confirmation bias. #CognitiveBias
There's no credible scientific evidence that learning styles exist or that tailoring instruction to preferred styles improves learning outcomes. This belief is a pervasive urban legend in education. #LearningStyles #EducationMyth
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator