Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

I’m that guy who checks the facts on claims… and calls you out when you are inaccurate. I’m not always popular.

If you disallow folks to question practices, you cannot call yourself an educator.

When educators get offended by research that question their practices, they cease to become credible.

Yes, but when facts are discarded because of feelings, then we are on the wrong course.

If you look for answers in data, you are using it wrong. The best data give us more and deeper questions.

I work in #edtech. I can’t focus unless there is someone who “isn’t a tech person” saying “why don’t you do this?” when I’m resolving their problem.

RT Prof. Feynman: We need to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed. It's OK to say, "I don't know."

“If we do x, then we will avoid y.”

Evidence is given to the contrary.

Wait until it is forgotten.

“If we do x, then we will avoid y.”

My boss said something he meant as a compliment, but it sure was not. I’m in the privileged position to have corrected them. Please be careful when “praising” folks.

Should me refer to politicians whose actions indicate they are lunatics as “loons?” I think that disparages birds and potentially cartoon characters.

This came across my feed:

“The average salary is around $16,000-$125,000 a year.”

Maybe we start helping students evaluate such claims in math class.

“This is the future.”

Yeah, don’t listen to these folks.

RT The Modest Teacher: What is the scariest education related costume?

A jammed copier?

AI generated content should be tagged. That will make it easier to ignore.

One Teacher’s Brief Story – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.net/2023/10/26/one-teachers-brief-story/

I have worked in #edtech for decades, I have heard "we value your expertise, but we aren't going to take your recommendations" in every conceivable way.

When framing a problem, we define what we believe its cause along with the conditions that will indicate the problem has been solved.

If we frame a problem incorrectly, then it won't be solved... well it will be solved, but maybe not for those who are most affected by it.

User: I need a new laptop, the screen won't turn on.
IT: Have you checked that the brightness is turned up?
User: The what?

"They have really great input" is often said by folks who don't recognize those who like to stir up trouble in departments other than their own.

I've seen enough presentations to know the more words on your slides, the less information they communicate.