Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

The more the teaching method resembles engineering, the less effective it will be useful in lots of classrooms.

How People Learn II
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/26/how-people-learn-ii/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Say what you want about AI, but the formulas suggested by Excel save so much time!

Negotiating #edtech Educational Usefulness versus Device Management
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-educational-usefulness-versus-device-management/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The "least offensive curriculum" is what finds its way into textbooks. If we teach only what is there we prepare students for little in the real world.

Definitions are fine, but they impose boundaries that often get in the way of understanding.

Sometimes I miss the time I used to have waiting for my computer to boot up. SSD ruined everything.

Remember when gambling was taboo in sports? Now every broadcast is sponsored by it.

Negotiating #edtech Capacity versus Information Task
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-capacity-versus-information-task/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A colleague and I finally had a conversation about someone who used to be our boss- at different times and different places. We concurred on his limitations. That was reassuring… although I knew I was right.

“We can’t measure it, so it doesn’t exist.” Maybe, or you just are not clever enough to be measure it.

One thing I learned during 35 years teaching: Learning objectives are meaningless for many students.

Beware the candidate who has a great resume but who cannot describe examples of how they have done what they claim. They were riding others’ coattails and will be ineffective.

Many teachers talk about students “using” what they teach, but never include activities designed to facilitate that use.

Negotiating #edtech Price versus Capacity
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-price-versus-capacity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Yes, some geniuses were ignored. That does not mean all who are ignored (including you) are geniuses.

"Teaching those who are ready to learn" really means "teaching those who already know what I am going to teach them." That is like the mechanic who fixes cars that are not broken.”

#edtech for #edleaders: Negotiating Capacity and Price of Devices
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/19/edtech-for-edleaders-negotiating-capacity-and-price-of-devices/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

We pay attention only to things that matter to us, and the dry presentation of disconnected facts by a teacher, even under the threat of a test, does not meet the threshold of importance to most students.

“Anyone who chooses a life in education must have thick skin.” I sure was right 12 years ago when I wrote this.