Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge. --Carl Sagan

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. -Isaac Asimov

In recent decades, the amount of information that can reasonably be included in the curriculum has expanded, and the rate at which information is generated is making it impossible that teachers can cover the content they should.

Some things “everyone knows” turn out not to be true after all.

Should we be concerned folks either no knowledge want to write policy regarding generative AI? Yes. Yes! YES

Those technologies you dislike… don’t ignore them. Others are not!

On “Good Teaching” https://hackscience.net/2024/02/22/on-good-teaching/

“These collaborations frequently involved designing and instructional tool that not only considers the needs of the students, but also addresses the needs of the teachers who ultimately responsible for using these tools in the classroom”

Elevators Pitch on Change in Schools https://hackscience.net/2024/02/19/elevators-pitch-on-change-in-schools/

If you want to know what matters most in education, do not pay attention to what gets the most attention and has the strongest advocates.

Ostensibly, education is a simple endeavor. Unfortunately, when it is undertaken from a simple perspective, it fails.

If you can’t describe what’s wrong with your data, I will be very cautious about believing you.

Elevators Pitch on Change in Schools https://hackscience.net/2024/02/19/elevators-pitch-on-change-in-schools/

When learning is assumed to be the transfer of information, we approach students minds as passive, and passive minds do not learn.

If you teach followiung the assumption that learners who can recall and restate information are also able to transfer that knowledge to other situations, you are wrong.

The student information system is one of the most important software and data systems in any educational institution. It is the database in which grades and other academic records are stored along with a wide range of other records related to a students’ attendance and studies. Managing and securing them is of primary importance.

On “Good Teaching” https://hackscience.net/2024/02/22/on-good-teaching/

It is reasonable to conclude that humans and their technologies cannot be separated.

The intentions, needs, and information conceived by and created by humans do not exist as digital signals, so we interact with software.

Conceptually, computer networking is a rather simple process. Operationally, it is sophisticated and complex.