Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Learning is promoted when new knowledge is applied by the learner.

"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."
-Richard P. Feynman

Learning is promoted when existing knowledge is activated as a foundation for new knowledge.

In my field, ethics is a vital part of the content. I believe it should be in yours too.

When you point out red herrings in systems, you perspective is not appreciated.

We all have bias, and the worst part of bias is that individuals are usually unaware of their biases.

At several times during my career I have found myself in a rather uncomfortable situation: I was philosophically opposed to initiatives being undertaken by the school leaders.

Easy to use tech is the best... but you must listen to users and believe them,

To the Naturalistic educator, there is no difference between a student who can’t solve a problem and one who solves it but for whom it has no meaning.

Shared dogma is often confused with objectivity.

“Someone sent me the link…” rarely ends well.

A feeling is not a fact.

As somethings get easier other things get harder.

Intelligence emerges from interaction with other humans and the physical environment. One wonders how that can be replicated.

We seem content to be told by AI what is so. This seems an unwise choice.

School leaders are in an uncomfortable position: They must rely on the judgements and assessments of the IT professionals they hire. If the IT staff reports, “all is good,” they have no way of knowing is that is accurate or not.

Ignore the technology is not an option for educators.

"What might some unintended consequences be?" Maybe we start brainstorming these along with our solutions.

Hey faculty... maybe start prompting students' responses in online discussions. Encourage them to:
Confirm– provide supporting evidence for others’ statements
Challenge– provide contradicting evidence for others’ statements
Extend– Reconsider others’ statements in different circumstances
Apply– Use others’ statements to analyze a real-world problem

While an educator may articulate no theory, every instructional strategy embodies a theory of human learning.