Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Playful does not mean inconsequential. - Edward Tenner #teaching #education #learning

#Science requires we (and others!) observe repeatedly and consistently. #religion #politics have no such requirement.

UFO & other pseudoscience books listed in science section of discount book catalog that arrived today. Amused. Copy editor must be confused.

Stephen Jay Gould deconstructed irrelevant, invalid, unreliable testing in Mismeasure of Man in 1982.

Why do #politics & #science not mix? Scientists change based on evidence and reason; change is sign of weakness in politics.

I tend to trust people with shelves of containing books i have read. #books

Is "expert on paranormal" an oxymoron or a synonym for idiot?

Ernst Mayer on #Darwin as pioneer, "remove cold uncertainties and created new ones." That's why the curious have passion for #science

A quick review of tools for interacting virtually.
https://hackscience.education/2025/01/20/interaction-in-online-classrooms/

The (Overturned) Model of Education. A 2017 blog refreshed with an AI-generated podcast.
https://buff.ly/3MFFxOv
#education #teaching

A blog post with an AI-generated deep-dive.
Theory and Practice in Education. Exploring the gap and it meaning.
https://buff.ly/40m5Dge
#education

A blog post about assessment with an added AI-generated deep-dive:
https://buff.ly/42rxQoi
#edchat #eduction #teaching

Theory explains and predicts observation.

I am always puzzled by technicians who veto educators' tech decisions #edtechchat
Budget/ compatibility OK, but teaching & learning? Really?

Paraphrasing interviewee on radio as I was waking up: Leaders without the humility of doubt are dangerous. I must agree.

Data from coerced subjects are not valid.

There are no uninteresting words. - Lewis Thomas

"They thought that just memorizing the writings had something to do with knowing."

"Data" analysis helps us understand large groups. Individuals? Not so much.

Every educator seems obligated to "analyze data." Good data analysis begins with ensuring validity of constructs & instruments.