Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Epistemology is Not a “Four-Lettered” Word 5: Innateness of Learning
https://hackscience.education/2018/06/28/epistemology-is-not-a-four-lettered-word-5-innateness-of-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Learning how to learn will become the default expectation of students; if they leave without feeling prepared to learn more in the field, they will consider the experience a waste.

I believe formal education will become more important, but traditional schools will become less important in the coming years.

The purpose of schools may seem obvious, but it is not, and it never really has been. Who teaches? Who is taught? For what purpose are they taught?

Constrains encourage creativity.

Did you ever notice the "we need to improve communication" crowd are the least responsive? I have.

Edtech for Edleaders: Local Area Networks
https://hackscience.education/2018/06/27/edtech-for-edleaders-local-area-networks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It so obvious to spot the leaders and managers who spent no time actually doing the work.

It’s not the technology. It’s who we use it.

The best way to ensure compliance is to redefine what it means to be compliant.

One thing I’ve learned during 35 years in education: Those whose leadership is grounded in authoritarianism are quickly ineffective.

Let's all start using Grace Hooper as the sample text in name fields in our web forms.

Edtech for Edleaders: A Rationale
https://hackscience.education/2018/06/26/edtech-for-edleaders-a-rationale/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death. - Isaac Asimov

Edtech for Edleaders: Computer Rooms Today
https://hackscience.education/2018/06/26/edtech-for-edleaders-computer-rooms-today/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

IT must be approached as a multidimensional "thing." It's gotta move bits, but it also must be used for things that are necessary for the organization, and it must be perceived as easy to use by the users.

The cognitive and learning sciences are articulating the social nature of learning and the importance of students finding emotional connections to the curriculum. I'm not sure curriculum leaders have learned this yet.

Scareware works in part because, there are security tools in web browsers that do display a scary message if you are about to visit a potentially harmful site.

Epistemology is Not a “Four-Lettered” Word 4: Speed of Learning
https://hackscience.education/2018/06/25/epistemology-is-not-a-four-lettered-word-4-speed-of-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Few IT emergencies are as urgent as phishing attempts suggest