Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
"We are going to study x" is code for "we are changing it to what I want, but everyone is going to waste 6 months talking about it."
Some ideas are very tiresome. The anthropic principle is one of them.
@EVDHmn Ah, if such a network existed!! I am thinking about how educators and technology folks interact locally. We often apply strategies to problems that are inappropriate. We can engineering good IT for schools, but we cannot engineer effective education.
Technology leaders must recognize that the problems they solve, the methods they use, and even the language they use to describe problems are different from those encountered by educators.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool."
-Richard P. Feynman
Regardless of how easy IT professionals think their systems are to use, it is the opinion of users that determine ease of use.
A fundamental characteristic of all systems (IT included) is degradation.
It Really is Different Now: A Teacher’s Story of Leaving
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/16/it-really-is-different-now-a-teachers-story-of-leaving/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The result is almost every school IT system is unique; it is customized to reflect the state of the system when first adopted and the changes that have been made since.
Existing systems affect decisions, security, stability.
Leaders who don't realize this make bad decisions.
Watching folks rationalize bad decisions is something you get to do a lot when you work in education.
One thing I learned during 35 years in education: If the highest leaders in the organization don't enjoy spending time with students, they are ineffective.
@freeschool Thanks for the feedback.
1) Send some audio files, It'd be great to have some "feedback" episodes :)
3) The name of the podcast comes from a theme I have developed in my book that has been released under Creative Commons. I've had some good feedback on it from faculty/ students using it in their courses. I'd enjoy reading/ hearing your thoughts.
4) Thanks for the reminder to doublecheck this before posting. I use and an automated posting service for days when I know I am going to be occupied. When I create twitter posts first, it automatically shortens URL's. I need to a better job making sure they don't slip through!
Digtital detritus is real Avoid it.
Schooling is based on the assumption that all students in a cohort learn all topics at the same rate and that the rate can be controlled by the teacher. This is false.
Unpredictability and variability are two of characteristics of our world. Schools that reflect that reality will look much different than they do today.
Hey school leader... K-12, higher ed, whatever... that great new trend... maybe you understand it before blindly adopting it.
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
