Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Designing IT for schools? Make it usable and useful, otherwise don't bother. #edtech #technology #schools

Just because you can measure it does not make it meaningful. #testing #edreform #data #education

What if we designed #schools to promote success rather than avoid failure?

How do we separate fact, from informed opinion, from speculation?

"Stuff just happens, and rarely on schedule." Yup gotta agree with Rushkoff on this one. #planning

How did #politics over #science work out in USSR? It won't end for us any better.
#Lysenko #genetics #biology

"That which grows under moderate pressure becomes stronger." D'Arcy Thompson observed this of living systems. Applies to brains also. #edchat

One must respect the consultant who says "you are public school teachers, so you know about that than I."

Deep #understanding and passing exams are much different "things."

Be the expert, but take care of everyone's thinking. #teaching

How often do students go away confused, but I don't know it? Says the insightful #teacher #edchat

Rebel against boredom.

Optimal learning requires interactive, knowledgeable, and passionate teachers. Standards aren't on students' radar. #edreform

The message, "we care about you," it the most important one in the #curriculum #education #teaching #edchat

Let wrong #ideas live in your #classrooms little longer than you are comfortable with. Students will figure it out on their own. #edchat #teaching

Trust #learners to get where they need to go.

Social Engineering
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An updated post that includes an digital dive on technology acceptance model:
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Security threats
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An updated podcast of educational design research with audio:
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