Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Data versus Evidence
https://hackscience.net/2018/01/22/data-versus-evidence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Five ways to keep industrial control systems safe from cyberattacks - TechNative https://technative.io/five-ways-to-keep-industrial-control-systems-safe-from-cyberattacks/

Peppers at the farmers market are 2 for $3. At the grocery store they are $1.79 each, but tell me again how local foods are more expensive.

Natural Impulses of the Child
https://hackscience.net/2018/01/19/natural-impulses-of-the-child/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

There was a recent major decision made at my workplace that has turned out to be a bad one (not yet disastrous, but in its way). I’m at that point in my career that I’m not afraid to say “I told you do.”

As an adult nearing retirement, MOOCs are an important source of information that once came from courses.

One size fits all is a terrible way to design solutions… especially in education.

Reflexivity in Technology-Rich Teaching and Learning
https://hackscience.net/2018/01/18/reflexivity-in-technology-rich-teaching-and-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Retiring faculty: Higher ed must replace us.
Also retiring faculty: Yes, I will teach as an adjunct faculty member… yes, I will take as many courses as you give me.

Until folks at the top are inconvenienced, problems will not be solved.

As we start a new school year, I’m seeing posts that make it distressingly clear that punishment continues to be a dominant part of many folks teaching.

If we use AI to generate content that we would not be able to otherwise, then release it without vetting, aren’t we just making things worse?

Education Cannot Be Engineered – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.net/2023/08/27/education-cannot-be-engineered/

“Activation Energy” and Instructional Technology
https://hackscience.net/2018/01/17/activation-energy-and-instructional-technology/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I’m looking back at slides I created 10 years ago. I know now why bad presentation design bothers me. I used to be it’s king!

Information Ecologies
https://hackscience.net/2018/01/16/information-ecologies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I’m taking my first vacation in 3 years next month. Folks are obviously not happy with me as I’m “leaving them unsupported.”

This attitude by bosses, colleagues, leaders is why folks leave.

Faculty don’t need a textbook as much as they need the ancillary resources, esp. test questions for the publisher.

One thing I learned during 30 years in the classroom: Taking a break to tell a story, laugh, or have students look out the window at something interesting is a great way to get them to understand a complex idea.

Rules are set for well-known situations. We dealing with the unknown, you can design from principles, but rules are useless.