Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Doctor was fighting with his laptop at my appointment. He asked me if I ever had such trouble. I said, “my PhD is in educational technology management.” He showed me his computer screen and asked if I could get tools back in his screen. While clicking through patient records.

Those who do not offer options for remote participation in meetings (and classes) were not paying attention for the last few years.

I really question leaders who have ample evidence something is broken, but carry on with the toxic positivity.

Note to educators: if you have a “thing” you do that you love (critical inquiry, exit tickets, think-pair-share, etc.) there are some students who react “not this again.” They may not express it, but they feel it, and they don’t (cognitively) engage with it.

When news of Abraham Lincoln’s death arrived in some areas by telegraph, it was thought a hoax because of how the news arrived. Have things changed?

I’m often asked by faculty who are leaving to “nuke” their online classrooms to prevent others from using their materials.

“Get rich quick with AI” seems today’s snake oil.

Children today are suffering a severe deficit of play | Aeon Essays https://aeon.co/essays/children-today-are-suffering-a-severe-deficit-of-play

When I taught computer courses, I’d have students start with a word processing file and write their names on the first line, then explore changing fonts, colors, etc. while I walked around learning their names.

When I Started Computing

https://hackscience.education/2023/09/04/when-i-started-computing/

Students don’t believe the best teachers, at least the teachers don’t want to be believed.

We have need of history in its entirety, not to fall back into it, but to escape from it. -Ortega y Gasset

“Electronic media is incompatible with rational discourse” may be correct.

Hey designers… can you stop adding elements to your images that make us think our screen are dirty or cracked? Yeah, I get we look closer, but you are more likely to alienate users (esp. me) than to get clicks.

Design Your Teaching – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2023/09/04/design-your-teaching/

I’ve been closely tracking my income and assets for over 10 years. I do know how I’m doing compared to 4 years ago.

Sometimes I envy those who do not feel compelled to be reasonable and logical.

I live and work on digital platforms. But if I am serious about doing it, I wrote it on the index card that contains my to do list.

The ethical dilemma: Will AI make our lives better or worse? - TechNative https://technative.io/ethical-dilemma-will-ai-make-lives-better-worse/

Teachers on donorschoose is an embarrassment. Disallowing your teachers from posting projects I s even worse.