Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

That collection of data about you that is online… you have never controlled it.

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: Our lessons aren’t that great. Update. Revise. Refresh. They will get better.

Open cultures support creative outputs. It may seem counterintuitive, but it has been demonstrated.

We cannot ignore AI. We cannot hide from it. We need to adapt and adopt.

I work in #edtech. I spend half of my time answering requests to change default settings from x to y and the other half asking me to change them from y to x.

“Generative AI. The information may not be factual, but it is there.” Seems a low bar to me.

I dislike excessive emails too. I’ve decided to either learn to change my notification settings or ignore them.

So much “data” is really delusion.

Instructional supports. If they don’t fade, then they didn’t work.

"So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe." - Isaac Asimov

Is it just me or does it seem “AI-powered investing advice” is probably snake oil… so it’s not unlike human-powered investing advice.

If you cannot accept being wrong, then teaching isn’t for you.

“Research proves….” No, actually it doesn’t.

If the video was recorded as a selfie in a car (or walking) with a single person speaking, you can be sure it’s not worth watching.

A Venn diagram of faculty who don’t read directions and those who complain students don’t read the syllabus is a single circle.

I understand the purpose of standards and objectives in education, but what if those who define them are wrong?

We make AI available for faculty, but not students.
Wait... what?

Critical thinking is a skill. If we don't practice it, we lose it.

I've been around long enough to know that technologies that will "change everything" usually don't.

Cognition is emotional. If we don't care about it, we won't learn it.