Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Hermeneutic and Naturalistic Approaches to Research and Planning
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/28/hermeneutic-and-naturalistic-approaches-to-research-and-planning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It is 2024. You need to be able to use computer to be productive.

Problems. Ground you teaching in problems.

"What works" in education depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

Be careful what you teach students first. It is likely to be their "go to" method of solving all problems.

The more the teaching method resembles engineering, the less effective it will be useful in lots of classrooms.

How People Learn II
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/26/how-people-learn-ii/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Say what you want about AI, but the formulas suggested by Excel save so much time!

Negotiating #edtech Educational Usefulness versus Device Management
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-educational-usefulness-versus-device-management/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The "least offensive curriculum" is what finds its way into textbooks. If we teach only what is there we prepare students for little in the real world.

Definitions are fine, but they impose boundaries that often get in the way of understanding.

Sometimes I miss the time I used to have waiting for my computer to boot up. SSD ruined everything.

Remember when gambling was taboo in sports? Now every broadcast is sponsored by it.

Negotiating #edtech Capacity versus Information Task
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-capacity-versus-information-task/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A colleague and I finally had a conversation about someone who used to be our boss- at different times and different places. We concurred on his limitations. That was reassuring… although I knew I was right.

“We can’t measure it, so it doesn’t exist.” Maybe, or you just are not clever enough to be measure it.

One thing I learned during 35 years teaching: Learning objectives are meaningless for many students.

Beware the candidate who has a great resume but who cannot describe examples of how they have done what they claim. They were riding others’ coattails and will be ineffective.

Many teachers talk about students “using” what they teach, but never include activities designed to facilitate that use.

Negotiating #edtech Price versus Capacity
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/20/negotiating-edtech-price-versus-capacity/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon