Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Is it just me, or is it increasingly common to see folks sabotage the process so decisions are not made, then they complain the decisions haven’t been made.

AI can see things in the environment we cannot… and warn us.

Progressive pedagogy is grounded in cognitive psychology, which posits learners must be actively engaged in making meaning of new information.

Does anyone else find it ironic that AI is being used to decide if we are human?

Embrace Social Technologies
https://hackscience.education/2019/04/02/embrace-social-technologies/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

35 years in education has convinced me: Effective teaching begins with problems students perceive to be relevant.

Technology that is only a novelty isn’t going to catch on… until it does.

“An authentic context reflects the way the knowledge will be used in real life.” Yes... this will improve students' interest.

“Humans can be a remarkably self-defeating species….” Yup, pretty much.

Passphrase Generator
https://hackscience.education/2019/04/01/passphrase-generator/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“People think of education as something they can finish.”
― Isaac Asimov

“Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.”
― Richard P. Feynman

Chess tournaments in which the players get advice from computers. Is this any different from say a car race?

"Technology is the canvas upon which we paint the future. With each innovation, we broaden the brushstrokes of possibility."

Is this a real quote or did AI write it?

Does #edtech Benefit Students?
https://hackscience.education/2019/03/29/does-edtech-benefit-students/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“When people learn collaboratively, they have to externalize their own previous knowledge, reflect upon it, explain it to others, and ask questions. These activities in turn, lead to learning in each individual." Yup pretty much.

I could get upset students email me to ask extensions when my syllabus clearly indicate I so accept work, but I usually respond to the email with my saves template the says, "Yes, but as it say in the syllabus, I may not be able to give feedback in time for you to resubmit. I look forward to seeing your work."

Many times I have sat in interviews with school administrators to fill technology positions (both interviewing with them and being interviewed by them) and come to the harsh realization they have no idea what the questions or answers are about.

Sometimes it is not you message we are rejecting, it is the snotty attitude with which you deliver it.

Few events were more interesting to me an an educator than watching a kindergarten students present her project on cats to the local college president.... just after hearing a teacher tell me kindergarten students can't do independent projects.