Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

If you work in IT in any school and don't prioritize students/ teachers/ academic systems, you should start a job search.

Did a person say or did AI say it? I prompted "describe the difference between teacher and business users of it." The response was “In business we try to upsell customers, so we generate more income. We should treat teachers just like we treat customers. Upsell them to get more out of them.”

Vygotsky was Right
https://hackscience.education/2019/07/10/vygotsky-was-right/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Efficiency of #edtech Repairs https://hackscience.net/2024/04/22/efficiency-of-edtech-repairs/

Students do have interests that are unlike the interests of others. The interests are a valuable source of motivation that we miss when we teach a standard curriculum, and they represent valuable (economically, socially, and personally) skills that are undeveloped during their schooling.

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
― Charles Darwin

Appropriate Proper Reasonable https://rss.com/podcasts/apr/
My podcast is on Spotify, iHeart, Apple now.

If the purpose of the meeting is to “start a conversation,” it’s probably going to be someone blabbering at us about some new and nebulous initiative. Please don’t invite me.

Vulnerabilities and Their Effects
https://hackscience.education/2019/07/10/vulnerabilities-and-their-effects/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.”
― Carl Sagan

I work with a "big idea" person who gets frustrated folks don't help her implement her ideas. Most of us who can implement big ideas are too busy implementing our own to help.

On Language and Humans
https://hackscience.education/2019/07/10/on-language-and-humans/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“By its very nature, a system of government schools for which everyone must pay but which only the most politically powerful can control is doomed to failure.” -Neal McClusky
The same san be said of most other social systems.

I jump on AI once a day and start a conversation with me until it is clear it is not a human. It usually does not take more than a few minutes. Maybe I am a bad promoter . Maybe I am too critical . Maybe it just isn't that good.

Learning is demonstrated through increased fluidity and flexibility as learners apply their expertise with greater ease and in more situations, not their answers on tests.

Multitasking is the mythic capability of people to perform more than one task at a time.

I'm at the age tht I have decided to no longer gives advice to leaders who have rejected by advice in the past.

The diversity of our learners and the diversity of the situations for which we are preparing them is contrary to the practice of standards in education.Yes, it is necessary that all children have advocates for what I tweet to be acceptable.

I really don't understand those who would prefer to build jails rather than support those who need some help.

“In the age of AI, expertise is more important than ever.” I gotta agree.