Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
The designers of school IT systems must understand the importance of perceived ease of use and perceived effectiveness in the intention to use technology.
While some instructors cannot comprehend students who attempt to take online courses on their smart phones, the reality is that many students access materials with these devices when away from their computers or when computers break.
Recently, I have been reading some works by John Dewey. This is an activity I recommend all educators undertake on a regular basis.
Schools. Early eduction. Primary. Elementary. Middle. High. Community college. Undergraduate. Graduate. Workforce development. Trade. I've studied in many, work in more. I've been associated with them continuously since 1970. If someone tries to tell you they are the enemy, walk away and avoid them forever.
Technologies serve human need.
“We need to teach our children what science is and how it works.” -Niles Eldridge
You know that solar system thing with sun, planets, and all? That is a theory. Funny how few people dismiss it as “just a theory.”
“We therefore give the word 'intelligence' to this wondrously complex and multifaceted set of human capabilities. This shorthand symbol is then reified and intelligence achieves a dubious status as a unitary thing” -- Stephen Jay Gould
All disputes in science are resolved by evidence and observation, and evidence and observation must follow the rules of logic. It just takes some time.
"Scientists, being as a rule more or less human beings, passionately stick up for their ideas, their pet theories. It's up to someone else to show you are wrong.".--Niles Eldredge
Science requires one admit there are unknowns. I think that’s one reason folks reject it.
The concept of the “blank slate” has been discredited among philosophers, psychologist, and other scientists for several decades, but many educators continue to assume students arrive in classrooms with no relevant experiences and that students need only pay sufficient attention to learn the information teachers tell them.
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
