Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Especially in this century, education has become the focus of much political attention.

Learning is social knowledge-building rather than individual cognition.

Decade or so ago it was predicted top-down, standardized curriculum and test-dominated assessment would be replaced by collaborative curriculum and performance-based assessment. This has not been realized.

Advocates for technology integration approach curriculum and instruction planning as predictable; educators proceed as if they know unambiguously and in advance which technologies will accomplish which goals. This is dubious.

Cognition is a zero-sum quantity; so the amount used for one purpose is unavailable for other purposes.

Educators can and should assume responsibility for being able to use (or quickly learn to use) new or updated operating systems, productivity software, and emerging Internet-based information sources.

When computers first arrived in classrooms, they were unfamiliar to many teachers. The simplest tasks of powering computers on and loading programs required training. It is surprising how common such request continue to be,

Educators whose careers extend more than a few years, will experience the arrival of new devices, platforms, and information sources multiple times.

In drawing parallels between the history of life and the history of societies (including our 21st century society), biologist Geerat Vermeij observed, “the most effective adaptation for dealing with unforeseen circumstances is adaptability." Educators should pay attention.

Bricolage is a necessary skill today.

The ability to draw reasonable and evidence-based conclusions gets a lot of chatter, but little attention.

Headings in Documents
https://hackscience.education/2020/04/27/headings-in-documents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Is AI gaining tacit knowledge? Or does it only appear so? Or does it appear so?

Thinking About Adult Learners
https://hackscience.education/2020/04/24/thinking-about-adult-learners/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Computers can remember with precision and longevity, and computers can follow algorithms at billions of steps per second. That does not make them intelligent.

When humans speak or shout, they can communicate with those who are listening. It requires only the anatomy and physiology of the human body and develops in most humans with no special training. Speech and hearing are ephemeral and local, however. If speech is unheard, then it is lost, and it functions only over relatively short distances.

Elevator Pitch: Leveraging #edtech
https://buff.ly/4gh9diS

“We have come to the edge of a world of which we have no experience, and where all of our preconceptions must be recast.” D'Arcy Thompson was referring to biology, but it is appropriate today.

Elevator Pitch on Student Engagement
https://hackscience.education/2020/04/23/elevators-pitch-on-student-engagement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"Can you please make my Zoom meeting open for anyone?"
I can, but I won't. I can send you to the directions, but I need a paper trail that I advised against it.