Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

That which makes us more skeptical is for our benefit and the benefit of society.

Why does “mindless alliance and acquiescence” seem such a familiar stance?

I think cognitive load theory can also be used to understand lousy lectures. We spend so much thought trying to get through your convoluted language, we can’t get to your point.

Note to faculty: If you talk twice as fast just to get to your joke, you are missing the point of adding a little humor to your classroom. #teaching #highered #highschool oh, yeah, and if you are the only one speaking... your students are probably not listening.

Yeah, I’ve decided I really can’t read meaningfully in a small screen... or a large screen... give me a hardcopy and pencil and I will understand your work.

“Rapid, constant, and disruptive change is now the norm, and what succeeded in the past is no longer a guide to what will succeed in the future.” This is true in many fields, yet #education persists because of policies and practices grounded in the past.

Just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should do it. That’s what ethics are all about.

When your boss says they are looking forward to reading your next book, you cannot really abandon it.

Hey IT... do you want teachers running your servers? No? Then stop trying to tell them which technology is best for teaching. #edtech

Note to IT departments: sometimes the blank stare when you are talking to users is your fault.

Hey #educators... you do know you can fade scaffolds right? That rubric you use for the first essay is probably not needed by last.

Start with an example. Something you can see and understand. Then teach the generalities.

I’m thinking a lot about #teachers and #faculty and leaders in #highered and #highschool who have too narrow concepts of what #learning comprises. This may be one of the biggest obstacles to the #schools we need.

Overheard in faculty office: “I’m sorry, I can’t loan you my copy of that book. When I was a graduate student I wrote inappropriate notes in the margins.”

“If I didn’t believe it, I never would have seen it.” This explains way too much #DataDriven #leadership

Yeah... so... if your strategy “makes learning easier,” I’m going to be skeptical... very skeptical... you seem to misunderstand learning.

My observations of #teachers in #k12 and #highered suggests the ratchet effect in #education goes both ways... we are as likely to revert back from improved methods as to ratchet up to improvements.

Routinize planning... does this lead to transformative change?

Had an interesting an conversation with a leader... we concur that “Change or Die” is still timely.

How does one begin to rebuild organization? Bring a new perspective into leadership is a good first start.