Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Yes, you may be knowledgeable, but that doesn’t mean you know all of the nuances.

Media and Attention
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/media-and-attention/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Humans’ Social Brains
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/humans-social-brains/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I had some colleagues publicly criticize me recently. Those folks are now incredulous that I’m keeping my distance from them. 🤦‍♂️

TPCK: A Framework for IT Planning in Schools
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/28/tpck-a-framework-for-it-planning-in-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Don’t be confused by thinking “average” (as in mean) really tells you anything interesting.

Yesterday, I said, “if we give students projects in class, then they have something to talk about in job interviews.” The group heard an innovative idea; I was sharing part of my approach to teaching that I have followed for decades.

Three Questions about Assessment
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/27/three-questions-about-assessment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The folks who rant so about how vital basic knowledge is are the same folks who used to whine if they couldn’t bring a page of notes to the exam.

“Write 500 words a day and your book will be done in a couple of months,” says the person who doesn’t understand drafts and editing.

The (Overturned) Standard Model of Education
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/26/the-overturned-standard-model-of-education/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OK… you said we needed rules that everyone followed, so we made them. Now, you are saying you won’t follow them because you don’t like them. 🤦‍♂️

So much “data-driven” decision-making starts with the decision and then finds the data.

IT and Users: An Inverse Relationship
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/21/it-and-users-an-inverse-relationship/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It is OK to say, “I don’t know,” when asked what do you think.

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: Competent teams and individuals do more with fewer resources than others. When they push back or leave, they are demonized.

I work in #edtech. I have found lots of ways to tell folks “that tool that you adore… it really sucks.”

Sure, money may not be the motivator within a population that we think, but I maintain it does affect the composition of the population. In my years as a STEM teacher, I often heard students making career plans, and for 35 years, potential earnings was a factor.

Telling people about things is not the same as explaining them.

A note to students: emailing “I’ve been on vacation” as a reason you haven’t completed the course work may not be well received.