Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Hey IT... if you don't tell folks things have changed, you can't complain they aren't using 'em right.

Hey users... If you aren't following the steps IT says you need to to get systems to work, you can't complain.

The Challenge of Effective #edtech Leadership
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/08/the-challenge-of-effective-edtech-leadership/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.”
― Carl Sagan

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein
I'm not sure Einstein ever said or wrote this, but it is accurate.

I took a few years away from presenting and writing professionally to undertake some curriculum development projects. This spring I've had a break from that work, and it feels good to be writing and presenting again.

Don't forget to double check what AI told you. Ask the new AI-powered search!

This, my friends, is why we should not let AI do our writing. Our feeds will be full of things like this: "Just learned about self-driving clothes! Imagine never having to iron again. The future is wrinkle-free, folks!"

Improving Conceptual Artifacts
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/06/improving-conceptual-artifacts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Here is your regular reminder that my dismissal of your ideas isn't unfair. I just don't have time for unreasonable babbling.

Look at your syllabus. Ask “Who decides the product?” and “Who decides the content?”

If you never answer "the student" then its time to redesign your course.

I watch school leaders closely. It amazes me the number who are uncomfortable around students.

"Projects" are defined much differently in different courses.

Elevator Pitch on Wikipedia https://hackscience.net/2024/03/26/elevator-pitch-on-wikipedia/

If your data isn’t triangulated, I don’t trust it.

Why Educational Design Research
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/05/why-educational-design-research/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I’ve worked in education for decades. I have honed the skill of recognizing when folks are delusional in their rationalization of situations. I honed the skill watching adults not youngsters.

Making predictions as a teacher is not problematic; believing we know exactly what students will need, and basing those beliefs on our own past experience is problematic.

If we don’t decide what is reality first, then we probably won’t change anything.

Your credibility as a teacher matters. Students gotta see you as effective.