Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Creativity is a reorganization of what exists in an environment to create something new (and often initially incongruous). It happens within a learner, then is reflected back into the environment.

Humans introduce purpose, intentionality, motivation, and meaning to the interactions that produce new knowledge. AI does not... yet.

Educators should arrive with the ability to adapt to new models of computers, and with a general awareness of how computers function and how to create documents and navigate networks.

The most important skill or proficiency or outcome for students is the ability to learn.

It is unfortunate that educators allow experts and their data to go unchallenged.

Decision-making and Facts
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/23/decision-making-and-facts/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Autonomy is grounded in authority to make decisions and the competence to identify and affect a solution. We often have plenty of competence, but no authority.

I want to know when I am failing immediately so that my staff and I can come up with a new plan and students are not exposed to something that isn’t what we want.

Hosting your own servers is great, but if they go down when campus is closed, ya gotta have a plan.

Anyone in New England... register for the NEERO conference. Three days in Portsmouth, NH hanging out with folks who are sharing their work.
https://bit.ly/48H3fmk

You are correct that I am not paying attention to you. No, this isn't being unfair, it is being reasonable and showing good judgement.

Once false stories make it to textbooks, they become facts.

Is Your Data Similar to Research?
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/22/is-your-data-similar-to-research/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Yeah, I'm glad AI isn't writing all tweets: Connected by screens, yet sometimes lonelier. Technology amplifies who we are, for better or worse.

Walking is a complex process of controlled falling. If your body forgets how to do it, relearning it can be a pain.

Standardized educational technology is great for those who manage IT, but it restricts teaching and learning.

Vet web sites before you link to them. Pay attention to language, bias, and discrimination that may not have been observed by whoever recommended it to you,

Another Reflection on Leaving Teaching
https://hackscience.education/2019/05/21/another-reflection-on-leaving-teaching/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Expect young people to question you and ask “why?”

If that bothers you... I'm just going to stare at you trying to figure out what you problem is.

I tell my students they must write down their passwords. I do not secure the paper and some one takes it and uses the passwords for nefarious purposes. (OK, this is hypothetical!)

Am I responsible for the breech?

What actions should school and IT leaders take?