Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Our history is the source of our inertia when faced with innovation.

Edtech for IT: Accessibility Checkers https://hackscience.net/2024/05/19/edtech-for-it-accessibility-checkers/

For a long time I thought I could not hear folks because of my hearing. Turns out hearing aids don’t help when people mumble.

The Nature of Data
https://hackscience.education/2019/08/20/the-nature-of-data/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Ideas About Education that Deserve Our Attention #2
https://hackscience.education/2019/08/19/ideas-about-education-that-deserve-our-attention-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The more confident the predictions, the less reliable the predictor.

Elevator Pitch: ADA & Multimedia https://hackscience.net/2024/05/16/elevator-pitch-ada-multimedia/

We have plenty of data. Wisdom on what it means… that’s what is lacking.

Most of what you “know” about school is a myth.

“Data” in schools makes them transactional institutions. Learning… real learning that changes how you see the world… is not transactional.

Ideas About Education that Deserve Our Attention #1
https://hackscience.education/2019/08/18/ideas-about-education-that-deserve-our-attention-1/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

IT needs to spend time in active classrooms… the patterns of IT use are likely to be unfamiliar.

I can always tell administrators who have never done the work they manage.

“It should serve you, not my ego.” Yeah… we don’t believe you.

Refusing to use a microphone demonstrates you disrespect your audience.

On Electronic Portfolios
https://hackscience.education/2019/08/16/on-electronic-portfolios/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Experience thinking critically, creatively, and practically about complex problems and their potential solutions... let's do that in school

What if students actively access their learning and do not believe the test results?

Maybe students frame complex problems and solve them (or attempt to solve them) rather than only learning about the problems.

When I started with computers (1982 or so), they told me GIGO. Recent observation suggests it’s still true.