Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
Every technology comprises other technologies. As a result, any technology can be deconstructed into its component technologies, and each technology can be understood as part of a larger complex of technologies.
Your computer remembers.... but not like we do. Our memories are faulty, its is not.
Elevator Pitch on “Effective Schools”
https://hackscience.education/2020/02/05/elevator-pitch-on-effective-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Our digital devices help us shout--post your words and they can be heard around the globe almost instantly.
The idea of using new technology for cognitive tasks has been well-received by some and ill-received by others, and that has been true throughout human history.
Metacognition is the working of learning what you know. Those who are metacognitive understand who they have learned, they can apply their learning in different situations, they can identify gaps in their knowledge, and they can fill in those gaps. WIthout this, you don't really know anything.
I am of the opinion that the future is sure to be uncertain for individuals if not for society. I am also of the opinion that the only way to successfully navigate an uncertain future is to be prepared to learn. This requires an adaptability we are not teaching.
“When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown.”― Stephen Jay Gould
If I am proven wrong, that is not evidence you are right.
Just because many famous events have been the product of conspiracies does not mean you should concoct a conspiracy to explain everything.
So many great theories are wrong. The advocates don't know they are wrong, but they are wrong nonetheless.
That transition from induction (I observe this, so I conclude that) to deduction (if my conclusion is correct I predict another thing will happen) is one many "evidence-based" folks never complete.
Reconceptualizing “Career and College Ready”
https://hackscience.education/2020/02/02/reconceptualizing-career-and-college-ready/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
If your "data" is a single measurement, it is not worth the time it took for you to obtain it,
Yeah... actually you are not good at multitasking . .
“The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.”
― Stephen Jay Gould
Data is fine... actually it isn't when it is valued more than understanding... which it usually is
Artificial intelligence doesn't worry me as much as natural stupidity.
- On the web:
- https://hackscience.education/
Director of Teaching and Learning Innovation at a community college in New England
Retired k-12 science/ math/ technology teacher/ technology integration specialist/ coordinator
Joined Nov 2022
