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
Computers can remember with precision and longevity, and computers can follow algorithms at billions of steps per second. That does not make them intelligent.
When humans speak or shout, they can communicate with those who are listening. It requires only the anatomy and physiology of the human body and develops in most humans with no special training. Speech and hearing are ephemeral and local, however. If speech is unheard, then it is lost, and it functions only over relatively short distances.
Elevator Pitch: Leveraging #edtech
https://buff.ly/4gh9diS
“We have come to the edge of a world of which we have no experience, and where all of our preconceptions must be recast.” D'Arcy Thompson was referring to biology, but it is appropriate today.
"Can you please make my Zoom meeting open for anyone?"
I can, but I won't. I can send you to the directions, but I need a paper trail that I advised against it.
"The very act of observing disturbs the system." -Werner Heisenberg
"Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think." -Werner Heisenberg
Digital Badges: A Credential Whose Time is Now?
https://hackscience.education/2020/04/14/digital-badges-a-credential-whose-time-is-now/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
"I'm really good at multitasking."
No. No you are not.
I am convinced the "ban cell phones in school" efforts are the right thing to do, but returning to "telling and testing" is not.
At the start of the school year, I am reminded that the "it's in the syllabus" folks are the same folks who call IT/ administrative assistants/ others rather than looking it up on their own.
It seems the primary lesson taught in leaders school is "deny all failures."
In my observations of narcissists (largely school leaders), I know thye will turn on each other eventualy, and it is delightful to watch.
One thing I learned during 35 years in education: If students feel they have no control, they will take it, and make adults miserable.
- 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
