Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

What if technology is helping us do things that don't matter?

One thing I learned during 30 years using, teaching, managing, researching technology... it rarely has the effects you predict.

I paid to attend a conference this fall. Virtual conference and in-person for one price. Turns out, I can't attend the in-person and most of the virtual presenters are not showing up. Guess who won't pay an attendance fee (virtual or in-person) next year.

My professional organization used a new platform to host their conference program this year. it was terrible.

The reason I don't use AI to improve my writing of, say, emails is that no one would believe it came from me were there no typos.

Every group of students is unique, and lessons don’t transfer in the way teachers believe .

The most flawed educational proposals proceed from the position that education is an engineering problem, thus we can build educational systems can be built to create systems that produce measurable achievement reliably.

“Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.”
― Eric Hoffer

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”
― Eric Hoffer

"I can't explain it" doesn't prove it can't be. I just means *you* can't explain it. It might be that you are not be that smart.

The more diverse your team, the better your decisions.

“Fire is an external stomach” sure makes sense.

The smartest people ask the best questions.

If you assume natural selection—evolution—produces perfection, you misunderstand it.

Intelligence depends on how you define it.

No IT professional will be satisfied if their systems are perceived to be difficult to use or ineffective.

After considerable effort and expense to implement solutions, the original problem may remain, or the solution may have caused other problems.

I think there is an instructor who has their students but a copy of my book that is available under Creative Commons. If that is you, thank you.

I used to support students bringing devices into school to be used in lessons. Notice that sentence is in the past tense.

If students use an app on their phone to assist with homework--think graphing calculator --do teachers have an obligation to help them learn how to operate it?