Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

A journal kept 35+ years ago in my first year teaching contains, "Competition can drive students away from learning." I was insightful :)

“He is a smart man with a weird belief and a lot of money to legitimize it.” - Michael Shermer

I saw Grace Hooper speak my freshman year in college... Had no idea who she was.

I learn so much when in kindergarten classes from teachers and students!

Really, it's okay to reserve judgement until the evidence is in. - Carl Sagan

A post for my network security students about cryptography:
https://buff.ly/4aaGee1

Sometimes people collect the data before they develop good theories. Without theory, data is meaningless.

Instant feedback (from computer) is good; insightful feedback (from human) is better.

When we consider data (least meaning) < information < knowledge < wisdom (most meaning ), one wonders why we focus so much on data.

We can't simultaneously optimize everything.

Stop worrying about outcomes, start worrying about learning.
Heresy that must become mainstream

"What if we gave a test and no one came?" my notes say this came from Alfie Kohn.

When the IT folks say "it can't be done," they means, "it shouldn't be done," "it is too expensive," "we don't have the time," or "I don't know how."

Cliff Stoll: Data is not information, info is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom. Yet schools focus on...?

Learning is working on the line between competence and incompetence.

In isolation, neurons are unremarkable.

We can’t even be reasonable with drones, when we get flying cars we are in trouble.

We can’t define artificial intelligence because we don’t know what natural intelligence is.

Interaction in Preliterate Societies
https://buff.ly/3DFT3kg
A blog post turned AI-generated podcast.

There are so many great IT tools until you use them.