Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Hey #edtech community. Can we please be honest and admit we are on the Google Workspaces bandwagon because it is free and not because it is really the best platform for teachers and students and administrators?

Information is not terribly useful. Idea, relationships, associations, organizations, interactions are examples of what is useful and instructive and what helps to frame and solve problems.

Remember when we had shops in schools? Yeah... that as great. No, really. It was great.

When “privileged” becomes the same as “true,” we are in trouble.

Some become annoyed when reality contradicts their theory. Others engage in special pleading, explaining how observers misinterpreted their version reality. Others learn from it and and move on to learn more.

“It is hearsay upon hearsay, and I do not choose to rest my belief in such evidence.” -Thomas Paine

Answering the question “What problem does this technology create?” is equally important once concluding “This technology solves our problem.” #technology #edtech #education #leadership

What are the red herrings that distract your leaders?

Recognizing progress over achievement is sound, but remember what Alfie Kohn wrote about pizza. #education

Old, bad arguments never die (they don’t fade away either), particularly when they match our hopes. - Stephen Jay Gould.

If it cannot be disproved, it isn’t #science.

Can we haves collective grammatical resolution? No more stray capital letters.

Stasis is the norm for complex systems; change, when provoked at all, is usually rapid and episodic. -Stephen Jay Gould

Yeah, so the Earth may (surely will) survive human hubris... humans, not so much.

My uncle who died from ALS would refuse rides saying, “I want to walk while I still can.” I forget his #wisdom some days.

https://buff.ly/JUbvEo8

A blog post of how we in IT can fix how we fix #edtech problems.
https://buff.ly/69yQV8a

If you must continue to post your meeting norms after a few meetings, then you can be confident either you do not model them, or your participants didn’t believe you.

“Scientific questions cannot be decided by majority vote.” #science

Can we stop worrying about defining and conducting formative and summative assessments? When #teachers and #students focus attention on ideas and understanding of ideas, it doesn't matter. Evaluations, student performance, outcomes, or whatever you choose to call it will improve.