Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

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

“The true beauty of nature is her amplitude; she neither exists for nor because of us....” -Stephen Jay Gould #wisdom from #scientist #biology This is why we study #science, without it we cannot gain such insight.

Absolute standards of performance is a poor way to evaluate capacity for competition in biological systems. I wonder why we insist they are appropriate for educational systems.

Why are insects largely absent from marine ecosystems (compared to terrestrial ecosystems)? That is a question worth study. #biology #STEM #Science

#edtech used exclusively for improving our ability to teach to and administer tests must be discarded.

#Schools in which #leaders and #teachers believe they should tell #students what they should learn demonstrate they misunderstand the role of curiosity in #learning.

The reason #students see no connection between #school and their goals may be they have no goals. Perhaps part of our job as #educators is to help them develop goals, directions, and interests.

Learning *within* a field is far more effective than learning *about* a field. #education #teaching

Human social interactions depend on several complex brain functions. These include the ability to perceive subtle social signals, recognize patterns in behavior, construct and recall complex ideas, and control actions in response to these perceptions and understandings.

Most social interaction in primates is associated with increased activity in the neocortex. The neocortex is the outermost layer of the cerebrum and is involved in many complex cognitive functions, including those necessary for navigating social environments.

Social Brain Hypothesis: The theory that social factors are the primary driver of brain evolution, particularly in primates.

Ecological Brain Hypothesis: The theory that ecological factors are the primary driver of brain evolution.

Social Brian Hypothesis seems more important in human evolution.

Correlation: A statistical relationship between two or more variables that does not necessarily imply causation.

Some #datadriven folks seem to ignore this.

The reason "artificial intelligence" is so hard to measure has to do with the noun, not the adjective.

Data Security helps maintain data integrity and keep data safe. Know about access requirements (who sees data), data encryption (making data unreadable), data transmission protection, and data masking. #DataSecurity #DataIntegrity

Cybersecurity programs aim to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information and systems, often referred to as the CIA Triad.

Effective curriculum design should consider the zone of proximal development for each student and provide a range of support mechanisms.

With Zone of Proximal Development, think of learning difficulty on a graph: skills below the ZPD are ones students can do independently. Skills above the ZPD are currently beyond their capacity.

Standard deviation measures data dispersion around the mean, indicating how spread out the values are. A higher standard deviation implies greater volatility or variability in the data.

Measures of frequency, like counts and percentages, help understand how often specific values or categories occur within a dataset. This provides insight into the distribution and commonality of data points.

Importantly, generative AI and traditional AI are not mutually exclusive. Generative AI can complement existing traditional AI investments, like using generative models for free conversation and predictive models for sentiment analysis in a chatbot. #AIIntegration #AICoexistence