Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Taylorism was *not* designed for education.

A blog post, now with audio, on teaching information-rich fields:
https://www.hackscience.education/education-for-information-rich-fields/

“Observation is the only means for us to ascertain whether or not the picture that we formed is correct.”

Interdependence is the basis of effective organizations.

I just read a piece about how #OER textbooks are a "disruptive innovation." Sure, they might interfere with textbook profits (if we can continue to increase adoption), but I think it is disingenuous to suggest they will disrupt #education. #teaching #school #highered

I encountered “infrastructuring” for the first time... the more I think about it the more I like it.

Knowing “things” is of limited use... knowing how things interact... that is useful.

When ideas become popular, they are appropriated by everyone for everything that makes ‘em vacuous. I once heard (seriously), “I want my students to learn, so my lectures are the real ‘student-centered’ teaching.” This was from a 5th grade teacher... who lectured!

Learning styles don’t exist, but teaching styles definitely do.

“Leveraging” has a “meaningless buzz word” feel, but it accurately describes what can be done with well-deployed #edtech

If you are ignoring theory, you aren’t really being data-driven.

A blog post (now with audio) on the history of computers in schools
https://www.hackscience.education/when-computers-started-school/

Are You Being Scientific?
a blog post
https://www.hackscience.education/are-you-being-scientific/

A blog post on the need for educators to lead #edtech
https://www.hackscience.education/where-the-rationale-for-school-it-breaks-down/

There is a difference between what we “swallow” when learning and what we “assimilate” when learning. Schools have abandoned one.

A More Accurate View of Science, a blog post
#science #STEM
https://www.hackscience.education/a-more-accurate-view-of-science/

A blog post on imagination and education
https://www.hackscience.education/the-troubling-paradox-of-imagination-and-education/

"Action without faith is misguided." Really? I can't imagine a statement that is more misguided than that one.

When it is well done, science blurs reality by asking more questions with each one it answers.

A former colleague used to tell the story of getting pulled over for speeding on the way to work. The officer said, “If you give me a good excuse, I won’t write the speeding ticket.” He replied, “I’m a teacher and I have to make copies for my students.” He did not get the ticket.