Dr. Gary Ackerman
@garyackermanphd.bsky.social
Let’s stop conflating using vocabulary with understanding.
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Let’s stop conflating using vocabulary with understanding.
Seriously, stop using kiddos when you mean students.
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Seriously, stop using kiddos when you mean students.
Yeah… actually, I am familiar with your argument. It has been rejected by reason and data. I’m under no obligation to take it seriously.
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yeah… actually, I am familiar with your argument. It has been rejected by reason and data. I’m under no obligation to take it seriously.
t is fun to go to research conferences and watch qualitative researchers feign interest in quantitative studies.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
t is fun to go to research conferences and watch qualitative researchers feign interest in quantitative studies.
Hey tech people… if you aren’t talking to users, your designs will fail.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Hey tech people… if you aren’t talking to users, your designs will fail.
ChatGPT can write emails for me!
Yeah, back in my day, we used templates.
Yeah, back in my day, we used templates.
November 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
ChatGPT can write emails for me!
Yeah, back in my day, we used templates.
Yeah, back in my day, we used templates.
ChatGPT can write a syllabus!
Yeah… back in my day, we would look at the table of contents of a textbook.
Yeah… back in my day, we would look at the table of contents of a textbook.
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
ChatGPT can write a syllabus!
Yeah… back in my day, we would look at the table of contents of a textbook.
Yeah… back in my day, we would look at the table of contents of a textbook.
Here is your regular reminder that “average” doesn’t tell you anything meaningful.
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Here is your regular reminder that “average” doesn’t tell you anything meaningful.
Yeah, your post with an infographic on learning styles… I will not reposting it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Yeah, your post with an infographic on learning styles… I will not reposting it.
I want a t-shirt with rather specific sayings/ images. I can upload my designs and get as many as I want. It’s a great time to be alive.
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I want a t-shirt with rather specific sayings/ images. I can upload my designs and get as many as I want. It’s a great time to be alive.
When I’m in a research mindset, clear and precise definitions are important; when I’m in an understanding mindset, concepts are much more important.
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
When I’m in a research mindset, clear and precise definitions are important; when I’m in an understanding mindset, concepts are much more important.
Some students go to school to learn the curriculum, others go to learn to game the system.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Some students go to school to learn the curriculum, others go to learn to game the system.
“Much that I have been taught is not true.” Some students speak with great wisdom.
November 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“Much that I have been taught is not true.” Some students speak with great wisdom.
When I’m interviewing candidates, I watch where they look on after asking a question that requires thought. If they “stare off” and avoid eye contact for a moment, I know they are giving their answer some thought, so I should pay particular attention to it.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
When I’m interviewing candidates, I watch where they look on after asking a question that requires thought. If they “stare off” and avoid eye contact for a moment, I know they are giving their answer some thought, so I should pay particular attention to it.
We are at the point in the semester where requests begin with, “I know I should have asked about this earlier,” and end with “will it be done tomorrow?”
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
We are at the point in the semester where requests begin with, “I know I should have asked about this earlier,” and end with “will it be done tomorrow?”
The problem with competence: your area of responsibility is perceived to be problem-free, so support for it is cut.
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The problem with competence: your area of responsibility is perceived to be problem-free, so support for it is cut.
Discussing generative AI with faculty: "Figuring out this is going to be harder that we think, and we think it is going to be hard."
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Discussing generative AI with faculty: "Figuring out this is going to be harder that we think, and we think it is going to be hard."
I’m at that age. I just put my phone down to look for my phone in my pockets.
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I’m at that age. I just put my phone down to look for my phone in my pockets.
Trust your students to learn.
November 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Trust your students to learn.
So, I have a test message from an unknown person/ address, but they are thanking me for my work! Finally, some one appreciates me! I’m off to connect with them. I mean nothing can go wrong… right?
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So, I have a test message from an unknown person/ address, but they are thanking me for my work! Finally, some one appreciates me! I’m off to connect with them. I mean nothing can go wrong… right?
What’s wrong? I just “doom scrolled” for 5 minutes before a meeting started, and I did not see a single post about ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What’s wrong? I just “doom scrolled” for 5 minutes before a meeting started, and I did not see a single post about ChatGPT.
Human actions must be interpreted in light of human culture. Facts must be interpreted in light of theory scientific theory.
Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah, pretty much.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Human actions must be interpreted in light of human culture. Facts must be interpreted in light of theory scientific theory.
Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah, pretty much.
Technologies (any technologies) rarely transfer into other places/ cultures in the ways we expect.
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Technologies (any technologies) rarely transfer into other places/ cultures in the ways we expect.
I left teaching almost 7 years ago. I really miss coming in to find the copier jammed on Monday mornings.
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I left teaching almost 7 years ago. I really miss coming in to find the copier jammed on Monday mornings.
I actually used a “buying lots of fruit” problem when I taught math… it was based on my son’s experience as a clubhouse manager in baseball. Just giving that context of a real-world situation helped students pay attention--- not all but some.
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I actually used a “buying lots of fruit” problem when I taught math… it was based on my son’s experience as a clubhouse manager in baseball. Just giving that context of a real-world situation helped students pay attention--- not all but some.