In modern artificial intelligence circles, few concepts generate as much debate as the value alignment problem. Put simply, it is the challenge of ensuring autonomous AI systems pursue goals and generate solutions that genuinely align with human values and intent. With earlier generations of software, humans retained strict control. We wrote deterministic rules, curated the Read More
I fond an old microblogging post that I posted about 4 years ago. I posted: When designing technology solutions, ask questions… lots of questions… too many questions. Users have many assumptions they believe you understand, but you don’t. I decided to see what would happen if I had AI compose a 500 word blog post Read More
This is an exceprt from my book Efficacious Educational Technology. It is available under a Creative Commons license. You can find a link to it inder the “Get Gary’s Books” menu above. Educational researchers are almost always in search of interventions that will improve learning. When designing experiments to accomplish this, the changes made are Read More
This is an excerpt from my recent book. You can find it under the “Get Gary’s Books” menu above. The title is Efficacious Educational Technology. This section is from the chapter on theories and educational technololgy. When a theory is parsimonious it is the least complex it can be. An example of increasing parsimony in Read More
This is an excerpt from my recent book, Efficacious Educational Technology: A Guide for School and Technology Leaders. It was published under a Creative Commons license and it can be accessed through this page. 247: Models of Technology-Rich Teaching | RSS.com As an education technology professional, you will collaborate with the teachers and educational leaders Read More
Creating an inclusive learning environment requires more than just welcoming words on the first day of class; it demands that every student, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, can fully engage with course content. Accessibility in education ensures that students with visual, auditory, cognitive, or physical impairments have equal access to information. If you are Read More
This is an excerpt from my book Efficacious Educational Technology which is available under a Creative Commons (CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0) license. You can find an editable version under the link in “Get Gary’s Books” menu above. This section chapter begins the chapter Concepts of Schools in which I suggest that schools are familiar places for Read More
This is an excerpt from my book: Efficacious Educational Technology: A Guide for School and Technology Leaders. It is available under a Creative Commons license (CC BY‑NC‑SA 4.0). You can find digital versions of it on my page entitled Efficacious Educational Technology and you can get a printed copy on the Lulu bookstore. It is Read More
When I was an undergraduate student, my major was science education. Specifically, I wanted to be a biology teacher; within biology, I was primarily interested in zoology. I took a botany course to meet distraction requirements, and immediately enjoyed the smaller class (most of the courses like cel biology and animal physiology were filled with Read More
Here is yet another post from 20 years ago. I originally wrote this an article to go into a newsletter written for middle school educators, but it was never published. The human brain is the focus of education. If our students are to have the ability to use the lessons we teach as they solve Read More