Author: Gary Ackerman
#elevatorpitches Facial Recognition
Facial recognition technology is a form of biometric technology that uses computer algorithms to identify individuals based on their unique facial features. It works by analyzing an image or video of a face, extracting key features like the distance between the eyes, nose, and mouth, and comparing these features to a database of known faces.
Technology in Education
Recently, I have been involved in a number of projects designed to adapt generative AI to educationally relevant task. Along the way, I have been finding some adaptations of some of my writing that is spot-on. This post is comprises some questions and answers generated from a chapter entitled “Learner Tasks” in my 2015 book. Read More
AI Generated Post: Planning Based on Educational Design Research
Iterative planning, central to educational design research, allows schools to continuously refine their technology implementations based on real-world feedback:
AI Generated Post: Education as a Technology
Seeing education as a technology helps us understand its evolution, development, and impact. Like other technologies, education has a modular structure, meaning it consists of interconnected components (curriculum, instruction, assessment). It is also recursive, existing at multiple levels (classroom, school, district). Recognizing education as a technology allows us to analyze its effectiveness, adapt to changing Read More
AI Generated: Data Security
What security measures are necessary to protect data? Data security involves protecting data from unauthorized access, modification, and disclosure. Key security measures include:
AI Generated Post: The Challenge of Integrating Technology
Generative AI arrived in our schools a few years ago with ChatGPT and our collective concern about its future for our work. In the time since, we have been negotiating its place in education. We seem to be narrowing in on several applications that are useful in making people “smart.” One activity that has focused Read More
Dimensions of Assessment
Three Dimensions of Learning: Imagine the data we would get is we designed school assessment system to focus on three areas: Habits of Effective Learners: Measured using traditional Course Grades, capturing content knowledge, task completion, compliance, and participation. Comparison to Other Populations: Measured using Standardized Tests like SBAC, SAT, and PSAT, providing a benchmark against Read More
Don’t be the Department of “No”
It is conference season for educators. It comes three times per year: In the middle of fall, after the semester has gotten started, but before the end of the term crunch starts. Again, in the middle of the spring semester and finally (to a lesser degree) in the summer. For educators, these can be refreshing. Read More
On Digital Information
With the arrival of digital electronic computers late in the 20th century, the stability and predictability of necessary literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge evaporated. The ability to know information and to be able to recall it on demand is a skill that is losing importance as online encyclopedias become available on handheld computers. Calculators Read More