Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

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Education EN ↓ 225 episodes

A podcast about technology in schools hosted by Dr. Gary L. Ackerman Season 1 features episodes I recorded myself, with some including questions or prompts that were created with a text to speech tool. Season 2 features episodes that were created using the two-voice deep dive conversation tool in Notebook LM. https://hackscience.education Help Me Clean Out My Library-- See the books I have listed on eBay

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Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

Episodes

146: Students are Not Blank Slates 08.11.2025 11:40

Blog post on the nature of student: Students are Not Blank Slates

145: Social Aspects of Learning 08.11.2025 13:18

A blog post on the Social Aspect of Learning

143: The Paradox of Moving Goals 08.11.2025 13:01

A blog post on what I call the " Paradox of Moving Goals ."

143: Some Observations of Learning 01.11.2025 11:33

A blog post on the nature of learning: Some Observations of Learning

142: Inert Knowledge 01.11.2025 16:39

A blob post on Whitehead's idea of inert knowledge: Inert Knowledge

141: Rogers' Stages of Adoption 25.10.2025 9:01

A blog post on Everett Rogers stages

140: AWS Autoscaling and Monitoring 25.10.2025 14:52

A blog post for students preparing fo rhte AWS Cloud Practitioner exam.

139: AWS Well-Architectured Framework 18.10.2025 15:45

A blog post on the AWS Well-Architectured Framework for those preparing the the AWS Cloud Practitoner exam.

138: AWS Compute 18.10.2025 33:19

A blog post a compute for those preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam

137: AWS Databases 18.10.2025 19:05

A blog post for those studying databases for thos epreparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam.

136: AWS Storage 18.10.2025 19:22

A blog post on storage for those prepaering for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam. AWS Storage

135: AWS Networking and Content Delivery 13.10.2025 13:09

A blog post for those preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam; focusing on networking and content delivery. AWS Networking and Content Delivery

134: The Purposes of Education 13.10.2025 12:57

A blog post on the purposes of education: The Purposes of Education

133: Planning and Goals 12.10.2025 11:08

A blog post looking at the history of goals: Planning and Goals

132: AWS Security 09.10.2025 15:36

A blog post for my students preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam. AWS Security

131: AWS Global Infrastructure 07.10.2025 16:44

This is a blog post with a digital deep dive for my students preparing for the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam. https://hackscience.education/2025/10/07/aws-global-infrastructure/

130: Ethical, Legal, and Responsible Computing 05.10.2025 9:37

I am not a lawyer, but I have worked in IT for decides, and this is episode draws on my experience being a responsible leader: Ethical, Legal, and Responsible Computing

129: Cloud Computing 05.10.2025 14:40

An episode based on my blog post on cloud computing for my students studying for AWS Cloud Practitioner exam. https://hackscience.education/2025/09/20/cloud-computing/

128: AWS Cloud Practitioners: Economics and Billing 05.10.2025 25:36

An audio deep-dive of a blog post on AWS Cloud Practitioners Economics and Billing https://hackscience.education/2025/10/05/a-cloud-practitioners-guide-to-aws-economics-and-billing/

127: Straightening of the S-Curve 04.10.2025 12:34

A blog post looking at the S-curve and innovation in educational technology. https://hackscience.education/2018/11/26/the-shape-of-innovation/

126: AI in Education: A Debate 04.10.2025 11:46

A blog post, in which I added a debate in audio generated by AI. The debate brings in many very important ideas, and it strengthens my point :) https://hackscience.education/2025/10/04/how-ai-helps-teaching-and-learning/ This post was motivated by a chapter in Madhumita Murgia's Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI.

123: Which #edtech Tools Get Used? 27.09.2025 1:15

A blog post describing characteristics of #edtech that facilitate adoption: Which #edtech Tools Get Used?

125: School Leaders, Technology, and “Spin” 27.09.2025 13:27

A blog post on IT and school leadership: School Leaders, Technology, and “Spin” – hackscience.education

124: IT for Teaching 27.09.2025 14:21

A blog post on different models of teaching with IT: IT for Teaching – hackscience.education

122: Deeper Learning Principles 20.09.2025 1:39

A blog post on deeper learning principles: https://hackscience.education/2018/11/06/deeper-learning-principles/ Based on: Carmean, Colleen, and Jeremy Haefner. 2002. “Mind over Matter: Transforming Course Management Systems into Effective Learning Environments.” EDUCAUSE Review 46(6): 26-34.