Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

Appropriate Proper Reasonable

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

Author

Dr. Gary L. Ackerman

Category

Education

Podcast website

hackscience.education

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

46: Bridging the Gap: Educational Theory and Practice 19.01.2025

AI-generated episode on the gap between theory and practice in education. Based on a blog: Bridging the Gap: Educational Theory and Practice

45: Three Questions About Assessment 19.01.2025

An AI-generated deep-dive focusing on a blog post related to assessment in classrooms: https://hackscience.education/2017/12/27/three-questions-about-assessment/

44: The Human Social Brain 13.01.2025

Another audio deep dive of a podcast episode: https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/humans-social-brains/

43: Media and Attention 09.01.2025

Another in my continued series of AI generated deep dives of older blog posts. Check out the episode art for this one as this image get to the idea. Find the original episode here: https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/media-and-attention/

42: Educator Capacity in a Digital Age 03.01.2025

An AI-generated deep dive based on a chapter from my 2015 book.

41: Communication in Preliterate Societies 03.01.2025

Yet another AI generated deep dive based on a podcast: https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/interaction-in-preliterate-cultures/

40: Let’s Diversify Computer Education 01.12.2024

An AI-generated deep dive into my blog post with the same title: https://hackscience.education/2024/04/06/lets-diversify-computer-education/

39: Don't Be The Department of "No" 01.12.2024

An AI generated deep dive based on my blog post by the same title: https://hackscience.education/2024/10/27/dont-be-the-department-of-no/

38: Why We Scaffold 25.11.2024

An AI-generated episode based on a blog post: https://hackscience.education/2024/03/22/why-we-scaffold/

37: Natural Technology 22.11.2024

An AI-generated episode based on a post from my blog: https://hackscience.education/2017/12/27/natural-technology/

36; Three Important Papers 19.11.2024

An AI generated episode extending a blog posts I wrote about three papers: The first paper , written by Vannevar Bush in 1945, predicted the rise of computers and their ability to store and access vast amounts of information, envisioning a future where researchers could readily navigate and contribute to a massive interconnected knowledge base. The second paper , published by Claude Shannon in 194...

35: Narcissistic Educators 19.11.2024

I wrote a blog post some years ago after leaving a position where leaders I judged to be narcissistic were in charge. I summarized when I had learned about these folks. Recently, I had generative AI create a podcast based on my post. It summarized the post: The author, a teacher of almost 30 years, examines the presence and impact of narcissistic educators in schools. He identifies several behavio...

33: Learning Tasks in Digital World 09.11.2024

This episode was generated by AI and is based on the chapter entitled "Learner Tasks" from my 2015 book.

34: Improving System Capacity to Support Technology in Education 09.11.2024

An AI-generated episode from the chapter of my 2015 book entitled "System Capacity."

The Application of Technology Acceptance to Educational Design 03.11.2024

An AI-generated episode based on a paper I presented at a conference in 2016.

Strategies to Increase Technology Acceptance 02.11.2024

AI generated based on a published chapter.

31: Technology in Support of Diverse Assessment 02.11.2024

An interesting episode from Notebook LM. I uploaded a paper I presented a few years ago. The LLM appeared to begin as an interview format with one of the voices playing the expert, but that did not develop in the episode. Further, it made a reference to a specific tool, but only one of the two that were integrated in that part of project.

30: IT Infrastructure in Schools 27.10.2024

AI-generated podcast based on a chapter from my 2015 book.

29: Learning in the Digital World 24.10.2024

Yet another episode generated by uploading a PDF of a chapter I have written to Notebook LM.

28: Learners in the Digital World 20.10.2024

Yet another episode in which I used Notebook LM to create a two-way deep dive conversation based on a chapter from my 2015 book,

27: Education as a Wicked Problem 18.10.2024

Another episode created with the "deep-dive conversation" tool in Notebook LM. This is based on a chapter from my 2015 book.

26: Open Source Online Learning in Rural Communities 14.10.2024

My third episode created using Notebook LM. It is based on Ackerman, G. (2018). Open source online learning in rural communities . In I. Bouchrika, N. Harrati, & P. Vu. Handbook of research on learner experience and usability in online education . IGI-Global.

B2: Network Security: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability 13.10.2024

An audio version of an "elevator pitch" blog post introducing this idea that is central to network security.

25: Leadership and the Adoption of Innovative Planning 11.10.2024

My second episode created using Notebook LM based on my earlier writing. This one is the tw0-way deep dive conversation generated from a PDF of: Ackerman, G. (2020). Leadership and the adoption of innovative planning . In. J. O’Connor (Ed.), Strategic leadership in PK-12 settings , (pp. 65-81). IGI-Global.

24: A Typology of Professional Development: Training, Planning, Design 06.10.2024

A colleague and I were exploring Notebook LM. I uploaded a PDF of a book chapter I wrote a few years ago, and had the AI create a "deep dive conversation." This episode is that audio.

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