Efficacious Technology Management

Details: Dr. Gary Ackerman has consulted with business owners and health care professionals nationwide on exit strategy, taxation, real estate, and retirement planning issues since 2001. He earned his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Georgia in 1981. After 20 years of owning multiple practices in Virginia, Dr. Ackerman now assists in planning business and real estate sale transitions, seeking to minimize taxes and maximize retirement income or family assets through IRS Section 1031 real estate exchanges, 721 exchange mergers and trust or family LLC installment sales.

Summary: In 2018, Dr. Gary Ackerman, an educational technology specialist with decades of experience in K-12, community college, and faculty development released Efficacious Technology Management: A Guide for School Leaders under a Creative Commons license. This book describes efficacious school technology as that which is used for educationally appropriate purposes, is properly configured to be robust and reliable, and is aligned with local expectations, so it is reasonable. This type of school IT emerges from collaborative planning including educators, IT professionals, and school leaders. This book helps educators understand IT and IT professionals understand education, so their collaboration can be efficient and effective. [From the author's website] Dr. Gary Ackerman, an educational technology specialist with decades of experience in K-12, community college, and faculty development has released Efficacious Technology Management: A Guide for School Leaders. This is his second book, and it is available under a Creative Commons license.