Audrey WattersinThe History of the Future of EducationThe History of the Future of E-rate and Affordable Internet Access at SchoolsWhile much of the speculation about the future of education technology under President Trump has been focused on the new Secretary of…Mar 8, 20171Mar 8, 20171
Audrey WattersinData & Society: PointsRationalizing Those “Irrational” Fears of inBloomThat inBloom might exist as a cautionary tale in the annals of ed-tech is rather remarkable, if for no other reason than ed-tech — at least…Feb 16, 20171Feb 16, 20171
Audrey WattersinThe History of the Future of EducationRe·Con·Figures: The Pigeons of Ed-techThis talk was presented today at the Designs on eLearning conference. The full slide deck is available here.Sep 22, 2016Sep 22, 2016
Audrey WattersinEnabling Connected LearningAccountability: Calling Education to A CountTo be accountable is to be answerable; to be required to justify one’s actions; to be called to account. That reckoning could take the form…Sep 19, 20162Sep 19, 20162
Audrey WattersinThe History of the Future of EducationClippy and the History of the Future of Educational ChatbotsEarlier this year, Microsoft made headlines when it debuted Tay, a new chatbot modeled to speak like a teenage girl, which rather…Sep 14, 20163Sep 14, 20163
Audrey WattersThe ScoreI’m not sure what I expected when I paid off my student loans. A nice note from the bank, I guess. A form letter from the Secretary of…Sep 4, 20161Sep 4, 20161
Audrey WattersA Domain of One’s Own in a Post-Ownership SocietyMaha Bali has written a blog post asking why we talk about “a domain of one’s own” and “reclaim your domain” since people never really own…Aug 23, 20163Aug 23, 20163
Audrey WattersMemory Machines: Learning, Knowing, and Technological ChangeThis is the transcript of the talk I gave at the Digital Pedagogy Lab at the University of Prince Edward Island. You can find the slides…Jul 13, 2016Jul 13, 2016
Audrey WattersinThe History of the Future of Education(Marketing) Virtual Reality in Education: A HistoryVirtual reality is, once again, being heralded as a technology poised to transform education. I say “once again” because virtual reality…Jul 2, 20161Jul 2, 20161
Audrey WattersThe Rough Beasts of Ed-TechThis keynote was delivered today at the Irish Learning Technology Association’s annual conference, EdTech2016, in Dublin. The full…May 26, 20163May 26, 20163