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…9 min read·Mar 8, 2017--1--1
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…6 min read·Feb 16, 2017--1--1
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.24 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Sep 19, 2016--2--2
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…10 min read·Sep 14, 2016--3--3
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…8 min read·Sep 4, 2016--1--1
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…8 min read·Aug 23, 2016--3--3
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…23 min read·Jul 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…9 min read·Jul 2, 2016--1--1
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…17 min read·May 26, 2016--3--3