By Audrey Watters ~ After decades of explosive growth, the future of for-profit higher education might not be so bright. Or, depending on where you look, it just might be… In recent years, there have been a number of investigations… Read More ›
Audrey Watters
The Functions of Education-Technology Criticism
By Audrey Watters ~ Transcript of a talk given at Scratch AMS 2015 When I first started to think about what I wanted to say here today, I thought I’d talk about innovation and how confused if not backwards the… Read More ›
Men (Still) Explain Technology to Me: Gender and Education Technology
By Audrey Watters ~ Late last year, I gave a similarly titled talk—“Men Explain Technology to Me”—at the University of Mary Washington. (I should note here that the slides for that talk were based on a couple of blog posts… Read More ›
The Automatic Teacher
By Audrey Watters ~ “For a number of years the writer has had it in mind that a simple machine for automatic testing of intelligence or information was entirely within the realm of possibility. The modern objective test, with its… Read More ›
Teacher Wars and Teaching Machines
a review of Dana Goldstein, The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession (Doubleday, 2014) by Audrey Watters ~ Teaching is, according to the subtitle of education journalist Dana Goldstein’s new book, “America’s Most Embattled Profession.” “No other… Read More ›
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