Audrey Watters
@audreywatters
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writer, formerly ed-tech's Cassandra, and Twitter quitter long before it was cool. Mastodon: [email protected] (but not really there either)
Oakland, CA
Joined March 2009
RT @commentmag: Brad East reviews @audreywatters's Teaching Machines, calling her a "secular prophet.". We might scoff at the idea that tea….
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Silicon Valley's education gurus are only the latest hucksters trying to sell teaching machines. Buyers should beware.
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The first sentence of this review of my book tho
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Silicon Valley's education gurus are only the latest hucksters trying to sell teaching machines. Buyers should beware.
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Here's the transcript of my keynote today at Digifest 2022. I talked about hope. Really. Me.
hackeducation.com
This is the transcript of the keynote I gave today at Digifest. (Well, I recorded it a couple of weeks ago, but it was broadcast today, and I popped in for some
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I was interviewed by Daniel Barwick for The Mortarboard podcast on Teaching Machines and ed-tech etc etc etc
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Podcast Episode · The Mortarboard · 03/01/2022 · 44m
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In advance of my keynote tomorrow at Digifest, the folks at JISC interviewed me about my thoughts on the future of ed-tech
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I have a calendar reminder to check Twitter every Monday -- you know, to do the obligatory retweets for book promotion etc etc. I'm happy to say that, without the reminder, I wouldn't think to come here at all. Peace.
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RT @MertalaPekka: My (praising) review of @audreywatters' (fabuous) book Teaching machines -The history of personalized learning reached 2….
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PDF | On Dec 22, 2021, Pekka Mertala published Those magnificent men with their teaching machines: Watters, Audrey: Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning | Find, read and cite all...
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The history of the school bell -- the first of the series I'm writing this year on the histories of ed-tech (and the stories we tell about how they shape school)
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I'd wager it's the most frequently told story about ed-tech — one told with more gusto and more frequency even than "computers will revolutionize teaching" and "you can learn anythin...
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I talked to @educause 's John O'Brien about Teaching Machines (etc etc)
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John O'Brien, EDUCAUSE President and CEO, talks with Audrey Watters, author of the new book "Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning."
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RT @UCHI_UConn: In advance of @audreywatters’ Feb 17 book talk, we're hosting a book discussion group about her Teaching Machines (@mitpres….
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A book discussion group about Audrey Watters’ Teaching Machines (MIT, 2021). February 10 at 3:00pm.
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From Skinner to computer-based education: Can machines teach? (Me, talking Teaching Machines, on the Ethical Schools podcast)
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We speak with independent journalist Audrey Watters, author of "Teaching machines: The history of personalized learning," about the origins of teaching machines and the pedagogies that incorporate...
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RT @garystager: Have you read @audreywatters' important essay, "The Computer Programs the Child," in our new book?.
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RT @terryfreedman: Teaching Machines, by @audreywatters, provides invaluable insight into the mindsets of the sort of people who believe t….
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Here is a very strange paradox. On the one hand, everyone agrees that a key ingredient for success in life is having great teachers. On the other, there’s a relentless narrative that education is...
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RT @NCSPEatTC: Why does @audreywatters start with B.F. Skinner in “Teaching Machines” (@mitpress) to take on the ed-tech industry? See this….
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RT @EdWriters: In 2008, Clayton Christensen predicted that by 2019 half of high school classes would be online. He was wrong. But in 2020,….
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RT @TeachThoughtPD: . @dperkinsed talks with @audreywatters about her new book, Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning. T….
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RT @mitpress: The Far-Reaching Legacy of the First 'Teaching Machines.' Read an interview with @audreywatters & @NEAToday on her important….
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