Audrey Watters

The New York Times’ Adam Baidawi talked to me about a new private school startup in Australia, Luminaria. I had a lot more to say than what appears in print (not surprisingly). From “Why This Tech Executive Says Her Plan to Disrupt Education Is Different”: “I was kind of impressed...

I was a guest on Marketplace last week for a quick chat with Molly Wood about what I’ve dubbed the “tech regrets industry.” “Should We Trust Silicon Valley To Fix Itself?” (Betteridge’s Law of Headlines – and history and common sense – tell us the answer is “no.”)

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 254 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com The Contrafabulists Podcast, Episode 77: Attention and Regrets (and the Tech Industry) The Week in Predictions on predictions.contrafabulists.com Spencer Fellowship Week 5 of classes Guest author in my book...

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 253 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com The Tech “Regrets” Industry on audreywatters.com The Contrafabulists The Week in Predictions on predictions.contrafabulists.com Spencer Fellowship Week 4 of classes The guest author in my book writing class was...

Silicon Valley has lost some of its shine in recent months, what with the “fake news” and the bots and the hacks and the hate speech. All the promises about the democratization of information and power ring a little hollow nowadays. I’d say they rang a little hollow all along....

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News School Shooting Simulation Software (and the Problem with How People Define ‘Ed-Tech’) Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 252 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com Two short pigeon-related posts on pigeons.hackeducation.com: Superb Owls and RIP Nigel The Contrafabulists The Week in Predictions...

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News (Re-Introducing) The Ed-Tech Funding Project Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 251 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com The Business of Ed-Tech: January 2018 Funding Data on funding.hackeducation.com Update: Tracking the Gates Foundation’s Education Grants on funding.hackeducation.com The Contrafabulists The Week in...

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News PLATO and the History of Education Technology (That Wasn’t) Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 250 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com The Contrafabulists The Week in Predictions on predictions.contrafabulists.com Spencer Fellowship Week 1 of Spring Semester. I’m taking two classes: one...

Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News Writing Here and Elsewhere HEWN, No. 249 via tinyletter.com The Week in Robots on robots.hackeducation.com Book Writing on teachingmachin.es Is Technology Addictive? on audreywatters.com The Contrafabulists Podcast, Episode 76: This is a Test of the Emergency Broadcast System The Week in Predictions on predictions.contrafabulists.com...

I was supposed to speak to a reporter today about iPhones and addiction, but the interview fell through. I jotted down some of my thoughts in preparation for the call, and I thought I’d post them here in case it’s a topic I decide to return to and flesh out...