Audrey Watters

2015 was another garbage year. To repeat what I wrote this time last year, “The planet got hotter, and it sure felt like it got more violent.” Good things happened in 2015, to be sure. But even more than 2014, this year delivered tragedy after tragedy, loss after loss. I’m...

This post first appeared on aud.life A response to a Jim Groom blog post here. I think you nailed it when you say that what counts as an "education record" and therefore protected by FERPA is really unclear. Here's the Department of Education's completely unhelpful definition:  "The term 'education records'...

Travel Nope Upcoming week: Nope Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015 Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: The Business of Ed-Tech Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: Indie Ed-Tech Writing Elsewhere Hack Education Weekly Newsletter The Week in Robots on aud.life Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: The...

This post first appeared on aud.life In previous years, I've written a review of my years "in numbers," counting the number of keynotes, the number of cities I visited, the number of bands I've seen, etc. I need to write my year in words and tears instead this year. Nonetheless...

This post first appeared on aud.life In previous years, I've written a review of my years "in numbers," counting the number of keynotes, the number of cities I visited, the number of bands I've seen, etc. I need to write my year in words and tears instead this year. Nonetheless...

This post first appeared on aud.life In previous years, I've written a review of my years "in numbers," counting the number of keynotes, the number of cities I visited, the number of bands I've seen, etc. I need to write my year in words and tears instead this year. Nonetheless...

This post first appeared on aud.life In previous years, I've written a review of my years "in numbers," counting the number of keynotes, the number of cities I visited, the number of bands I've seen, etc. I need to write my year in words and tears instead this year. Nonetheless...

This post first appeared on aud.life The billion-dollar robot question – how can we make sure they’re safe? Why Do I Have to Call This App “Julie”? automation is coming to a job near you Watson Medical Algorithm A Master Algorithm Lets Robots Teach Themselves to Perform Complex Tasks AI...

This post first appeared on aud.life Now that I've finished my "Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015" series, I want to turn to some other projects to wrap up the year. I still have to finish recording audio for The Monsters of Education Technology and The Revenge of the Monsters of...

Travel Nope Upcoming week: Nope Hack Education Hack Education Weekly News Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: Beyond the MOOC Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: The Compulsion for Data Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2015: Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech Writing Elsewhere Hack Education Weekly Newsletter The Week in Robots...