Interview with Audrey Watters on how “Ed Tech Is a Trojan Horse Set to ‘Dismantle’ the Academy”
Discusses: Silicon Valley Narrative, the rise of personalization in conjunction with rising individualism, issue of public funding, going college to get a job vs. engage in intellectual endeavors
On tension between job+skills vs. intellectual exploration: “no amount of technological innovation right now really gets at that prestige question.”
From The Chronicle: “She’s arguing that professors should actually do more with technology, to get more involved and be more savvy. Don’t just put photos on Facebook or put work on commercial platforms, she argues: Set up your own website. Have a domain of your own.”
More in her new podcast: Tech Gypsies
