Education Technology Society
Neil Selwyn
Casting a critical eye over the world of digital education, education futures and EdTech. Join Neil Selwyn as he talks to experts from around the world committed to new ways of thinking about digital technology and education
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Sep 16, 2023 • 22min
Audrey Watters’ ‘Second Breakfast’
Until recently, Audrey Watters was one of the most prominent and prolific critics of digital technology and education – dubbed ‘ed-tech's Cassandra'.Then in 2021, she published a book, quit Twitter, and wound up her highly influential ‘Hack Education’ blog.In this episode, we catch up with Audrey about her new ‘Second Breakfast’ project, and her pivot to writing about fitness technologies, food and exercise.Audrey talks about the parallels between fitness tech and digital education, the enduring legacy of BF Skinner in current Silicon Valley thinking, as well as her reflections on the relentless grind of critiquing EdTech.**Link to Audrey’s ‘Second Breakfast’ Sub stack
Sep 2, 2023 • 17min
Digitisation of education … what are critical scholars writing about in 2023?
Ben Williamson joins us for a sneak preview of the mammoth 2024 World Yearbook of Education with eighteen new chapters themed around “Digitalization of Education in the Era of Algorithms, Automation and Artificial Intelligence.”Accompanying reference >> Ben Williamson, Janja Komljenovic, Kalervo Gulson (eds) (2024) World Yearbook of Education 2024: Digitalisation of Education in the Era of Algorithms, Automation and Artificial Intelligence. Routledge ISBN 9781032417905
May 30, 2023 • 1min
Season 1 - Trailer
Advance warning of ‘Education Technology Society’ … a new podcast about digital education and education futures.This is a place to catch up with the latest ideas, arguments and work coming out of the critical studies of education and technology.We will be releasing episodes from Sept 2023, so FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to this show from the podcast platform of your choice.See you very soon!
