Women in Ed Tech: Audrey Watters

Audrey Watters' (2010a) comments about education technology in Weller's book 25 Years of Ed Tech were intriguing and were why she was chosen to explore further. For instance, she is an ed tech critic, as pointed out in Weller's (2020) book, and offers insight on various topics within the field of education technology. 

Watters is mainly known as a writer and a spokesperson for education technology. In July 2010, shortly after becoming a technology journalist, Watters (2010b) created her blog Hack Education. Hack Education was created because Watters wanted a place to discuss educational technology, as she felt there was insufficient coverage. Furthermore, she has written various books such as Teaching Machines, a series called The Monsters of Education Technology (2014), and Claim Your Domain (2015). These books cover topics such as personalized learning, the history of education technology and the potential future of this field. She is a freelance writer whose work has appeared on multiple websites and has written many academic essays. 

Her contribution to the field of education technology is similar to Martin Weller's, as they both write about the predigital history of education technology, particularly in her book Teaching Machines. Moreover, she has been a spokesperson at various conferences discussing and critiquing the idea of "open" education, gender and technology, and the politics in education technology. While education technology is no longer her main focus, she remains a prominent figure as she offers an interesting perspective as a technology journalist and woman in the technology field.

References

Watters, A. (2010a). Audrey Watters. September 17, 2023, https://audreywatters.com/

Watters, A. (2010b, July). Hack Education. September 17, 2023, https://hackeducation.com/

Watters, A. (2015, October 16). Claim your domain--and own your online presence. Solution Tree Press.

Watters, A. (2014). The monsters of education technology. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Weller, M. (2020). 25 years of ed tech. AU Press.