Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning
Audrey Watters, (MIT Press 2021)
Teaching Machines Reviewed in Inside Higher Ed
Joshua Kim has reviewed Teaching Machines in his column on Inside Higher Ed: In Teaching Machines, Watters has provided a sturdy historical foundation for her long-running (and highly influential) skepticism of the efficacy of most educational technologies. Teaching Machines is a book, and Watters is a scholar, that both deserve...
Teaching Machines Reviewed in Comment
Audrey Watters is a prophet. Prophets aren’t fortune tellers, however. The main business of prophets, even in the Bible, isn’t the future. It’s the present. Better to say: it’s the set of possible futures that are liable to follow from crucial choices made in the present. Israel’s prophets brought a...
In the News (On the Airwaves): The Mortarboard Podcast
I talked with Daniel Barwick on The Mortarboard podcast about Teaching Machines, the history and the future of ed-tech, etc etc.
Teaching Machines Reading Guide
A huge thank you to Charles Logan, Autumm Caines, and Dan Krutka for creating a reading guide for Teaching Machines. Charles Logan has written a blog post, explaining the project, which includes an inquiry design model lesson plan.
In the News (On the Airwaves): Community Conversations
I talked with EDUCAUSE's president John O'Brien about Teaching Machines (and stuff) as part of his "Community Conversations" series. You can watch the video here.
In the News (On the Airwaves): Teaching in Higher Ed
Bonni Stachowiak had me as a guest on her terrific podcast, Teaching in Higher Ed, where we talked about behaviorism, dog training, and of course, Teaching Machines. Have a listen here. If we have a better understanding of the history of educational technology, there is hope.
In the News (On the Airwaves): The Ethical Schools Podcast
I had a great conversation with Jon Moscow and Pat Sterner for the Ethical Schools podcast: "From Skinner to computer-based education: Can machines teach?"
In the News: MIT Press's 'Buzziest Books of 2021'
Teaching Machines was among the books featured on the MIT Press blog as "the buzzest" books of the year.
In the News: Best Books of 2021
Teaching Machines is on several "best of" lists -- you know the kind that are frequently published at year's end. These include Librarian Shipwreck's favorite books of the year. (This means a ton as I have mad admiration for their work.) And John Warner has again plugged the book in...
In the News: Chicago Tribune Picks Teaching Machines as a Favorite Non-Fiction Book of the Year
The Chicago Tribune's "Biblioracle," John Warner, has picked Teaching Machines as one of his favorite non-fiction books of the year. (He also wrote a great review of the book for Inside Higher Ed.) Needless to say, I am over the moon.