Reflections on Audrey Watters and Equity in Ed-Tech
I sort of went down an Audrey Watters rabbit hole this week - I find much of her writing (inside and outside of the ed-tech realm) to be very compelling. She has a strong, critical, and engaging voice in both her professional writing and informal blog. I like how she frames her tech trends reports, by saying "the stories we are told..." It makes a statement on how leaders in technology are storytellers in their own right; they must sell their product, idea, or vision to other leaders in education, non-profits, finance, etc. Throughout the semester, we learned how to become one of these tech leaders in our own spheres. We create our own stories tailored to our audience - our peers. I also appreciate her lens of equity and justice. I always try to center equity, inclusion, and justice when reviewing new technology, In undergrad, I remember learning about surveillance states from a critical theory lens (shoutout ot Foucalt), then applying said theory to the increase of survei...
