Erik Ofgang

Erik Ofgang

Erik Ofgang is Tech & Learning contributor. A journalist, author and educator, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Smithsonian, Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Forbes.com. He currently teaches at Western Connecticut State University’s MFA program. While a staff writer at Connecticut Magazine he won a Society of Professional Journalism Award for his education reporting. He is interested in how humans learn and how technology can make that more effective. 

Latest articles by Erik Ofgang

student agency

6 Ways to Boost Student Agency

By Erik Ofgang published

Advice for boosting student agency from award-winning educator Dr. Krista Herrera

Google Gemini AI

Gemini: Teaching With Google’s Latest AI

By Erik Ofgang published

Google says Gemini, its latest AI model, can outperform the most advanced version of ChatGPT. Here’s what that means for educators.

Classroom Tools
Khanmigo’s Academic Essay Feedback tool

Khanmigo’s Academic Essay Feedback Tool Can Help Make Writing Instruction More Accessible, Sal Khan says

By Erik Ofgang published

Khanmigo’s Academic Essay Feedback tool is designed to guide students through the writing process. As tools like this evolve, they might rewrite writing instruction, Sal Khan says.

Jean-Claude Brizard meets with students.

5 Tips for Teaching With AI & Digital Technology, From The CEO of Digital Promise

By Erik Ofgang published

Schools can do more to embrace AI and other digital technologies, said Jean-Claude Brizard, President and CEO of Digital Promise, during a recent keynote address.

AI Assistive Technology Tools

5 Ways AI Assistive Technology Tools Can Help Students

By Erik Ofgang published

The impact AI can have on assisted technology is hard to overstate.

Classroom Tools
PISA math results

Here’s What We Should Take Away From PISA Math Score Drop, Says Sal Khan

By Erik Ofgang published

The latest PISA results showed U.S. Math scores plummeting but the real story is both more bleak and positive, says Sal Khan.

accessible safety alerts

Making School Safety Alerts Accessible to All

By Erik Ofgang published

How one district uses technology to ensure safety alerts are accessible to all

outschool

Outschool: How to Use it For Teaching and Learning

By Erik Ofgang published

The online teaching platform Outschool is popular with homeschoolers as well as K12 students and teachers.

Classroom Tools
screen inferiority effect

The Screen Inferiority Effect: How Screens Affect Reading Comprehension

By Erik Ofgang published

Researchers have long noted an advantage for print texts versus digital ones, but many questions remain about why the screen inferiority effect occurs

Future Studios

He Was Falsely Accused of Using AI. Here’s What He Wishes His Professor Did Instead

By Erik Ofgang published

When William Quarterman was accused of submitting an AI-generated midterm essay, he started having panic attacks. He says his professor should have handled the situation differently.

innovative leader award

Using Tech & Data to Empower Teachers

By Erik Ofgang published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD WINNER - After starting out in business, Tech & Learning Innovative Leader Award winner Mary Jane Warden fell in love with teaching and the potential to facilitate learning with technology

MTSS Tier 1

Strengthening Tier 1 With High-Impact Instructional Practices

By Erik Ofgang published

A key and sometimes overlooked component of MTSS is Tier 1 universal instruction.

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She Was Sentenced to Life Without Parole. Teaching STEM Gave Her Purpose

By Erik Ofgang published

Jessica Hicklin is using edtech to help make in-prison education more accessible. It’s a mission inspired by her time incarcerated.

4 education trends beyond AI

4 Education Trends Beyond AI

By Erik Ofgang published

AI has dominated the education conversation as of late but it’s not all that is changing.

cyberbullying

From Social Media to School Halls: Understanding and Preventing Cyberbullying

By Erik Ofgang published

Cyberbullying involves an imbalance of physical or emotional power and an intent to cause harm, like traditional bullying, and is not limited to the school day or school grounds

best practices for teaching with robots

3 Tips For Teaching With Robots

By Erik Ofgang published

Best practices for teaching with robots from an award-winning educator

data-informed MTSS

Building a Data-Informed MTSS Framework for Student Achievement

By Erik Ofgang published

The right data can help educators implement an MTSS framework that supports all students, including those who need more resources because they are exceeding expectations

President Biden executive order on AI

President Biden’s AI Executive Order Won’t Fix AI in Schools, But It’s a Start

By Erik Ofgang published

President Biden's recent executive order on AI could be the first step in relieving teachers from implementing their own AI policies on the fly.

edtech trends

Trends To Watch Beyond AI and Other Tips From A Retiring Edtech Leader

By Erik Ofgang published

Award-winning supervisor of technology and data Frank Pileiro is stepping down from his district position. He shares his thoughts on what his successor might face.

AI writing

AI Isn’t Yet a Huge Help to Writing Students, Says Director of Harvard’s Writing Center

By Erik Ofgang published

Jane Rosenzweig sees potential for AI in the future but is critical of many of its current classroom applications.

AI detectors bias

AI Detectors Discriminate Against Non-Native Speakers, Says Stanford Research

By Erik Ofgang published

The AI detectors got it wrong more than half the time when evaluating writing from non-Native English-speaking students, recent research found.

Classroom Tools
ChatGPT Plus

ChatGPT Can Now Access The Internet. What This Means for Teachers

By Erik Ofgang published

ChatGPT Plus subscribers now have an internet-enabled version of the chatbot, providing students who can afford the subscription version with more opportunities to learn and cheat.

4 Tips For New Edtech Professionals

4 Tips For New Edtech Professionals

By Erik Ofgang published

Advice for those new to the edtech field from award-winning technology director Sandra Paul

Best free Veterans Day lessons lessons and activities

Best Free Veterans Day Lessons & Activities

By Erik Ofgang published

Plan your Veterans Day classroom activities and lessons with quizzes, videos, primary sources, and more

slideshow alternatives

I Used To Create Long Slideshows. Here's 4 Things I Do Instead

By Erik Ofgang published

Here are 4 alternatives to PowerPoint slideshows that are more engaging and easier to implement.

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