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

Cybersickness

What is Cybersickness? The Common Virtual Reality Side Effect Explained

By Erik Ofgang published

Cybersickness affects more than half of those who use virtual reality experience to some degree. Here’s what educators need to know about cybersickness and how to prevent it.

blended learning tools

6 Tools for Blended Learning

By Erik Ofgang published

Blended learning tools to try, from award-winning educator Sherri Powell

blended learning

She Pretended to Be a Teacher as a Kid, Now She’s Helping Educators Incorporate Blended Learning

By Erik Ofgang published

Teaching blended learning to other educators is the latest step of Sherri Powell's lifelong education journey

James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope: NASA’s 6 Top Tools for Teaching About It

By Erik Ofgang last updated

The James Webb Space Telescope provides a terrific STEM learning opportunity

ransomware attack

An Hour-By-Hour Account of One District’s Cyber Attack Nightmare

By Erik Ofgang published

How one K-12 school district survived a ransomware attack

FIFA World Cup

Best FIFA World Cup Activities & Lessons

By Ray Bendici published

These FIFA World Cup activities and lessons are sure to score with students

education tools

4 Education Tools That Seem Straight Out of Science Fiction

By Erik Ofgang published

Thanks to ChatGPT and other new advances, the gap between science fiction and the classroom is closing before our eyes.

learnosity

What is Learnosity's GPT-4 Powered Test Generating Tool? The CEO Explains

By Erik Ofgang published

A new GPT-4-powered tool from Learnosity can instantly generate questions and detailed and varied feedback. Here’s what educators need to know.

Threads

What is Threads and What Are Educators Saying About It?

By Erik Ofgang published

Meta’s new app, Threads, has been a major success but will educators move from Twitter?

school cybersecurity tips

5 Cybersecurity Tips from CoSN’s CEO and a Digital Security Expert

By Erik Ofgang published

Cybersecurity was the No. 1 concern of edtech leaders, a CoSN survey reveals. These easy-to-implement tips can help any school district quickly address cybersecurity weaknesses.

chatgpt

A Professor Encouraged Students to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI Asked Her What She Learned

By Erik Ofgang published

Dr. Francine Berman permitted her students at UMass to use ChatGPT to help them write. Despite limitations, she found there were ways it could help edit student work.

Infini-D Learning

What is Infini-D Learning? The Company’s Co-Founder Explains

By Erik Ofgang published

Infiniti-D Learning offers interactive STEM missions that foster classroom collaboration

Classroom Tools
ai slide generators

I Tried Creating a Presentation with Free AI Slide Generators, Here's 4 Problems I Had

By Erik Ofgang published

Artificial intelligence (AI) slide generators are all over the place now but how much can they really help educators?

ChatGPT as a tutor

ChatGPT Isn’t Designed to be A Tutor. Students Are Still Using it As One

By Erik Ofgang published

More than 10 percent of K-12 and college students said they study with ChatGPT in addition to a tutor, according to a recent survey

selling school devices

Sustaining 1-2-1 Programs By Selling School Devices

By Erik Ofgang published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD WINNER - Peter Robinson, Technology Director at Auburn School Department, explains how his district makes its 1-2-1 program sustainable by selling devices before any are worthless.

math achievement

How Statewide Efforts Drive Math Achievement

By Erik Ofgang published

South Carolina educators talk about how state resources and technology have helped their math instruction.

teaching with music

Teaching With Music: 5 Tips for Using it With Any Subject

By Erik Ofgang published

Tips for teaching with music as a helpful learning tool regardless of the subject from school social worker Sherena Small

reading practice

What is Reading Practice? The Google Play Books Feature Explained

By Erik Ofgang published

Reading Practice provides learning opportunities for those using Google Play Books and Google Kids Space.

chatgpt

What Children Think of ChatGPT

By Erik Ofgang published

Jason C. Yip is studying the reaction of students to ChatGPT and other AI technologies; often, they’re not particularly impressed.

An educator stands holding a Pocketalk device

What is Pocketalk? The Translation Tool Explained

By Erik Ofgang published

Pocketalk provides translation devices that can allow students to instantly translate interactions with teachers and peers.

A headshot of Lorrie Owens.

She Was Discriminated Against as a Black Woman in Edtech. She Succeeded Anyway

By Erik Ofgang published

INNOVATIVE LEADER AWARD WINNER - Lorrie Owens is the first female and still the only Black woman to lead the technology division of a county office of education in California. Here is her story.

metaverse and VR tools

7 New Metaverse & VR Education Tools to Watch

By Erik Ofgang published

Some new metaverse for education and VR tools that have recently caught the eye of award-winning educator Phil Hintz

metaverse and ai

Can Metaverse Education Survive the Rise of AI?

By Erik Ofgang published

Generative AI has stolen the metaverse’s thunder as the “it” technology of the moment. What does that mean for the future of immersive technology in the classroom?

TeachAI

What is TeachAI? The AI Education Resource Explained by ISTE’s Chief Learning Officer

By Erik Ofgang published

TeachAI is an AI resource for educators and school leaders launched by Code.org, ETS, ISTE, Khan Academy, and World Economic Forum.

Classroom Tools
edtech ergonomics

4 Ways to Improve Edtech Ergonomics

By Erik Ofgang published

Strategies for limiting physical strain and discomfort with better edtech ergonomics.

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