
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

11 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology
By Erik Ofgang last updated
As more of my students have submitted AI-generated work, I’ve gotten better at recognizing it.

4 New AI Tools Every Teacher Should Know About
By Erik Ofgang published
This summer saw huge advances in AI technology. Major models got better, gained new abilities, and some were trained for education. Here are advances every educator should have on their radar.

Gemini’s Guided Learning Mode From Google AI: What Educators Need To Know
By Erik Ofgang published
Gemini’s new learning mode is built on educational science, and that helps set it apart from some of the competition in our tests.
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