
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

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.

6 Tools for Blended Learning
By Erik Ofgang published
Blended learning tools to try, from award-winning educator Sherri Powell

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

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

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

Best FIFA World Cup Activities & Lessons
By Ray Bendici published
These FIFA World Cup activities and lessons are sure to score with students

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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

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 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

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.

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: 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?
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