
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

Bringing AI, STEM and Robots To American Samoa
By Erik Ofgang published
An influx of robotics carts has allowed schools in American Samoa to integrate AI into the curriculum

UN Research Sheds Light On AI Bias
By Erik Ofgang published
In certain AI bias tests, AI models generated discriminatory content more than 50 percent of the time.

What Model CTE Looks Like in The Age of AI
By Erik Ofgang published
CTE educators should embrace AI as well as virtual reality as they help their students develop practical skills.

How Sal Khan Uses AI To Teach
By Erik Ofgang published
Sal Khan has embraced AI to help support Khan Academy, but he also uses it in his own teaching practice.

Many Schools Use Edtech That Puts Student Privacy at Risk. Here’s What They Should Do Instead
By Erik Ofgang published
Recent research found that 78% of required or recommended school apps were “very high risk” in terms of student privacy, suggesting a need for greater protections at schools.

The Science of Reading: What Teachers Need to Know
By Erik Ofgang published
To better understand the science of reading and some of the intense debate around it, we spoke with literacy expert and psychology and education professor Nell K. Duke

4 Proven Strategies for Teaching AI to Girls – and Anyone
By Erik Ofgang published
Simple strategies for effectively teaching AI to girls from Tara Chklovski, Founder and CEO of Technovation, and Shanika Hope, Director of Tech Education at Google

Best Deaf Awareness Lessons & Activities
By Diana Restifo published
The following free deaf history and awareness lessons and activities highlight the accomplishments of deaf people in the arts, education, sports, law, science, and music.

Creating A Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plan For Schools
By Erik Ofgang published
How Belton ISD in Texas created a comprehensive cybersecurity plan under CTO Shad McGaha

5 Tips for Teaching Yoga in Schools From A Superintendent of The Year
By Erik Ofgang published
Advice for successfully building yoga in schools from Massachusetts 2024 Superintendent of the year Barbara Malkas

Instead of Banning AI, ASU is Encouraging It With OpenAI Partnership
By Erik Ofgang published
ASU has partnered with OpenAI to study AI to better understand how it can most effectively be used by students and faculty for teaching, learning, research, and more.

5 Reasons To Teach With Taylor Swift
By Erik Ofgang published
We don’t know about you but this advice for teaching with Taylor Swift has us feeling 22

Study: Writing by Hand Leads To Better Brain Connectivity
By Erik Ofgang published
Students writing by hand have more active brains than when they typing, researchers recently found.

Sora: What Educators Need to Know About The Video Version of ChatGPT
By Erik Ofgang published
Sora, OpenAI’s new tool, can create photorealistic videos based on user prompts, which has many implications for teachers.

Cracking the 'Chicken and Egg' Dilemma: How Equitable Internships Can Propel Recent Graduates into Successful Careers
By Erik Ofgang published
The founding director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation shares tips for promoting internships that are equitable and accessible to all.

Tech Tools Can Provide Premade Flashcards For Students. That’s Not a Good Thing, Says New Research
By Erik Ofgang published
Students who generate their own flashcards instead of using premade flashcard sets may improve their test scores by roughly the equivalent of a letter grade

Best Free QR Code Sites for Teachers
By Erik Ofgang published
These free sites to generate QR codes can be a great tool for teachers to distribute class material and other tasks

How to Help Students Overcome AI Hiring Algorithms
By Erik Ofgang published
Whether educators and their students get hired will increasingly be influenced by AI. Here’s what to know about bias and how you can beat the algorithms.

2024 Edtech Trends: Authenticity, Better Tools, and More AI (Of Course)
By Erik Ofgang published
Looking ahead to see what edtech trends may emerge in 2024

Teaching With the Apple Vision Pro
By Erik Ofgang published
It’s early days for the Apple Vision Pro, but educators already see the new technology's potential as well as its limitations.

It’s Counterintuitive But Pretesting Consistently Works, Says Research
By Erik Ofgang published
Research and tips for implementing pretesting in the classroom from Steven C. Pan, director of the Learning Sciences Laboratory at the National University of Singapore

Duet AI For Teaching: 6 Tips from Google’s Workspace for Education Manager
By Erik Ofgang published
Duet AI is now available through Google Education. Vivek Chachcha, product manager for Google Workspace for Education, share tips for teaching with Duet.

The FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program Could End. Here’s Why That Might Not Be Bad for Schools
By Erik Ofgang published
John Harrington, chief executive officer of Funds for Learning, discusses Affordable Connectivity and E-Rate.
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