by Keith Oelrich | Apr 25, 2022 | Blogs
Earlier this month, I attended the ASU-GSV Education Summit in San Diego, California. The event, in its 13th year, is organized by Arizona State University and Global Silicon Valley (a venture capital firm which focuses on investments into the education technology...
by Keith Oelrich | Mar 8, 2022 | Blogs
Today’s students are often described as “digital natives,” living with devices in their hands from pretty much the time they are able to hold them. But, data shows that this doesn’t necessarily mean they have the digital skills necessary to succeed in online...
by Keith Oelrich | Feb 15, 2022 | Blogs
The term digital divide was first used in the mid-1990s, to describe the gap in equity between those who have access to computers and the internet and those who do not. And even today, the Oxford Dictionary defines the digital divide as “the gulf between those who...
by Keith Oelrich | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs
January is always a great time to look ahead at our expectations for the coming year. I believe that 2022 will, while continuing to suffer effects of the pandemic, provide some exciting developments across the K-12 and edtech markets. Pandemic – We’re Not out of the...
by Keith Oelrich | Dec 10, 2021 | Blogs
2021 was a year of continued challenges for the K-12 industry—but also growing hope and optimism for the future. The numerous challenges of 2020 receded but were not completely addressed or resolved. By the middle of the 2020-21 school year, districts around the...