Author Archives: Dan Ostergren

Dan Ostergren

About Dan Ostergren

Dan Ostergren has been an educational audiologist for the past 25 years. He is now a managing member of Audiology Resources, LLC, a research and consulting firm. He currently serves as Chair of the American Academy of Audiology Task Force on Classroom Acoustics, and is the Academy’s liaison to the American National Standards Institute/Acoustical Society of America. Dan also has a background in music performance and production and is a voting member of the Recording Academy (GRAMMY Awards). If he’s not writing, lecturing, hanging out with his son, Soren, or listening to music, he’s on a mountain somewhere pretending he’s 30 years younger than he is.

Achieving Intelligibility in the Classroom

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Dan Ostergren

One of the great ironies of teaching is that many teachers probably think that as long as they speak loudly enough, every student in their class will not only hear them but also understand them. Continue reading →

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Educators of the World: Educe!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Dan Ostergren

One of the most exciting things for me as a person who works in the education field is to think about all the potential we have for helping students be all they can be. And that only happens best if … Continue reading →

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Bringing Forth Student Talent

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Dan Ostergren

If you analyze the word “education,” you will find that our English word derives from the past participle of the Latin word educare, similar to educere (or, “to lead out,” which is the source of our word “educe.”). In other … Continue reading →

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Things that make you go “Hmm…”.

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Dan Ostergren

Hi all, I recently read that one is unlikely to see a flat panel speaker used for public address in a gymnasium or auditorium.  The assumption was that because the above is generally true, one would/could/should not use a flat … Continue reading →

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Hey There – Dan Here!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Dan Ostergren

So, if a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? The answer is no. Unless you’re a nearby squirrel or bear, then it does make a sound – to … Continue reading →

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