DiscoverWhat Could Go Right?Education Where the Internet Can't Reach with Laura Hosman
Education Where the Internet Can't Reach with Laura Hosman

Education Where the Internet Can't Reach with Laura Hosman

Update: 2025-07-23
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Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas shine a light on a powerful form of providing education. This week, they’re joined by Laura Hosman of Arizona State University, creator of SolarSPELL, an offline, solar-powered digital library making education possible where internet access doesn't exist. Discover how SolarSPELL is transforming classrooms from remote Pacific islands to refugee camps in Syria, empowering teachers, and closing the digital divide with nothing but sunlight and ingenuity. They discuss bridging educational gaps, building digital literacy, and proving that when it comes to global progress, there’s plenty that can still go right.



What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.



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Education Where the Internet Can't Reach with Laura Hosman

Education Where the Internet Can't Reach with Laura Hosman

The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas