Educational Technology

The Office of Educational Technology is responsible for the coordination and development of resources and initiatives that will enhance and innovate teaching, stimulate learning and improve the user experience. The Office of Educational Technology offers services in three main areas: The Faculty Technology Center, which provides resources to help faculty effectively integrate technology into teaching. Workforce and academic technology training, which coordinates consultations, workshops and training institutes to help faculty and staff leverage and expand their knowledge of technology tools vital to day to day operations at Pratt; and distributed and distance education which, through the Learning Management System, delivers web enhanced, hybrid and online courses to provide an "anytime, anywhere, any media" academic experience to Pratt's faculty and students.

Staff

Johel Brown-Grant, Ph.D.

Director of Educational Technology

Dr. Brown-Grant works closely with faculty members exploring ways to use technology to enhance teaching and learning. His main interest centers on expanding the range of opportunities for educational innovation and creative pedagogy through technology. To that effect his research and projects focus on strengthening the role of the Learning Management System beyond web-enhanced courses, integrating emerging technologies into studio courses, expanding the scope and variety of technology training opportunities, and improving the user experience in the digital classroom.

Prior to Pratt, Dr. Brown-Grant served as the director of the Online University at the University of Costa Rica. His professional experience also includes positions at Michigan State University, Microsoft Corporation, CUNY, SupraTelecom and Imagine Software. A former Fulbright scholar, he holds a Ph.D. in Communication with a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Daniel Rothbart

Technology Trainer

Daniel Rothbart has worked in the arena of new media and instructional technology development for over ten years.  At the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian and later New York Law School, he designed dynamic online educational environments.  His new media portfolio includes numerous YouTube sites, an iTunes U site, live webcasts and video on demand, Podcasts, enhanced Podcasts and Vodcasts.  He is a seasoned technology trainer and new media evangelist.

A former Fulbright scholar, Rothbart holds an M.F.A. from Columbia University and a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design.

Office of Educational Technology
Engineering Building, Lower Level, Room 3-E
(718) 399 4531
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