Selected Projects
The AAW Forge | Software Development | 2025 – Present
Brian develops software for a range of purposes. Combining domain expertise and personal interests, applications like Civaly—a less-social platform for discussing political issues with diverse strangers—are innovative technical solutions to complex social problems. Learn more >>
Online Learning Center | Multimedia Production | 2021 – Present
The Online Learning Center (OLC) provides Pace University faculty with technology and support to create high-quality digital content for their courses and special projects. Recording studios are located on both Pleasantville and New York City campuses. Learn more on Pace.edu >>
EdLab Studios | Multimedia Production | 2009 – 2019
EdLab Studios produced and published original multimedia to advance learning initiatives at Columbia University and beyond. Learn more >>
EdLab Application Suite | UX Design | 2006 – 2019
The EdLab Application Suite provided learners of all ages new opportunities to develop, share, and use educational content. Learn more >>
EdLab | Co-Founder/Senior Creative Director | 2004 – 2019
EdLab was founded as an innovation-focused design and development unit at Teachers College Columbia University. EdLab teams were tasked with prototyping, launching, and managing a range of services spanning software, multimedia production, learning environments, and design-driven consulting. Learn more on Wikipedia >>
Selected Talks
Creating Engaging Stories with Video | January 17, 2023, Pace Online Conference, New York, NY (Online)
The Future of Learning | September 21, 2019, Invited Speaker at The Leakey Foundation’s Survival Symposium, New York, NY
Designing Learning Environments to be Re-designed | March 22, 2016, North Atlantic Regional Conference of the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP), New York, NY
Creating a Physical Environment for the Integration of Face-to-Face and Online Learning | April 23, 2015, Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, Dallas, TX
Supporting a New Publishing Ecosystem | January 26, 2014, Mid-winter Conference of the American Library Association (ALA), Philadelphia, PA
Schools for Tomorrow | September 22, 2011, Invited Speaker at The New York Times Conference, New York
Supporting Academic Creativity with Online Tools | May 25, 2011, Creativity, Play, and the Imagination across the Disciplines Conference at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY
Challenges on the Horizon for Scholarly Attribution: A Lesson from the Copyright Wars | April 17, 2009, University of Idaho Philosophy Colloquium, Moscow, ID
Web Video as a Public Sphere for Educational Researchers | March 23, 2008, American Education Research Association (AERA), New York, NY
Selected Publications
Art for Democracy in Crisis | 2020
A Networked Blogging Approach to Academic Discourse | 2012
Learning in Libraries | 2008
Hermeneutic Excellence as a Meta-Ethic | 2008
The Moral Nature of Artistic Genius (dissertation) | 2006