Bryan Alexander

Biography

Bryan Alexander is a futurist, researcher, writer, speaker, consultant, and teacher, working in the field of how technology transforms education. He completed his English language and literature PhD at the University of Michigan in 1997. He is currently a senior scholar at Georgetown University and  teaches graduate seminars in their <a href="https://ldt.georgetown.edu/">Learning, Design, and Technology program</a>. From 2002 to 2014 Bryan worked with the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a non-profit working to help small colleges and universities best integrate digital technologies.  With NITLE he held several roles, including co-director of a regional education and technology center, director of emerging technologies, and senior fellow.  Over those years Bryan helped develop and support the nonprofit, grew peer networks, consulted, and conducted a sustained research agenda. In 2013 Bryan launched a business, <a href="http://bryanalexanderconsulting.com/">Bryan Alexander Consulting, LLC</a>.  Through BAC he consults throughout higher education in the United States and abroad.  Bryan also <a href="http://bryanalexander.org/speaking/">speaks</a> widely and <a href="http://bryanalexander.org/writing/">publishes</a> frequently, with articles appearing in venues including The Atlantic Monthly, Inside Higher Ed.  He has been interviewed by and featured in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/07/06/the-future-of-college-education-students-for-life-computer-advisers-and-campuses-everywhere/?utm_term=.8fa81b06d4fe">the Washington Post</a>, <a href="http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000309768">MSNBC</a>,  <a href="http://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/2016-12-15/there-are-cracks-forming-in-the-college-education-business">US News and World Report</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/12/21/569269123/for-profit-and-online-education-whats-going-on">National Public Radio</a>, <a href="http://chronicle.com/article/A-Reader-Asks-Does-Technology/235046/">the Chronicle of Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.nacubo.org/Distance_Learning/NACUBO_Podcasts/NACUBO_In_Brief/New_Episode_Futurist_Bryan_Alexander_on_Trends_Innovation_and_Hope.html">the National Association of College and University Business Officers</a>, <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/09/killer-apps-in-the-gigabit-age/">Pew Research</a>, <a href="https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/13/9-ed-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2016.aspx">Campus Technology</a>, and <a href="https://bryanalexander.org/2016/08/17/i-am-profiled-by-the-connected-learning-alliance/">the Connected Learning Alliance</a>. He recently finished Academia Next: The Futures of Higher Education for Johns Hopkins University Press (January 2020).  His two most recent books are <a href="http://www.solution-tree.com/products/solutions-for-modern-learning-series/gearing-up-for-learning-beyond-k12-bkf693.html">Gearing Up For Learning Beyond K-12</a> and <a href="http://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A3178C">The New Digital Storytelling (second edition)</a> .