Educational Technology

Our Work

As the administrative home for Brightspace and Educational Technology across campus, the Brightspace & Instructional Technology Support team provides both technical and pedagogical support for faculty, staff, and students using EdTech tools and resources. Whether you’re interested in learning how technology tools can support your teaching goals or you have a technical question – we can help.

Educational Technology

Brightspace Support

Brightspace is Vanderbilt University’s primary course management system, providing a core set of digital tools designed to support teaching and learning across campus. Our website provides information about the platform to Vanderbilt faculty, staff, and students.

We serve as Brightspace’s administrative home and provide both technical and pedagogical support for instructors using it. If you have questions about Brightspace, we encourage you to reference our On-Demand Resources for support at any time. To contact us directly, please refer to our support page.

To view upcoming learning opportunities, please refer to our Educational Technology Learning Opportunities page.

Integrated Education Tools

Vanderbilt’s Brightspace platform offers many different tools for education integrated within it. Our Educational Technology Resources page will be updated as new tools become available, so check back often for information and resources as they go live.

We’ve also included some tools which are not integrated with Brightspace, but you may find useful in your courses. Inquiries regarding new integrations should be directed to the Brightspace team at brightspace@vanderbilt.edu.

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Our Team

Paige Snay

Instructional Technology Manager

Paige has been with Vanderbilt since the Fall of 2019. She acts as primary administrator for Brightspace, Vanderbilt’s course management system, as well as many other EdTech tools used by faculty, staff, and students. She collaborates with departments and teams across campus to help instructors utilize technology tools in new and engaging ways. Paige holds a B.S.B.A. in Information Systems and Cyber Security from Longwood University.

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Erica Brandon

Instructional Technology Consultant

Erica is a seasoned Instructional Technologist who began her career in 2007 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Since joining the Center for Teaching (now the Office of Educational Design and Development) in 2017, she has enjoyed helping Vanderbilt faculty learn how they can integrate technology into their teaching, research, and creative works. Erica received a B.A. in Music from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has completed extensive graduate coursework in Education at Indiana Wesleyan University.

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Michael Coley

Senior Instructional Technology Consultant

Michael Coley joined Vanderbilt in the Spring of 2021. As an Instructional Technology Consultant, his goal is to help promote high-quality teaching through the effective usage of technology. He has a B.S. in Animal Science and Secondary Education from Middle Tennessee State University and a Masters in Agricultural Education from North Carolina State University. While at NC State, his focus of study was on the technology usage of Tennessee teachers. He taught high school Agricultural Education for 10 years before changing careers and joining Vanderbilt.

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Jenny Park

Instructional Technology Consultant

Jenny Park joined Vanderbilt's Center for Teaching (now the Office of Educational Design and Development) in the Summer of 2021. She enjoys working with new and existing digital tools that promote active and efficient teaching and learning. She is especially interested in working with Brightspace integrations. She has a BA and an MA.

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