David Brittain





David Brittain is one of the pioneers in the field of computers in education.

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David L. Brittain, a Partner with MGT of America, Inc., is recognized as one of the top national experts in educational technology. He is a past President of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and a past President of the National Educational Computing Association (NECA), the organization that sponsored NECC before NECA merged with ISTE. Prior to joining MGT nine years ago, Mr. Brittain served as the head of educational technology for the Florida Department of Education. In that role he was instrumental in the design and implementation of the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN), a statewide data communication network connecting all of Florida's public educational entities with the Department of Education. During his tenure with the Department he also played a significant role in establishing the Florida Educational Technology Conference. Since joining MGT, he has been the Director of the firm's Educational Technology Practice and also serves as Executive Director of MGT's newly formed Learning Technology Evaluation Center (LTEC).

See the article, David Brittain's Story, available online at https://hclemuseum.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/david-brittains-story/. Quoting from they document published by the HCLE Virtual Museum:


 * David Brittain is recognized as an edtech pioneer for various reasons: he was the Director of Educational Technology for Florida’s Department of Education, continued similar work as a consultant for MGT of America, and may be best known for having the primary responsibility for creating FETC (FETC, Florida Educational Technology Conference) and participating in the creation of ISTE (ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education).

Some highlights of his career include:


 * Worked for Florida’s Department of Education from 1964 to 1994, with the last 16 years as Director of Educational Technology.


 * Headed the Educational Technology Practice Area and the Learning Technology Evaluation Center for MGT of America (a management consulting firm) from 1994 until 2006.


 * President of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) in the late 90s. Chair of ISTE’s conference committee. Member of ISTE’s Finance Committee.


 * President of NECA (National Educational Computing Association) in the mid 90s.


 * Helped design and implement FIRN (Florida Information Resource Network).


 * Established the Florida Educational Technology Conference.


 * See NECC, ISTE, and Florida Department of Education. A 9/30/2016 Google search of the quoted expression "David Brittain" returned over 30,000 hits.

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