Meet the founder, ceo, coo, cio, cfo, & cgb*

Toby Brown holds a Bachelor's degree in American History and a Master's degree in Soviet History, both from Oklahoma State University. 

During and after his Master's program, Toby worked as a technologist for a NASA Education contractor and the College of Education at OSU; he has been training educators to use technology since 1997.

Toby began teaching an Educational Technology course for preservice teachers at OSU in 2010 and completed his doctorate in Educational Technology at Oklahoma State in 2015. He wrote his dissertation about teacher professional development at Edcamps; he has presented original research at state, regional, national, and international conferences. 

Dr. Toby began teaching at Stillwater High School in 2015 and also taught undergraduate and graduate classes at OSU as a visiting assistant professor in the Learning, Design, & Technology department. He became the Senior Instructional Designer at the University of Rochester School of Nursing in August 2023; there, he helps faculty create engaging and impactful learning opportunities while keeping up with AI advancements.

Dr. Toby started synapse-learning, llc to fit a niche—to share his passions for helping teachers integrate technology into their curriculum and for helping students, faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders start talking about mental health in our classrooms. After leaving the classroom, he closed synapse-learning as a business and transitioned it to continue sharing his work.

He is currently based in upstate New York.

*chief goofball