John Dunavan builds learning communities. His combination of educational psychology, cognitive science, multimedia production and technology-based delivery experience have helped global audiences achieve personal and professional success.
John’s career spans state and federal government posts involved in the design, development, implementation and assessment of services for at-risk populations including children, families and senior citizens.
In an effort to expand promising practices to national and global audiences, John became a pioneer in the technology-enabled learning industry. In his role as VP and Executive Producer at Little Planet Learning, a spin-off of the Learning Sciences Institute at Vanderbilt University, John was responsible for bringing learning science research into practice for organizations around the world.
John has been privileged to collaborate on solutions for a range of government organizations, including the U.S. departments of Agriculture, Defense (Army Intelligence), Education, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and NASA.
John’s industry sector experience includes advertising, aerospace, automotive, communications, defense, entertainment, film, finance, food service, grocery, health & safety, healthcare, higher education, hospitality, insurance, intelligence, justice, K-12 education, legal, medical education, pharmaceutical, professional services, real estate, retail, senior care, technology, and television production.