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Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. is listed as Learning & technology research & content at WestEd | Former head of edtech content @ Common Sense Media at WestEd, based in San Francisco, California, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at ucr.edu, phone signal with area code 415, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Tanner Higgin, Ph.D..
Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. previously worked as Senior EdTech Researcher at Wested and Principal Consultant at Dune Shift. Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. holds Bachelor Of Arts, English, History, Film, And Anthropology from Michigan State University.
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For the past twelve years, I’ve contributed to and led high-performing content and research teams at learning and technology organizations. Together, we’ve launched and scaled websites and programs that have helped millions of people, shaped industries, earned major awards, and received national press. Most recently, I oversaw Common Sense Media’s editorial program for teachers. During my tenure, I helped to build and grow three separate sites from scratch. My primary focus was the industry-leading learning ratings and reviews program. I also oversaw content for Wide Open School and helped to refine the content strategy for the weekly newsletter, articles, and a variety of lessons and curricula. By the time I left, we’d achieved satisfaction rates of 80% across the board, reached tens of millions of teachers, changed how edtech is created, selected, and used in schools, and earned over $20 million in funding.Prior to Common Sense, I was part of a small, collaborative team at GameDesk that created several digital games, a play-based school and curriculum, and a website called Educade that shared our curriculum. This team won a Fast Company award for educational innovation and created first-of-their-kind learning experiences like an alternate reality game for middle schoolers. I was a core member of the curriculum team and led the research and content efforts for Educade. Along with the CEO and Managing Director, I helped to conceptualize and write the grants that tripled organizational capacity, including AT&T’s largest grant for an educational effort.I'm also a recognized scholar in games and cultural studies with a PhD from UC Riverside supported by competitive fellowship and scholarships. My work on race in video games resulted in 12 peer reviewed publications that have been cited hundreds of times. Alongside my seven years of research, I taught writing and media studies.Before heading to graduate school, I was a Technical Writer-Editor for the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) working on the M1 Abrams, one of the highest-priority weapon systems in the army. During my time there, we completed a major conversion of all technical documentation to XML. At the end of service, I was awarded a rare commendation coin by the Director of Heavy Combat for exemplary work.My professional life began in web development and publishing. I created sites for dot-com clients while also doing web development and editorial work for literary journals.
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San Francisco, CA, US
Helping to guide funding, research, and content strategy for the Learning & Technology area's edtech portfolio. Our team helps edtech companies, organizations, and schools improve their design, development, deployment, and implementation of edtech.I'm particularly excited to be leading a large user and design research effort focused on making more.
Dune Shift is a competitive intelligence and content strategy consultancy for edtech. We help our clients better understand what’s been done, what still needs doing, and what works.Services include: Product Feedback, Curriculum Development, Content and Marketing Strategy, Content Audits and Operations, and Landscape Research/Competitive Analysis.
San Francisco, CA, US
I led the content team behind a learning ratings and teacher advice program that reached millions of educators every year. Together, we fundamentally changed how learning resources and products get selected and used in schools.Most recently, I partnered with the editorial and marketing teams to change our newsletter content strategy to better match with.
San Francisco, CA, US
After taking over as director, I developed data- and research-driven content strategies that grew usage of editorial content from 150k monthly visitors to 550k. As content design lead on cross-functional product developments teams, I helped to launch several revisions to core content types. Our review page redesign took satisfaction rates from 72% to 85%..
San Francisco, CA, US
Served as games editor and content design lead on product design teams. Participated in a wide range of UX research efforts and used analytics to make decisions based on data and metrics targets. Helped to launch and grow a learning ratings program that is now the premiere seal of approval for edtech and learning media with an NPS of 65 (30-points above.
Los Angeles, CA, US
I was a researcher as well as learning and content designer on a small team named by Fast Company as one of "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education." Our extraordinarily talented team designed a play- and game-based curriculum, launched the PlayMaker School in Santa Monica, CA, and created Educade.org, a site that shared best practices.
Riverside, CA, US
Published original research on digital media, games, and culture while teaching nearly two dozen courses on writing and media studies. My dissertation, Gamic Race: Logics of Difference in Videogame Culture, was the first book length theoretical discussion of race in video games. This work, funded by 10 competitive fellowships and grants, has been cited.
Created and co-edited a print literary journal and companion website that ran for two and a half issues. I did all layouts and typesetting, graphic design, and website design as well as co-editing and contributing to issues.
Detroit Arsenal, MI, US
Co-managed and -edited all documentation for the M1 Abrams Tank, one of the highest priority weapon systems in the U.S. Army. During my tenure, we converted all technical manuals to XML. My work earned a rare commendation coin from the Director of Heavy Combat for exemplary service.
Provided website design/development and editorial support for this nationally-recognized and award winning journal of creative non-fiction.
Designed, developed, and provided technical support for client websites.
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Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. works for WestEd.
Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. is listed as Learning & technology research & content at WestEd | Former head of edtech content @ Common Sense Media at WestEd.
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Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. is based in San Francisco, California, United States while working with WestEd.
Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. has worked for Wested, Dune Shift, Common Sense Media, Gamedesk Institute, and University Of California, Riverside.
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Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. holds Bachelor Of Arts, English, History, Film, And Anthropology from Michigan State University.
Tanner Higgin, Ph.D. is listed with skills including Research, Grant Writing, Writing, Curriculum Design, Qualitative Research, Nonprofits, Curriculum Development, and Public Speaking.
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