UWAS-Puget Sound Clinic for PIT at the UW-Seattle
The University of Washington's Information School developed a new public interest technology clinic. Over the course of the grant funding we completed the following work: - Developed and delivered a virtual course for UW students focused on public interest technology projects (31 students enrolled) - Matched 12 students with 3 different community-based organizations to complete paid-internship projects; mentored another 11 students on applied research projects - Mentored four clinic "fellows" - Two PhD students and two Postbaccalaureate students that each completed high-impact applied research projects - Developed an open-education coursebook that focuses on applied machine learning for public technologists
- Date:
- 2023-08-01
- Primary Material Type:
- Clinic Curriculum
- Other Material Types:
- Data sets, Model, Online Course
- Institution:
- University of Washington
- Funding Source:
- Network Challenge Grant TAACCCT Round 3
- Subjects:
- PIT, public interest technology, clinic, civic technology, technology civic, community technology, technology community, government technology, technology government, policy, internet freedom, net neutrality
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Sector:
- Public Interest Technology -- Technology -- Civic
- Occupation:
- Computer and Mathematical Occupations -- Mathematicians (15-2021)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11)
- Credential Type:
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- Associate Degree
- Bachelors Degree
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 2nd Year Community College or equivalent
- Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Time Required:
- academic year
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Participation as an ongoing member of team developing the instructional materials
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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Copyright / Licensing