UWAS-Puget Sound Clinic for PIT at the UW-Seattle
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Keywords
PIT,
public interest technology, clinic,
civic technology, technology civic, community technology, technology community, government technology, technology government, policy,
internet freedom,
net neutrality, Educational Opportunities
Project
Authors
Weber, Nic
Howe, Bill
Mitra, Tanushree
Date Submitted
8/1/23
Material Type
Clinic Curriculum
Secondary Material Type
Data sets
Model
Online Course
Model
Online Course
Institution
University of Washington
Industry Partner
License
CC BY-NC-ND
Funding Source
Network Challenge Grant TAACCCT Round 3
Additional Public Access
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/ml-for-pit
https://y2k-chinese-web-showcase.vercel.app/
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/sig-cdp
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/WMDisconnection
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/councils-in-action
https://y2k-chinese-web-showcase.vercel.app/
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/sig-cdp
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/WMDisconnection
https://github.com/PugetSoundClinic-PIT/councils-in-action
Abstract
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
Industry (NAISC)
Public Interest Technology -- Technology -- Civic
Occupation (SOC)
Computer and Mathematical Occupations -- Mathematicians (15-2021)
Instructional Program (CIP)
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (11)
Credit Type
Credential Type
Associate Degree
Bachelors Degree
Bachelors Degree
Educational Level
2nd Year Community College or equivalent
Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Upper division of Bachelors degree or equivalent
Skill Level
Intermediate Level