June 22, 2021
Itza Carbajal, first year PhD student at the University of Washington Information School, is driven by a passion for stories, memories, and histories. Itza was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit, and Itza and her family were displaced from their home. At only 14 years old, Itza became familiar…
May 12, 2021
We are seeking two students to join a team working on an online misinformation escape room. Version 1 is complete and we want to both make changes to our initial game, and develop a design kit for creating additional escape rooms. For more information on the project visit: https://tascha.uw.edu/projects/misinformation-escape-room/ and https://www.lokisloop.org/ Period: June – September…
May 10, 2021
Misinformation escape room is designed as a hands-on class for students to participate directly in an iSchool research project. The research team has completed the development of an online escape room — The Euphorigen Investigation — as an interactive and immersive environment for active learning about misinformation. In previous classes we conducted a pilot project…
April 8, 2021
An investigative journalist suspiciously vanished last night, and the last thing they did was hand their laptop over to their trusted librarian. After opening the laptop and seeing the contents, the librarian grew alarmed and called you all in to help. The librarian knew the journalist was doing research on the company that makes Euphorigen,…
March 1, 2021
From small rumors to large conspiracy theories, social media and Internet communities have been overwhelmed with misinformation or false narratives that intentionally try to deceive the reader. Researchers from the University of Washington’s TASCHA, Center for an Informed Public, and GAMER Group, along with the co-founder of Puzzle Break, have teamed up to solve this…
February 9, 2021
In recent years, research has shown an increase in women’s leadership across different sectors (McKinsey, 2019). Despite this progress, women continue to confront more barriers and enjoy fewer opportunities for advancement than men, particularly in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector (Women Who Tech, 2020). Gender segregation persists across the ICT industry as a…
January 28, 2021
As TASCHA’s 20th year comes to a close, the events of this past year are a reminder of why TASCHA was founded in the first place and why our work is more relevant than ever. Following are some TASCHA highlights from 2020. Digital inclusion As the COVID-19pandemic hit the U.S., Stacey Wedlake, using data…
January 21, 2021
Since the last update on the Digital Bridge project, we’ve completed our data collection for the project, and we’ve begun analysis. Throughout the course of the project, several people have expressed interest in our use of audio diaries as part of our methods. This post provides the nitty gritty on the methods and our initial…
November 3, 2020
Instructors: Chris Coward, Jinha Lee, Travis Windleharth Misinformation escape room is designed as a hands-on class for students to participate directly in an iSchool research project. The research team has completed the development of an online escape room intended to help participants learn about misinformation. We are now ready to deploy the escape room and…
October 30, 2020
The pandemic has forced even more of our lives to move online. In Seattle, much like the rest of the country, lower income households are significantly less likely to have a computer or internet at home and have lower than average levels of computer-based digital skills. Physical distancing requirements and the unpredictability of the virus…
