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 …
TASCHA is hiring! We are seeking a Communications Research Assistant for the 2019-2020 school year. Are you an Information School student interested in outreach, communications, and access to information? Consider applying to this position. Position Description The University of Washington …
The Information School’s Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) seeks a PhD student for spring quarter to be Research Assistant on our Advancing Library Visibility in Africa (ALVA) project. The deadline to apply is January 25, 2019. See below and visit the job posting for more …
Interested in a UW iSchool study abroad program in Tahiti this summer? This year’s program will run from August 24 – September 21, 2019 and is a collaboration between TASCHA’s Chris Rothschild and UW’s Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity. Applications are due on February 15, 2019. …
If you’re interested in data visualization, relational databases, and coding, our friends at code.org have a Capstone opportunity available. ISchool students interested in this position can search for Code.org or the Capstone title on iCareers. Below is the iCareers description of the project, …
TASCHA has a great capstone opportunity for iSchool students interested in digitization, information access, and curation of metadata schemas. Search for iCareers ID 8141 to apply for this project today! Project description: In 1999, TASCHA (then known as the Center for Internet Studies), held …
Applications are now open for a new study abroad program to Myanmar directed by UW iSchool Assistant Professor Nic Weber and TASCHA’s Chris Rothschild. This program provides students a unique opportunity to visit Myanmar, which until 2011 was one of the world’s most politically isolated …
TASCHA is accepting applications for an outstanding RA-ship opportunity to provide key support to TASCHA’s research teams by creating and maintaining collaborative and adaptable curricula on a Github platform. This position requires familiarity with Github, HTML, and CSS. Experience with web …
For years, Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) has hosted a weekly seminar called Change. The Change seminar focuses on research, projects, and issues related to information & communication technologies for development (ICT4D). Starting this fall, the Technology & Social Change …
Are you interested in the effects of technology on economic and social development? Do you wonder if smartphones will replace PCs? Interested in the role libraries play in community development? Curious about questions that can be addressed through big data? Passionate about digital inclusion …