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Scott TenBrink

Lecturer III in Information, School of Information Email: [email protected] Phone: 517/914-6605
Office: School of Information/5545 Leinweber Comp Sci & Info Bd Faculty Role: Faculty News About Scott TenBrink

Biography

I am interested in the role information tools play in building community and civic engagement. I build partnerships with cities, and connect our students with them to create information tools, services, and systems that support 21st-century citizenship. I believe that information skills are important beyond career goals; they can be employed to improve your neighborhood, community, and world.

I am a lecturer for project-oriented courses such as SI538: Citizen Interaction Design, SI350: UX Field Research In the Public Sector, and the BSI Capstone courses (SI 407/487).

Pronouns

He/him

Areas of Interest

Civic Interaction Design 
Public Interest Technology 
Service Design 
Participatory Design 
Creative Problem Solving
Design Thinking

Education

BS, University of Michigan (Psychology) 
MURP, University of Michigan (Urban and Regional Planning)

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UMSI’s Civic Librarian Project empowers librarians to create civic technology

A new, open-access course from UMSI builds on librarians’ expertise by giving them a toolkit to create community solutions using 21st century technology. 

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Student-led civic design workshop reimagines Michigan eviction court forms

More than 20 students, faculty and legal professionals came together at UMSI for a civic design workshop aimed at simplifying Michigan’s eviction court forms.

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