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Scott TenBrink

Lecturer III in Information, School of Information Email: [email protected] Phone: 517/914-6605
Office: School of Information/105 S. State Street Faculty Role: Faculty Staff Unit: Engaged Learning Office 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)

News about Scott TenBrink

A group of sixteen participants and organizers from the civic workshop pose in front of a lobby monitor that says "Civic Design Workshop"
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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U-M students win national FAA design competition with user-centered air traffic control interface

U-M students who met in a School of Information course earned first place in the FAA competition with their design of an interface to streamline air traffic managers’ work.

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