Scott Macklin

Scott Macklin serves as the Creative Director of Interactive Learning and Innovation for Cultivate Learning at the University of Washington. Previously, he served as the Associate Director of the Communication Leadership graduate program and as the Chief Technology Officer for the College of Education at UW.  Scott seeks to create a rich infrastructure that supports innovation and collaboration through participatory media and community engagement. Scott served as the curator of TEDx Seattle, Co-Chair of the Seattle Next 50 Story Runs Through It film celebration, and currently serves on the City of Seattle’s Music and Art Commission joint Youth Development committee.  In 2013, Scott was given the King County Executive’s Award for Excellence in Community Service.

Scott is an award winning author, interactive designer and multimedia maker.  Scott uses social media as a powerful tool for learning and building meaningful relationships that create opportunities to engage in acts of social justice.  His teaching and scholarship focuses on emerging models of interactive and immersive storytelling and how they are disrupting the ways we can reach and engage our students.   His work is rooted in convening collective action through the creation and development of community-centric stories.