Scott K. Macklin, PhD
Dr. Scott Macklin completed a PhD in Economics and Development Studies at Nelson Mandela University. He holds a MPhilF in Philosophical Aesthetics from the Institute for Christian Studies and a BA degree in Communication from Vanguard University (Summa Cum Laude).
Scott creates stories using deep media and can usually be found looking for an espresso. He is an award winning author, interactive designer and documentary filmmaker. His work focuses on developing narrative-based learning systems and comprehensive strategies to improve education and the ways we can reach and engage our students and constituents. His teaching and scholarship focus on developing critical career connected pathways. Central to his work is the notion of storytelling where stories are forged in the process of deep hanging out; where a story is made in collaboration with a community of practice, where one engages in the act of making the story "with" people from a particular community not just "about" them.
Scott served as a Committee Member on the City of Seattle’s Music and Art Commission Community and Youth Development Commission, as the curator of TEDx Seattle, and on the advisory board of Seattle Interactive. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Christian Studies. You can see his work in action at: www.scottmacklin.com
- PhD in Economics and Development Studies at Nelson Mandela University
- MPhilF in Philosophical Aesthetics from the Institute for Christian Studies
- BA degree in Communication from Vanguard University (Summa Cum Laude)
Expertise
Dr. Scott Macklin’s areas of scholarship include work in the creative economy, community development, career connected learning, teaching and learning with technology and participatory narrative inquiry. His work focuses on developing narrative-based learning systems and comprehensive strategies to improve education and the ways we can reach and engage our students and constituents. His teaching and scholarship focus on developing critical career connected pathways and capacity building.
Awards & Honours
- Academic of Interactive and Visual Arts w3 Awards Silver Winner for Best Podcast Host for Learning Matters: Bridge to Practice
- EDUCAUSE Quarterly contribution of the Year Award for The Catalyst Project: Supporting Faculty Uses of the Web ... with the Web.
- Exchanges Connect Award – U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for My Culture + Your Culture
- King County Executive’s Award for Excellence in Community Service
- Telly Award – Honoring excellence in video and television across all screens for Media Space: Entertainment and Content
- Trinity Western University - The Provost Innovative Teaching Award
Recent Publications
- Macklin, S., van den Berg, A., & Pretorius, D. (2024). Reimagining Pathways Into Culture and Creative Industries. Sage Open, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241253995
- Masizakhe: Building Each Other - South Africa, 72 min. Open Hand Reel Distributed through H2O Third World Newsreel and Indieflix. Producer, Co-Director, Cinematographer, Editor by Scott Macklin. Documentary made with contemporary cultural activists and artists in the Nelson Mandela Metro area of South Africa.
- Tribal Journeys: Celebrating Our Ancestors - USA, 58 min. Directed by: Scott Macklin. Documentary made with the Hoh Nation to document the annual canoe journey of First Nations of the Salish Sea.
- Back Stage to a Course: Pulling Back the Curtain to Theory and Practice of Social Media
- Can virtual reality transform your reality? in Crosscut
- Reality blooms in the Creative Exchange Lab in CityArts
- Death Over Dinner Convenes as Hundreds of Americans Coordinate End of Life Discussions Across U.S.
- Designing communities through communication, building them with social capital: Convening Community through Story
- The Catalyst Project: Supporting Faculty Uses of the Web ... with the Web
- Improving Search Engine Position of Internet Educational Materials: Design Heuristics and Indexing Methods
- Representing, exchanging, and assessing ideas in an almost natural way: The Traces digital media annotation systems
- Transforming Web-based patient education at the University of Washington and beyond
Affiliations & Memberships
- Advisory Board – Seattle Interactive Conference
- Board of Trustees – Institute for Christian Studies
- Chair – EDUCAUSE Systemic Progress in Teaching and Learning Award Committee
- Committee Member – City of Seattle’s Music and Art Commission Community and Youth Development
- Curator – TEDx Seattle
- VP of Education – Society of Information Management Executive Board
- LDRS 663 Transformational Blended Learning
- MCOM 111 Introduction to Mass Communication
- MCOM 372 Intercultural Communication
- MCOM 313 Theory and Practice of Social Media
- SAMC 111 Critical Issues in the Arts
- SAMC 112 Interdisciplinary History of Western Arts