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Students often pay money to access training. Protospace uses that money for tool repairs and even new tools. You made that happen! | Students often pay money to access training. Protospace uses that money for tool repairs and even new tools. You made that happen! | ||
===Your Makerspace community | ===Your Makerspace community gets better tools=== | ||
Makerspaces with knowledgeable makers | Makerspaces with knowledgeable makers use tools properly. Tools will break less, are maintained better and may even be actively improved by those that want more out of them. | ||
===Your network gets bigger and serendipitous=== | ===Your network gets bigger and serendipitous=== | ||
Makerspaces attracts a bunch of neat people. Running courses is a great way to meet many of them. This makes coming to space more fun and friendly. | |||
Better yet, you're immediately in their good graces by helping clear them on a tool and making their projects a reality. The effects of [https://conceptually.org/concepts/6-principles-of-influence/ reciprocity] are real - maybe they can do something to help you that you don't know about until you meet them. | Better yet, you're immediately in their good graces by helping clear them on a tool and making their projects a reality. The effects of [https://conceptually.org/concepts/6-principles-of-influence/ reciprocity] are real - maybe they can do something to help you that you don't know about until you meet them. | ||
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The more members that take on training, the lower the opportunity cost is for all members. | The more members that take on training, the lower the opportunity cost is for all members. | ||
=== '''Offering your Course to Members of the Public, or Friends and Family of Protospace Members''' === | ==='''Offering your Course to Members of the Public, or Friends and Family of Protospace Members'''=== | ||
While many courses offered at Protospace are geared to members safe and effective use | While many courses offered at Protospace are geared to members' safe and effective use of Protospace tools and equipment or general safety, consider if your course can be a value-added benefit to the Protospace community and potential members of the general public. If you feel your course can be offered safely to non-members please ensure that: | ||
# There is supervision (children must be within vision at all times) | #There is supervision (children must be within vision at all times) | ||
# Safety | #Safety protocols have been followed (specific to the activity and the space such as exits, washrooms, and emergency protocols) | ||
# They have signed the waiver (same waiver for guests) | #They have signed the waiver (same waiver for guests) | ||
# The activity is noted in the insurance policy (Broker: John Kearney 403-221-7243) | #The activity is noted in the insurance policy (Broker: John Kearney 403-221-7243) | ||
# Protospace agrees to the class offered to non-members | #Protospace agrees to the class offered to non-members | ||
===Ego boost=== | ===Ego boost=== | ||
Nothing keeps down imposter syndrome like empowering a bunch of people to use a tool they never thought they could before. Not just anyone is capable of using said tool, let alone showing others how to. | Nothing keeps down imposter syndrome like empowering a bunch of people to use a tool they never thought they could before. Not just anyone is capable of using said tool, let alone showing others how to. | ||
==Make it easy to run classes== | ==Make it easy to run classes== | ||
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*[https://forum.protospace.ca/t/input-wanted-how-can-we-make-instructing-courses-easier/1236/9?u=kent Collecting a fraction of course fees] - Suggested by Mike M | *[https://forum.protospace.ca/t/input-wanted-how-can-we-make-instructing-courses-easier/1236/9?u=kent Collecting a fraction of course fees] - Suggested by Mike M | ||
*[https://forum.protospace.ca/t/input-wanted-how-can-we-make-instructing-courses-easier/1236/55?u=kent A "Train the trainer" type of course] to help new folks get their feet wet. Bill Elliot has volunteered a course like this | *[https://forum.protospace.ca/t/input-wanted-how-can-we-make-instructing-courses-easier/1236/55?u=kent A "Train the trainer" type of course] to help new folks get their feet wet. Bill Elliot has volunteered a course like this | ||
*Implement a "Number of Students waiting for this Course" feature in Spaceport. This helps instructors know how big backlogs are | *Implement a "Number of Students waiting for this Course" feature in Spaceport. This helps instructors know how big backlogs are. (This has been done.) | ||
*Figure out a more turnkey video conferencing solution for members who want to run online courses | *Figure out a more turnkey video conferencing solution for members who want to run online courses | ||