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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 uses tools better===
===Your Makerspace community gets better tools===


Makerspaces with knowledgeable makers have tools use tools properly. Tools will break less, are maintained better and may even be actively improved by those that want more out of them.
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===


Protospace 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.
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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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.
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==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