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==Courses vs. Classes== | |||
It's important to know the difference between a course and a class. | |||
A course is like “Gardening 101”. A class is like teaching a course “3:00 pm on Wednesday”. | |||
[[File:Course_vs_class.jpg|alt=]] | |||
==Create a Class== | |||
A class is an instance of a course. A class is run on a specific date, time and location and is what members sign up for to become students. | |||
To create a class: | |||
#Contact a Protospace director or Tanner to grant instructor permissions to your account | |||
#Once your account has instructor permissions, you can create classes in Spaceport: | |||
#[[File:Create-a-class.webm|none|thumb|A walk-through of creating a class on Spaceport as of March 2022]]<br /> | |||
Additional details | |||
==Create or Update a Course== | |||
A course is a well defined scope of knowledge intended to be taught in a classroom session. A course is an abstract thing, not tied to a single person - though a single person may be most passionate about a course and often run the first several classes on it. | |||
To create a course: | |||
#Contact a Protospace director or Tanner to grant instructor permissions to your account | |||
#Once your account has instructor permissions, you can create courses (or update course descriptions) in Spaceport: | |||
#[[File:Create-a-course.webm|none|thumb|A walk-through on creating a course on Spaceport as of March 2022]]<br /> | |||
#Once your course has been made, you can create classes to make it available to members | |||
==Why become an instructor?== | |||
===Your Makerspace stays financially solvent=== | ===Your Makerspace stays financially solvent=== | ||
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===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. | ||
==Common challenges, FAQs and solutions== | ==Common challenges, FAQs and solutions== | ||