[Makerspace-keymembers] MakerSpace workshops

[Monica Carr]

Hi Peter!

I think We would love to help you out on a workshop! And I think that your idea is excellent, and would be well received by other spacers. I'm cc'ing out member email list to see if someone else is interested. 

The way these things usually happen is that the person interested in running a workshop will suggest it to the Makerspace (usually during one of our member meetings which is held the last Sunday of every month), so we can approve it as a group. We can for sure provide a space, and possibly supplies and volunteers. Usually, volunteering to help run a workshop depends on the volunteer's experience/interest in doing it. We ask that you (and/or whoever wants to help) come up with the curriculum and that comfortable teaching it yourself. 

You can pick any date you like, as long as it doesn't conflict with any other scheduled event (including open hours). 

You seem like you could wait to start this, which is totally fine. Now that you know how this works, you can get the ball rolling whenever you are ready. 

I hope that answers all your questions!

Best,
Monica 

> On Dec 15, 2014, at 5:30 PM, Peter Folk <peter at volo.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Monica,
> 
> Does MakerSpace have workshops or anything like that?  I would be interested in helping organize and/or attend some, maybe along the lines of the below...
> 
> Multimeters, osilliscopes, and logic probes Oh My!
> A basic intro to using the above tools, which are super powerful ways to debug your own projects and reverse engineer/hack others'.  I would ask a few others to help with this, as I don't really know what I'm doing =)
> 
> The Wixel - super-flexible, easy to use, wireless microcontroller
> An intro to using the Wixel, which I played with over the weekend as was very impressed with.  I like it because it is super easy to use, but also extremely powerful.  The idea would be to spend a half day and show how to develop for one, including going through a few sample apps.
> 
> No rush, maybe next year some time, maybe during the MakerFest?
> 
> Peter
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