[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: Illini Gadget Garage--Potential Collaboration

[Gergana Slavova]

That sounds pretty cool.  Emily, will you be the one to draft the letter of
support from us?

Since the Help Desk is open only on Sundays, it's a good way to expand this
model outside of Makerspace to other days of the week.  To pull in Nadia's
point, might be worth asking if this will be open to anyone in the
community and not just university students and staff.

~Gergana

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Nadia Karlinsky <gnadia at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's a really good idea! But kind of sucks that it's not open to people
> who aren't affiliated with the university.
>
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> Nadia
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> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 7:11 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Joy Scrogum <jscrogum at illinois.edu>
>> Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:36 PM
>> Subject: Illini Gadget Garage--Potential Collaboration
>> To: makerspaceu at gmail.com
>> Cc: William Bullock <wbullock at illinois.edu>, knox at illinois.edu
>>
>>
>> Hello, Makers. My name is Joy Scrogum, and I work with the technical
>> assistance and public engagement groups at the Illinois Sustainable
>> Technology Center on the UIUC campus. As part of ISTC's Sustainable
>> Electronics Initiative (SEI), I'm submitting a Step 2 application to the
>> Student Sustainability Committee for seed funding to launch an electronics
>> repair center on campus, which would allow students and staff to have minor
>> repairs done on their personal electronic devices to extend their useful
>> life. I want the center, which I'm calling the Illini Gadget Garage, to be
>> more than a just a service center, but also a learning space. On the one
>> hand I want students in special topics courses at UI to become involved in
>> performing repairs, and when possible, writing online guides as part of
>> iFixit's Technical Writing program, to help folks who visit iFixit's web
>> site to service their own equipment. But I'd also really like to create an
>> opportunity for people who bring in their devices to participate in the
>> repair themselves, if they are comfortable with that and have the time to
>> do so. I recognize that this is similar to what you all have done with your
>> computer help desk. I think there's potential for collaboration between
>> MakerSpace Urbana and the Illini Gadget Garage, provided the Gadget Garage
>> receives funding. We could post information about MakerSpace in the Gadget
>> Garage and promote it to campus community members, and if non-UI students
>> or staff contacted the Garage, we could let them know about your computer
>> help desk and its hours.I also think it would be great if the experienced
>> volunteers who work on your computer help desk could interact with UI
>> students who become involved with performing the repairs at the Gadget
>> Garage, helping them learn and providing tips on how they can be effective
>> in the art of collaborative repair. Perhaps I could budget for some
>> workshops involving MakerSpace representatives for the student repair
>> center workers, or guest lectures in a special topics course.
>>
>> I've attached the text from the Step 1 application for the Illini Gadget
>> Garage to help give you more of a feel for the idea. Right now, I'm
>> thinking that in the Step 2 application I'll propose that students or staff
>> could drop off electronics for an assessment and repair for a small fee.
>> This would allow folks with busy schedules to try repair before
>> replacement. But I think it would also be great to say that if people
>> wanted to participate in the assessment and repair of their device, the
>> service would be free, with a donation suggested.
>>
>> I'm hoping to get as many campus and community members interested in
>> getting the Gadget Garage started as possible, and want to show the SSC
>> that there is wide support for this sort of center on campus. Would
>> MakerSpace consider writing a support letter to go along with the Step 2
>> application I'll submit (due at the end of this month)?
>>
>> I'd love to answer any questions you have and speak with you more about
>> potential collaboration, at your convenience.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your consideration,
>> Joy Scrogum
>>
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