Workshop Instructor Guidelines

This guide is intended to help members create workshop style classes. It is suggestive only. Instructors are encouraged to use their own judgement while planning classes.

Goal of Hackrva Workshops

Our workshops are intended to help remove the barrier to entry for maker skills. I.E. Makerbot, Sketchup, Blender, Basic Electronics
They Should help newcomers begin to participate in the maker movement

Workshops should last 2 to 3 hours.
They should be limited in scope. We can't expect to cover very much in such a short period of time
We should try to make them fun. The point is to eliminate the fear starting on their own.
They should be participatory. Focus should be more on interactive content than information transfer.
Try to spend less time in a traditional lecture
Have a project planned for people to work on

15 minute introduction.
- Hey I'm a guy who teaches stuff. I'm qualified because....(I spent a day researching this shit). What are all your names.
- Go ahead and take the time to get everyone to introduce themselves
15 minutes lecture
- introduce the material. Remember to limit the scope of the material
30 minutes -Get students to do something and answer questions as they come up.
- Do something on the projector and have everyone else do it on their computer. Or project or whatever
15 minutes introduce individual/group project
- Have a project people work on that is short, but allows them to make something of their own. Maybe a contest. Maybe small groups
1 hour - let them work
15 minutes Wrap-up
- Tell students what to do to keep learning. Remember, the goal is to convince them to continue. To generate excitement and help others participate in the maker movement