Last week, one of the organizers of the Dayton Mini Maker Faire contacted me about holding a one-day Tech class at their event next summer. I thought about this for a bit, and came to the conclusion that it would cost me about $300 to do this, including gas, meals, and lodging. So, I suggested that if they paid my expenses, that I would be happy to come down and teach the class. They thought that sounded like a fair deal, so it looks like I might be teaching this class next August in Dayton.
It occurs to me that perhaps some of you are involved with groups like the Dayton Mini-Maker Faire people, and that you might also be interested in having me come and teach a one-day Tech class. I’ll extend the same offer to you, namely if you pay my transportation, lodging, and meal costs, I’ll come and teach a class.
Before you jump at this, please note that the only thing I’ll be doing is teaching the class. There is still a substantial amount of work that you’ll have to do. This includes finding a venue for the class, publicizing the class, and finding a Volunteer Examiner team to administer the tests. For more information on what’s involved, see my blog post, Teaching a One-Day Tech Class.
If you want to get a flavor for how I teach a one-day class, visit my YouTube channel. I’ve started posting clips of a video made January 30, 2016 of a class I taught at the University of Michigan.
If you’d like more information or would like to talk about this, please e-mail me.
Jeff, KE9V says
Seems like it would be much easier for you to appear remotely, via Skype. You could offer up training to clubs in all 50 states from the comfort of home!
73, Jeff
Dan KB6NU says
Perhaps, but teaching by Skype wouldn’t be half as fun as teaching in person. I don’t think that it would be quite as effective, either.