ISAM 101 & 102 Workshops
HEMI Workshops will be offered at ISAM on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, each with pre-registration and capacity limits.
| HEMI Workshop Registration Aug 6, 2025 | Early Bird Deadline: June 15, 2025 | Regular Deadline: July 20, 2025 |
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| ISAM 101 Workshop: Design, Build, and Manage a Makerspace | $225 | $275 |
| ISAM 102 Workshop: Makerspace Prototyping, Pedagogy, and Practical Setup | $225 | $275 |
| HEMI Workshops require advanced registration for admittance. No exceptions. | ||
ISAM 101 Workshop: Design, Build, and Manage a Makerspace
Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Time: 9am – 12pm, to include breakfast (from 8am in the Moonscape of the Diamond building)
Location: Lecture Theatre 8, The Diamond building, The University of Sheffield
Description: Thought leaders and practitioners from the Higher Education Makerspace Initiative will cover fundamental principles of successful makerspaces such as:
- Understanding the general types and their pros/cons
- The importance of culture and community
- Assessing impact/justification
- Staffing and training models
- Optimizing access while minimizing boundaries
- Creating effective safety systems
- Understanding safety and complementary policy, insurance, legal and regulatory issues
- Q&A session open to audience inquiries on applying the presented information to unique circumstances
ISAM 102 Workshop: Makerspace Equipment for Prototyping
Date: Wednesday 11 September 2024
Time: 1pm – 4pm, with lunch (from 12pm)
Location Lunch: The Moonscape, The Diamond building, The University of Sheffield
Location Workshop: Computer Room 3, The Diamond building, The University of Sheffield
Description: This workshop will consist of two main sections.
- Participants will spend some time in the iForge makerspace with the students who run it, where they will learn about what it’s like to be part of a student-led makerspace and how to build a maker community.
- Participants will engage in a hands-on building activity that illustrates uses of equipment commonly found in academic makerspaces, such as laser cutters and 3d printers. A pedagogical view will be taken to provide steps through the planning, design, and teaching aspects of a physical computing system.
HEMI members, conference organizers, student leaders, and/or industry representatives will host.