Mentoring

The role of Fab Academy Instructor is to initiate, mentor and technically train new Fab Academy students for participation and leadership in the global Fab Lab Network community.

It is the Instructor's responsibility to work with the students and the rest of the local team to ensure that both equipment and supplies are available to the students in time for weekly assignments.

Instructors are also cheerleaders, and at all times should provide moral support and motivation to struggling or overwhelmed students.

Being a Fab Instructor is more of an art than a science. There is no “right way” - your student’s skills, software choices and projects will all be very different - your duty is to keep your students on the Fab Academy Path and help them successfully complete the course.

“I Don’t Know” Is An Acceptable Answer We teach “How to Make Almost Anything”. It’s a team effort, no one knows every facet of every area. Use other instructors and mentors as a resource.

Fab Academy graduates (with the recommendation of their instructor) are eligible to be local Fab Academy Local Instructors. It is mandatory that they have the help of a remote mentor during their first year.

Second and third year instructors are eligible to be local Instructors without any supernode after the assessment of senior instructors.

Fab Academy Mentors have 3 or more years experience in teaching the Fab Academy program and are qualified to take on remote students.