Maker Access Pass

THE MAKER ACCESS PASS

The Maker Access Pass, or "MAP," is designed for every maker, in every makerspace. Think of it like a choose-your-own-adventure made just for you. You can train in one makerspace and instantly gain access to the entire network. Attend workshops, earn badges, learn marketable skills, and get hands-on experience with world-class equipment. All for free.

The MAP was created in 2018 at the University of Wyoming by a team of enthusiastic makerspace administrators, educators, and students. With no existing standard in the international maker movement, our team sought to address (and improve) the way makers were trained on equipment and 21st Century skills in order make it easier for users to safely access equipment, and easier for new makerspaces to be dreamed up, designed, and deployed. You can download a copy of the latest 2023 MAP pamphlet or browse the digital pamphlet to learn more about the MAP's history, our library of programming, and our five-year goals.

If you need a bit of help with the MAP, read on. This instructional demo will serve as a roadmap (get it?) to guide you through how to use and navigate within the MAP program in Canvas. You'll learn about core features, as well as creative MAP resources found at all participating locations.

The concept is pretty simple. Once you've enrolled in the MAP program, just find the hardware or software you want to learn from our growing library of workshops. Sign up for an in-person workshop or a self-paced online class to snag a spot and grab a passcode. We'll teach you how to use the tech and tools, you take a few quick quizzes as you learn to show us you know your stuff, you earn an awesome digital badge to show off to friends, family, teachers, and even employers, and then you're done! On average, from start to finish, you'll be creating something amazing in less than 90 minutes.

1). Sign in. If you haven't already enrolled, you'll need to create a free Canvas account. To start, left-click to select the Sign in button at the top of https://www.wyrkshop.org/

2). Find your county. To keep class sizes small, we offer identical instances of the MAP for each Wyoming county. Scroll down the page and left-click to select your county.

3). Enroll. Next, left-click to select Enroll to create an account.

4). Create an account. Finally, fill out the form to create an account. If you're not a member of the UW community, simply leave the W# field blank. Once you're done, you'll receive two emails:

A welcome email that you can discard
An email to set up your passcode.

Make sure to check your spam folder, and save your passcode. You'll use your email and passcode to sign in.

1). Sign in. Once you've created an account, simply head back to Sign in on the https://www.wyrkshop.org/ homepage, and left-click to select the Sign in button.

2). Credentials. Enter your email and passcode that you created during the enrollment process, toggle Stay signed in on, and left-click to select Log In.

3). Dashboard. In your dashboard, simply left-click to select the county instance of MAP that you just enrolled in. If you're a member of the UW campus community, you may have other WyoLearn courses in your dashboard that you've previously enrolled in too.

1). MAP hompage. Navigating around the Maker Access Pass is very straightforward, but it's still helpful to cover the basics:

Home and Badges on the top left vertical menu take you to the homepage and badge portfolio, respectively.
FAQ and First Time Users menu bars above the splash image provide helpful tips and tricks.
A Workshops dropdown menu below the splash image helps you quickly get to our most popular classes.
A series of very important colorful buttons below the Workshops dropdown menu help you:
- Find a participating MAP location
- Sign up for new workshops and snag passcodes
- Complete workshops you've attended in-person or recently signed up for online
- Reserve equipment

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Poke around this MAP mockup site to learn how to navigate. You'll be able to find your nearest makerspace, sign up for free workshops, complete those workshops, and reserve equipment. If you're lost at any point, click the interactive icon in the top right of the mockup screen to see all clickable content.

1). Find course categories. Find the course you wish to complete by left-clicking to select either the Workshop dropdown menu to head directly to the course, or the Complete a Workshop button to browse all course categories.

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2). Select your course. If you've navigated to Complete a Course, left-click to select any of the colorful accordion buttons to open up a course list of all the courses in the series.

3). Locate your specific course. Left-click to select the specific course you've already taken in-person, or alternatively wish to take online at your own pace.

4). Complete your course! Simply proceed through the course at your own pace. Courses alternate with a page of information and then a very quick 5-8 question quiz. Those who attended in-person workshops can skip straight to the quizzes. Those who are taking the course online will need to review the material before taking the quizzes.

Note: every course requires a passcode to unlock the first quiz. If you've previously enrolled and attended an in-person class, your instructor will have provided you with the course passcode. If you haven't enrolled, you can reserve a spot using the calendar on the introduction page of each course. Once enrolled, passcodes for online classes will be emailed to you immediately.

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1). Passcodes. Every course requires a passcode to unlock the first quiz. This serves a few purposes:

It gates machine access only to safely trained users
It keeps class sizes small
It collects data on use that help us justify buying exciting new gadgets and gizmos.

If you've previously enrolled and attended an in-person class, your instructor will have provided you with the course passcode. If you haven't enrolled, you can reserve a spot using the calendar on the introduction page of each course. Once enrolled, passcodes for online classes will be emailed to you immediately.

If you need to enroll in a course, you can also browse a list of all courses via the Sign up for training button on the MAP homepage, or by visiting our online calendar at https://www.wyrkshop.org/weekly-workshops, found under the Attend dropdown menu at the top of the Wyrkshop website.

You will not be able to proceed in any course without a passcode.

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1). Reserve equipment. Reserving equipment is a piece of cake. Once you've completed a course and earned a badge, you're able to reserve the machine online whenever it's available! Reserving equipment is free, but we do typically charge for using our materials. If you bring your own materials, you'll need to get them approved by a member of staff but then can use equipment for free start to finish.

To reserve equipment, start by navigating to the MAP homepage and left-clicking the Reserve a machine button to locate equipment you've completed courses for.

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2). Find your machine. Within the equipment listings, left-click to select the type of machine you've been trained to use. If you've successfully completed the course and earned a badge, it will take you to the final page of the completed workshop for that piece of equipment.

If you have not yet earned the badge, you won't be able to access the reservation page.

3). Machine reservation page. The final page of every course will have all links to reserve the machine you've been trained to use. Simply left-click the link for the location where you wish to reserve the machines. You'll be taken to the reservation portal, where you can check machine availability, select blocks of time to reserve one or more machines, add any and all reservations to your cart, and checkout.

Then punch in some quick data and left-click to select the Submit your Booking button to finalize your booking. You'll receive email confirmation with the time and date and machine(s) that you've reserved.

Reservations are required each and every time you want to use a machine. Failure to reserve equipment properly means we can't be assured that you've completed the proper training to use the equipment safely and responsibly. As such, makerspace staff will cancel your project and may confiscate material until the matter is resolved. If a maker repeatedly fails to reserve equipment properly after multiple verbal and/or written warnings, they may be prohibited from using makerspace resources indefinitely.

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