Workshops/Arduino for beginners/Debriefing

What was good ?

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What was bad ?

2 x Arduino's going pop due to high voltage on PSU's. I have already stopped using these in the kits and requested a refund from the supplier. I have sourced a regulated 9v PSU for future. They are more expensive but better that than the boards popping. Mike.

Tidy and clean up the day before!! Seriously, the place was minging. I'm sure it created a poor impression for the visitors. The area where people were to eat and make drinks was barely fit for purpose. Also the toilets were gross. Suggest a good clean and tidy up the night before. Mike.

More generally, as regards the toilets (and to some extent the kitchen area) I really think it might be worth hiring cleaners for a couple of hours every week to do this. I appreciate we need to clean up after ourselves and I do when I'm there, but are people really going to volunteer to clean the toilets? Presumably other tenants have cleaners and I don't think this will cost very much. Andy

What was ugly ?

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Would we do it again ?

I think definitely. You'd be mad not to. It is a good source of revenue for LHS. There is a demand for these kind of courses out there. If the course is good enough then word of mouth will be enough PR to get more people in. Mike.

Suggestions?

Explain electronic components as you go along. I was having lots of questions about basic components and what they did. Need to explain this in each project as you use them. Most people in the course seemed to already know how to code and had come along to learn about electronics. Mike.

Find out at the start of the course who has experience in programming and who in electronics. Will give you a better understand how to tailor the course content. Mike.

Stop after each project for a walk around to allow time to answer questions. Don't presume everyone knows how to code or what electronic components are for or how they work. Mike.

I hear two people didn't turn up on day two. Would be an idea to find out WHO they were and contact them to try and find out why. Mike.

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