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*http://fabacademy.org
*http://fabacademy.org


The Fab Academy has a well-developed business model for education. It is OSE's leading competitor to education. OSE's unique value proposition is full open source tool chains, and technology that matters, vs fully proprietary toolchains and technology for employers. Employers note - see main course descripiton [https://sites.google.com/a/stoughton.k12.wi.us/fablab-stoughton/syllabus].
The Fab Academy has a well-developed business model for education. It is OSE's leading competitor to education. OSE's unique value proposition is full open source tool chains, and technology that matters, vs 25% open source software and fully proprietary hardware toolchains and technology for employers. Employers note - see main course descripiton [https://sites.google.com/a/stoughton.k12.wi.us/fablab-stoughton/syllabus].


=Benchmarking=
=Benchmarking=
*Costs - [https://fabacademy.org/apply/cost-breakdown.html#introduction-to-fab-academy-costs]. Around $5k as one example. $2500 for Fab Central. Local instructors get $1750 after materials.
*Costs - [https://fabacademy.org/apply/cost-breakdown.html#introduction-to-fab-academy-costs]. Around $5k as one example. $2500 for Fab Central. Local instructors get $1750 after materials.
*Accreditation - [https://fabacademy.org/about/course.html#accreditation]
*Accreditation - [https://fabacademy.org/about/course.html#accreditation]
=Curriculum=
Fab Academy essentially has it laid out - study it and port to open source
*http://academy.cba.mit.edu/classes/computer_design/index.html


=Fablabs=
=Fablabs=
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=Notes=
=Notes=
*From Ferdi - Fab academy is not popular in Germany because Germans are not used to paying for education
*From Ferdi - Fab academy is not popular in Germany because Germans are not used to paying for education
=OSE Presentation=
*April 5, 2021- [[Agriculture Fab Academy Presentation]]
*2020 - [[Fab Academy Machines Presentation]]


=Links=
=Links=
*[[Fab Academy - Machine Design]]
[[Category: Fab Foundation Stuff]]

Latest revision as of 19:48, 7 August 2022

Intro

The Fab Academy has a well-developed business model for education. It is OSE's leading competitor to education. OSE's unique value proposition is full open source tool chains, and technology that matters, vs 25% open source software and fully proprietary hardware toolchains and technology for employers. Employers note - see main course descripiton [1].

Benchmarking

  • Costs - [2]. Around $5k as one example. $2500 for Fab Central. Local instructors get $1750 after materials.
  • Accreditation - [3]

Curriculum

Fab Academy essentially has it laid out - study it and port to open source

Fablabs

  • Example Fab Lab- look at Stoughton Fab Lab - [4]

Projects

Actual projects -

Notes

  • From Ferdi - Fab academy is not popular in Germany because Germans are not used to paying for education

OSE Presentation

Links