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HOW TO USE THE HANDBOOK FOR

TEACHING

The handbook is a useful resource for a guide or teacher to utilise in their
classes. It can offer a great deal of insight and value to the teacher as it is

an all-round course focused on the
transformation of craft microbusinesses,

particularly considering digital and
sustainability driven opportunities.
It can be a supplemental resource

to their normal teaching, or they
can use the entire handbook.

The handbook is also an invaluable tool for a mentor who is looking to
guide a crafter or artisan (or group of crafters and artisans) to a better
understanding of the required business principles in building and

nurturing a stable and strong microbusiness. It is a more than adequate
tool to teach the role of business in a crafter’s life and has everything

needed to bring the maker’s skills and knowledge into line with what they
should be for immediate and sustained success.

A teacher or mentor can also combine the handbook with the MOOC

(massive open online course) to exploit all ten available modules, and
maximise the benefit to the artisan or maker. The extra three modules in
the MOOC include multiple choice and self-assessment questions where

the teacher can test the student’s understanding of what he or she has
been taught, a recommended reading list to beef up experience and

knowledge, and an open-style forum where suggestions are given and
which can then be discussed and debated in the classroom.

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