This global force in advancing access to knowledge, parts and tools to repair a wide range of products, offers a program for learning how to write technical materials.
Resources include roadmaps for creating technical guides and service and repair manuals for a wide range of electronic products. Opportunities for peer review and publication are also offered.
Access — Begin here
Format — Text
Age — Advanced high school and university levels (16 years old and up)
Content — Curriculum / Lessons, Technology
Cost — Free
Source — iFixit, California USA and worldwide
“Our project has partnered with 87 universities around the world to teach repair and technical writing. Since we launched the program, over 23,000 students have worked together to create more than 40,000 repair manuals on iFixit. This site is here to help you through our curriculum.”
iFixit also presents an extensive catalogue of resources with information on a range of relevant topics — circular economy, design, e-waste, greenwashing and media literacy, mining, materials, and natural resources, right to repair and more. See Supplementary Materials.
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