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== Getting Your Class Off the Ground ==
'''=== Should it have a topical focus or skills focus?'''<br/><br/>Consider the goals for your pop-up. Do you want to boost student skills in a particular area (e.g., a fabrication technique or communication skills) or discipline (e.g., literature)? Or do you want to offer an interdisciplinary pop-up that utilizes instructors with different backgrounds and fosters interactions among students from different majors? Your pop-up could be more about personal development, with a focus on mindsets and attitudes. You may just decide to leave it up to the instructor(s) and supply and demand. ===
'''How Consider the goals for your pop-up. Do you want to boost student skills in a particular area (e.g., a fabrication technique or communication skills) or discipline (e.g., literature)? Or do I pick you want to offer an interdisciplinary pop-up that utilizes instructors with different backgrounds and fosters interactions among students from different majors? Your pop-up could be more about personal development, with a topic?'''focus on mindsets and attitudes. You may just decide to leave it up to the instructor(s) and supply and demand. === ===
'''=== What is the best place to conduct a pop-up class?'''===
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Some pop-ups are targeted only to students and in some cases a subset of students (e.g., undergraduates in particular majors). Some can be developed for other specialized audiences (segments of alumni, faculty or the community). Alternatively, you can open up a pop-up to everyone, encouraging the mixing of backgrounds. You can also leave it up to the instructor to identify the audience.
Your topic should cater to your audience, allowing them to branch out of their usual studies. For example, you might teach a group of business students about basic graphic design principles.
Additionally, keeping your audience in mind, the difficulty of material and assignments should be within the grasp of the group. Don't attempt to teach 5th graders multivariable calculus and don't attempt to teach engineering grad students about buoyancy with tin foil boats. They may have fun, but the goal is for people to learn something new.
It would be better if you choose a peaceful room, you may actually ask the school/ college management members to arrange a room for you, but if that isn't possible it is better that you rent a room of low cost to conduct the class so that it doesn't become a burden on you.
