<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the best and most direct ways for students to influence their own education is by having them design and lead their own class. In this guide we provide an outline of a plan to create a student-led class on your own campus as well as some tips and tricks from individuals with past relevant experience.</span>
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== Gaining support and finding the right team == <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Reaching out to faculty at your institution who are interested in your</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">success and the success of the course are great sources of support.</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Student support is also a big part of the process it since they are the ones who</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">will be taking the course. Learning should be democratized because so gaining</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">feedback as to what students want to learn on your campus is the first</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">step. Ways to find support from your peers can include using Google</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">polls and forums to get a sense of what kind of courses they would</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">want and the possible times that would work best for the most amount</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">of students.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Your team should consist of the faculty of your choosing and other</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">students who share your common end goal. When choosing faculty members</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">to help make your course a reality, making sure they are willing to</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">provide advice while not trying to change the core concept of your</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">course is key. Do not be afraid to set boundaries so that you do not</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">go off track from course on your original goal. Everyone on your team should</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">understand and believe in the goal of the course and be willing to put</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">in the work to make it a reality.</span></span><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Reaching out to faculty at your institution who are interested in your</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">success and the success of the course are great sources of support.</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Student support is also a big part of the process since they are the ones who</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">will be taking the course. Learning should be democratized because gaining</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">feedback as to what students want to learn on your campus is the first</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">step. Ways to find support from your peers can include using Google</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">polls and forums to get a sense of what kind of courses they would</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">want and the possible times that would work best for the most amount</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">of students.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Your team should consist of the faculty of your choosing and other</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">students who share your common end goal. When choosing faculty members</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">to help make your course a reality, making sure they are willing to</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">provide advice while not trying to change the core concept of your</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">course is key. Do not be afraid to set boundaries so that you do not</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">go off track from your original goal. Everyone on your team should</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">understand and believe in the goal of the course and be willing to put</span><br/><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">in the work to make it a reality.</span><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></span>
== Raising awareness about the course ==