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Classes Hosting How To

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Hosting Classes at Milwaukee Makerspace

Important Questions

When planning your class, please consider these questions:

  1. What do you want to teach, and how do you want to teach it?
    • What is the format for the class?
    • How long do you expect the class to take?
  2. How many people do you expect will take the class?
    • Try to gauge interest on the mailing list, or by asking around at the space.
  3. How much will the class cost overall? Per-person?
    • Price it so that all part/kits costs are covered.
    • Per-person costs should include a Member price and a Non-Member price (The members price should be cheaper.)
  4. When will you hold the class?

Pre-class Preparation

  1. Submit your proposal and coordinate with the Board to set up registration
  2. Announce and advertise the class
    • List it on the Classes page
    • Add it to the calendar
    • Post on the blog
    • Post about it on the forum
  3. Order any parts and assemble kits
    • Registration cut-off should be about 1 week before the class to allow for part ordering

On the day of the class

Class Equipment

Audio/Video

The space has a basic set of presentation tools:

Considerations

Ordering Parts/Kits

If you need to order parts or assemble kits for your class, make sure to leave plenty of time between the close of registration and the date of the class itself. Parts and kits should be ordered using the registration money.