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Pop-Up Classes

Fall 2024 Pop-Up Class Series

This semester's pop-up classes will take place virtually and in-person, promising a wide variety of new skills and knowledge!  The following pop-up classes are open to the Loyola and Notre Dame communities. If you have any questions, ideas for potential pop-up classes, or would like to teach a future class, contact Clara Love at cmlove@loyola.edu.

Be sure to register by close of day before classes to receive Zoom link.

Reading is Accessibility: Creating Accessible Documents (Series)

Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 12:30-2:30 PM:
Online Via Zoom
Instructor: Youlanda Halterman

Learn how to create accessible documents in Microsoft Word. The first hour of this class will be instruction, and the second hour will be a Q+A session. Registration is required. Youlanda's book recommendation: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 12:30-2:30 PM:
Online Via Zoom
Instructor: Youlanda Halterman

Learn how to remediate PDFs accessibility in Adobe Acrobat. The first hour of this class will be instruction, and the second hour will be a Q+A session. Registration is required. Youlanda's book recommendation: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 12:30-2:30 PM: (Loyola-Focused)
Online Via Zoom
Instructor: Youlanda Helterman

Learn how to use Panorama to aid in the document remediation process. The first hour of this class will be instruction, and the second hour will be a Q+A session. This session is targeted towards Loyola's campus as Loyola has acquired Yuja Panorama, an innovative tool that will help remediate electronic documents. Registration is required. Youlanda's book recommendation: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Reading is DIY: Spooky Zinemaking

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 4:30-6 PM
In Person at LNDL Idea Space
Instructor: Mallory Walker

Learn about the history of zines and how to make them, then make spooky Halloween-themed zines.  Mallory's book recommendations: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, Stolen Sharpie Revolution by Alex Wrekk

Reading is Innovative: Bookplate Sticker Making

Wednesday, October 23, 2024, 3:30-5 PM
In Person at LNDL Makerspace
Instructor: Youlanda Halterman

Learn to use Cricut's Print Then Cut Function and Innovation Station equipment to create bookplate stickers. Cricut certification required, . Capped at 12 participants. Youlanda's book recommendation: Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

Reading is Virtual: Intro to WordPress

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 4-5 PM 
Online via Zoom 
Instructor: Clara Love

Learn how to get started using WordPress for digital scholarship projects, blogs, and more with this online class. Clara's book recommendation: Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan

Reading is Tactile: Bookbinding

Thursday, November 7, 2024, 7-10 PM 
In Person at  LNDL Idea Space
Instructor: Heather Braxton

Learn about basic bookbinding techniques and create a hand-bound notebook of your own. Capped at 10 participants. Heather's book recommendation: Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas

Reading is Data Literacy: Visualizing Data

Monday, November 18,  2024, 4:30-5:30 PM 
In Person at LNDL  Idea Space
Instructor: Suzanne Keilson

Learn about how to turn quantitative data into engaging visuals! Suzanne's book recommendation: TBD, stay tuned.

Reading is Transformative: Sublimation Notebooks

Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 4-5 PM
In Person at LNDL IDEAspace 
Instructors: Nicky McDougal and Youlanda Halterman

Learn about sublimation with a dry-ice demo, then customize your own bookmark and/or notebook with a photo or artwork. Capped at 12 participants. Nicky's book recommendation: Chemistry for Breakfast: The Amazing Science of Everyday Life by Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

Reading is Sustainable: Decoupage Planters

Thursday, December 12, 3:30-5 PM  
In Person at (Stressbusters), LNDL  
Instructor: Jack Owen

Decorate plant pots with book page decou[age and pot your own plant. Capped at up to 20 participants. Jack's book recommendation: Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future by Daniel Lewis.

Past Pop-Up Classes

Spring 2024

  • The Art of Making Bread
  • Laser Cut Valentine's Day Jewelry
  • Laser Cutting for Engineers
  • Adobe Express and Generative AI
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Telescope Stargazing 
  • Customize a cup with Sublimation Printing
  • Designing a Portable Gaming System with Arduino

Fall 2023

  • Artificial Intelligence and Amazon Web Services
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Fun Graphics with Color LCD Displays
  • Laser Cut Jewelry
  • Mending and Upcycling Clothes
  • Intro to Zotero
  • Station North Tool Library Information Session
  • Sublimation Printing
  • Fun with Neopixel LED Strips
  • The Art of Making Bread
  • Adobe Express
  • Holiday Card Paper Engineering
  • Stargazing with Telescopes
  • Laser Cut Holiday Craft

Spring 2023

  • Laser Cut Valentine Crafts
  • Paper Circuitry
  • Fun Graphics with Color LCD Displays
  • Intro to Zotero
  • Zinemaking
  • Creating Timelines with ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Crochet a Granny Square
  • Customize a Mug with Sublimation Printing
  • Tactical Macrame
  • Grad Student Zine Making Night

Fall 2022

  • Intro to Zotero
  • Intro to Canva
  • The Art of Making Bread
  • Artificial Intelligence and Amazon Web Services
  • Wearable Electronics
  • Tinker with Adafruit Playground Express
  • Intro to Digital Mapping in ArcGIS
  • Intro to ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Make a Quilt Square
  • Zine Making

Spring 2022

  • The History of Video Games
  • The Art of Making Bread
  • Tinker with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
  • Playing in Adoptable Data Sets
  • Intro to Zotero
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps

Fall 2021

  • Basic Amazon Cloud (AWS)
  • adafruit Circuit Playground Express
  • Introduction to Sew ART
  • Recycled Paper Making
  • History of Video Games
  • Creating Digital Maps in ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps

Spring 2021

  • Using the SmartMarker
  • Design to 3D Print a Customized Keychain using TinkerCad
  • Intro to ArcGIS
  • The Creative Cloud
  • Wild Fermentations: The Art of Making Bread
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Copyright for Creators: Music and Sampling
  • Laser Engraving a Photo
  • Pandemic Pizza
  • Copyright for Creators: Graphic Arts and Design
  • Laser Engraving Vector Graphics
  • Learn the Basics of Amazon Cloud (AWS) and Explore Simple Artificial Intelligence Widgets

Fall 2020

  • Smartmarker
  • Mask Making
  • Photography with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
  • Games as a new literacy tool: Teaching and Learning Through Games and Virtual Reality Technology
  • Working with Fonts in Cricut Design Space
  • Learn the Basics of Amazon Cloud (AWS) and Explore Simple Artificial Intelligence Widgets
  • Sticker Making with Cricut Print Then Cut
  • Velfie Videography with Adobe Premiere Rush
  • Creating Digital Maps in ArcGIS
  • ArcGIS StoryMaps
  • Pandemic Pizza: Because it's better than frozen!
  • Getting Started with RDWorks and Laser Cutting
  • Create a Dancing Robot with the Society of Women Engineers
  • Designing for Social Media with Adobe Spark
  • Learn to Knit

Spring 2020

  • Adobe Premiere Rush
  • Wild Fermentations: The Art of Making Bread
  • AI Petting Zoo
  • Creating Maps for Fun and Research: GIS for Beginners
  • Getting Started with Cricut Design Space
  • Learn the Basics of Amazon Cloud (AWS) and Explore Simple Artificial Intelligence Widgets

Fall 2019

  • Drones, 3D modeling, and 3D printing
  • VR Cheap and Easy: Google Cardboard and Classroom Applications
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Health Making
  • Wild Fermentations: The Art of Making Bread
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Lego Mindstorms
  • Internet-of-Things (IoT) Basics using Arduino Microcontrollers
  • Metal Art Welding
  • Creating 360 degree Videos for Teaching

Spring 2019

  • QuickStart Class - Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Making for the Health and Life Sciences
  • Wild Fermentations: The Art of Making Bread
  • QuickStart Class - Adobe Spark
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • 3-D Printing: New Dimensions for Teaching & Learning
  • Internet of Things (IoT) Workshop
  • Explore the Universe with Virtual Reality
  • Learning LabVIEW: An Introduction
  • Paper Engineering
  • Getting Started with Cricut Design Space and Cricut Maker
  • Learning LabVIEW: Working with Arduino Microcontrollers

Fall 2018

  • Wild Fermentations - The art of making bread
  • Art Welding Training with LOYOLA Engineering
  • Wearable Electronics
  • Indoor Drone Racing
  • Internet of Things (IoT) Workshop
  • Enter the Maker: Unleash Your Creativity and Rule the World (or at Least, Your Classroom)!
  • Adobe Lightroom: Image Enhancement & Photo Management Like a Boss
  • Paper Engineering