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As a user-generated platform (think Wikipedia for video lectures), CourseWorld is what you make it. If you’re passionate about a subject within the arts or humanities, consider helping improve that area of the site. (For each contribution described below, you’ll earn a “point” toward our homepage leaderboard—a ranking of users who rock.)

Here are five ways you can help build CourseWorld:

1. ADD VIDEOS

Locate high-quality educational videos on YouTube. Click “Add a Video” on our homepage to categorize them in CourseWorld and add descriptive tags.

2. RE-TAG VIDEOS

“Tags” (descriptive keywords or phrases) make it easy for users to sort and search for videos. Unfortunately, some of our tags are incorrect or incomplete. Help improve them: Beneath a video, click “Add Tags” or “Remove Tags” and suggest changes.

3. RE-CATEGORIZE VIDEOS

Some videos are simply in the wrong place. Others only appear in one category but deserve to be in several. Help with quality control by making sure videos exist where they ought—underneath a video, click “Re-categorize this video,” and follow the prompts.

4. REMOVE VIDEOS

Some videos don’t belong on the site at all--for instance, due to poor audio/video quality, questionable academic value, overly promotional content, or a topic outside the given categories. Suggest removing this content: Click the “flag” symbol beneath video and specify a reason.

5. SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CATEGORIES

Our 700+ categories are not set in stone and are constantly evolving. So…which categories should be renamed? Which ones re-organized or removed? And, assuming it makes sense academically and practically (i.e., sufficient content exists online), what new categories should be created? Share suggestions via our feedback form.

Note: All actions above are subject to admin approval.

Thank you for wanting to help make CourseWorld a better place.

If you have a brilliant idea for improving CourseWorld, found a technical glitch, or want to volunteer your talents or resources in a unique way, let us know!

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Be part of something special. Whether you’re a college student or a lifelong learner, apply to join our initiative as an intern or volunteer. This is a virtual/remote opportunity, meaning you can work from anywhere. It is unpaid. Applications are accepted year-round.

Commitment:

Typical commitment is five to 10 hours per week for a minimum of two months. Course credit may be available depending on your school.

Responsibilities:

Projects are fit to individual interests and goals. The most common project is to help build our virtual library by adding, tagging, and categorizing videos (~25 per week) within a desired subject specialty. Additionally (or alternatively) you may wish to assist with one or more of these tasks:

Prepare social media updates
Advance our PR efforts (e.g., help build our media list; pitch journalists)
Moderate user contributions (e.g., new videos, modified tags and categories, flagged content)
Perform web development and programming (e.g., help build a mobile app; improve site features)
Recruit and manage fellow volunteers
Make general improvements to categories, tags, etc.
Write and pitch guest blog posts
Help with graphic design (e.g., images for social media channels)
Interact with site users (e.g., answer user “Help” requests)

Key qualifications:

Sincere love of learning and passion for a particular subject/specialty
Self-motivated and highly disciplined
Responsible and deadline-driven

To apply:

Please send a résumé and cover letter to volunteer [at] courseworld.org. Be sure to mention which subject/s you are most passionate about, which types of projects interest you, and your desired weekly time commitment, along with prospective start and end dates.

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