Internet Librarian and Curator for Mathematics Videos

The volume of instructional mathematical videos now on the internet is bewilderingly large (a Google search for video tutorials on ODEs produced 785,000 results). Confronted with the huge unstructured collection of such videos, it is hard for students to find what they are looking for and then to know whether what they have found is relevant and reliable. This is a small-scale, proof-of-concept pilot project, taking the first steps to create an online portal giving searchable access to a selection of recommended mathematics video tutorials, and to illustrate the website’s functionality by populating it with the resources for a sample topic. This pilot will focus on a single limited topic (first-order ordinary differential equations) and organise the available resources into a structured and annotated repository that is quickly accessible through a user-friendly interface. It will target first-year undergraduates studying a number of STEM disciplines. The site will be made ready for testing by volunteer staff and students who will be asked to provide feedback on its effectiveness.