YouTube and UNESCO Launch Free Educational Courses for Middle and High School Students in “My Classroom”

YouTube connected to the UNESCO develop both free educational courses available in “My Classroom”: “Learn to teach with videos” and “Learn to engage”. These courses are designed to support the learning of middle school and high school students in their home countries.

Course benefits:

1. Find out how to improve your teaching through the power of video with ‘Learn to teach with videos’. This course is designed for teachers who want to master the use of video as an effective teaching tool. From ‘Yamil’s Chemistry’ to ‘I’m Diana Padilla’, experts share their knowledge in online teaching using audiovisual content to impact their communities.”
2. Here you dive deeper into the world of entrepreneurship with ‘Learn to take charge’, course designed for those who want to get business skills promoted by the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or just looking to improve your skills, this course provides the necessary tools to make it happen.

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This campaign was launched in Colombia, Argentina and Mexico from April 18, 2024. This new feature allows creators to offer deep learning, multi-lesson programs on YouTube, whether free or paid.

On the other hand, in addition to this free offer, ‘YouTube Courses’ has also launched 19 original creation courseswhat They are now available on this video platform.

These 19 courses can be free (ad-supported) or paid and offer additional features such as downloadable files, worksheets, a structured learning environment, and ad-free playback .

Here are some of the course objectives:

• Courses on Curiosities
• History Courses
• Artificial Intelligence Courses
• Vocational Guidance Courses
• Mathematics Courses
• Mexican Red Cross Basic First Aid Course

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Karina Szmulewicz, berente of Strategic Alliances for Learning in Latin America of YouTube pointed out, that This new initiative aims to offer creators a new way to monetize their content, while improving the user learning experience on the platform. With YouTube Courses, the company reaffirms its commitment to online education and the democratization of knowledge.