How AS Works

Atomo Schola is a community-driven educational platform organized around two major categories: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) and Humanities (History, Literature, Philosophy, Languages & Social Sciences).

Content is structured hierarchically — each category contains subjects, subjects contain domains, and domains contain lessons. Anyone can browse and read lessons freely, while contributing requires an account and a specific role.

Lessons on the platform come in three formats:

• Text Lessons — Rich formatted content with support for LaTeX mathematical formulas
• Video Lessons — Embedded YouTube videos with descriptions
• Presentations — Interactive slide-based content

Roles are hierarchical — each role includes all the permissions of the roles below it. Creators are also editors and users; editors are also users.

Creators write and publish lessons on the platform. To earn the Creator role, you need to propose one original lesson. The proposal is sent to the Creator Commission, which votes on whether to accept it. If accepted, the lesson is automatically published and you receive Creator status.

• 1 Create a free account and log in to the platform.
• 2 Propose an original lesson on a subject you're passionate about.
• 3 The Creator Commission votes on your proposal. If approved, your lesson is published automatically.
• 4 You receive Creator status and can start publishing more lessons.

Each approved lesson strengthens your reputation and contributes to your leaderboard ranking.

Editors review and vote on lessons proposed by creators. To earn the Editor role, you need to propose 3 edits to 3 different published lessons. Each edit proposal is sent to the Editor Commission, which votes on it.

• 1 Propose edits to 3 different lessons already published on the platform.
• 2 Each edit is reviewed by the Editor Commission, which votes to accept or reject it.
• 3 If all 3 edits are accepted, you officially become an Editor.
• 4 As an Editor, you can now vote on new lesson proposals submitted by creators.

Editors play an essential role in maintaining the quality standards of the platform.

When a creator submits a new lesson, it enters a review queue visible to all editors. Editors vote independently — no feedback is required, just a yes or no vote.

• 7 yes votes — the lesson is accepted and published
• 5 no votes — the lesson is rejected
• Rejected lessons remain in the database for a period so the creator can revise and resubmit
• Editors who voted no on a lesson that was later improved and accepted receive credit for their contribution

A future improvement will require that at least a minimum number of yes votes come from editors familiar with the subject area.

Creators and editors each have their own leaderboard. Since creators also have editor privileges, a creator can appear on both leaderboards simultaneously.

• Creator leaderboard — requires at least 5 published lessons to qualify
• Editor leaderboard — requires having voted on at least 15 accepted lessons to qualify
• Ranking is based on the average rating of lessons you participated in (only lessons with a minimum number of ratings count)
• The top 7 creators and top 7 editors are invited to join their respective commission for a one-month term
• If someone declines the invitation, the spot passes to the next person on the leaderboard

Commissions are the governing bodies that vote on role upgrade proposals and new lesson submissions.

All registered users have access to these features:

• Advanced search across all subjects, domains and lessons
• Bookmark your favorite lessons to find them quickly later
• Rate and review lessons to help other learners
• Rich text editor with LaTeX formula support for creators
• Attach files from cloud storage to lessons
• Inbox notifications for updates on your proposals and edits
• Use invite codes to upgrade your account role