NextWork 101 for Campus Ambassadors

Set up NextWork and Discord, create a campus project, and share your portfolio.

Introduction

30 Second Summary

Weekly student meetups lose momentum when nobody knows which project to choose or where to get help. Each Build Master on their own University Campus need a clear route from the first login to visible proof of what the group built.

In this project, you will prepare to guide a campus Build & Brew group through NextWork. You will use Ask, generate and edit a campus project, organize projects in a Learnlist, and share your work through a portfolio.

What You'll Build

Picture opening a university Learnlist where students can follow your edited campus project alongside the next builds you recommend.

By the end of this project, you'll have:

A project-grounded explanation that turns an unclear passage into guidance you can reuse with students.
An edited campus project that names your university and fits a weekly group of 4 to 8 builders.
A university Learnlist that organizes related projects into one path. Your public portfolio shows your work outside your signed-in session.
Secret Mission: Add a campus-specific facilitator note and a manual Build & Brew callout to your generated project.

Are there any prerequisites?

No prior NextWork or Discord experience is required. You'll use Safari on a Mac without a paid plan on either platform.

Before We Start

Your personal Build & Brew commitment gives the work ahead a clear purpose before any account setup begins. It connects your university role to the outcome you want your group to achieve.

Set Up Your Accounts and Community

Set Up Your Accounts and Join the Community

Your Build & Brew group needs a shared learning space before anyone can start a weekly build. This step gives you access to the platforms that support the program.

NextWork hosts the projects your group can learn from. Discord connects you with the wider community, while Safari lets you use both platforms without installing another app.

In this step, get ready to:

Create or access your NextWork account.
Create or access your Discord account.
Join the NextWork Discord community and post an introduction.

Access your NextWork account

NextWork uses the same Login entry point for existing and new accounts. Choose the path that matches what you see.

✔️ I already have a NextWork account

Select Safari in your Mac's Dock.
Select Safari's address bar.
Enter https://nextwork.ai/.
Press Return to load the NextWork home page.
Select Login.
Choose your university email account in the authentication flow.
Complete the remaining sign-in prompts.

You should see the signed-in NextWork home page. Your account is ready for the projects you explore later.

ⓧ I need to sign up for NextWork

Select Safari in your Mac's Dock.
Select Safari's address bar.
Enter https://nextwork.ai/.
Press Return to load the NextWork home page.
Select Login.
Choose your university email account in the authentication flow.
Follow the remaining authentication prompts to create your account.

You should see the signed-in NextWork home page. Your new account is ready for the projects you explore later.

Access your Discord account

This part handles login details. Keep your Discord password private and leave it out of Your Work, screenshots, and community posts.

✔️ I already have a Discord account

Create another Safari tab using the new-tab control beside your current tab.
Select the address bar in the new tab.
Enter https://discord.com/login.
Press Return to load Discord.
Complete the sign-in form with your existing Discord account details.

You should now see Discord in your browser. Your account is ready to join the NextWork community.

ⓧ I need to sign up for Discord

Create another Safari tab using the new-tab control beside your current tab.
Select the address bar in the new tab.
Enter https://discord.com/login.
Press Return to load Discord.
Select Register.
Enter your email address.
Enter your username.
Create a private password.
Enter your date of birth.
Select Continue.
Complete the CAPTCHA if Discord displays one.
Open the verification email from Discord.
Select Verify Email.

You should now see your verified Discord account in the browser. You can use it to enter the NextWork community.

Join the NextWork community

The community is where announcements, questions, streamed sessions, and shared wins come together. Your introduction gives other builders a clear way to start a conversation with you.

Open the NextWork Discord invite from your Campus Ambassador onboarding materials.
Select Accept Invite.
Open #introductions or #general-chitchat from the channel list.
Write an introduction that includes your name.
Add your university to the introduction.
Mention your Campus Ambassador role.
Name one AI topic you want to explore.
Post your introduction in the channel.

You should see your introduction in the channel with your Discord username beside it. That post confirms that your community access works.

Can't enter the community?

Confirm that you opened the invite while signed in to the Discord account you just checked.

If the invite no longer works, request the current link from your Campus Ambassador contact.

Help me join the NextWork Discord community.

Your accounts now work, and your introduction gives the community a way to welcome you.

Next, you will map the NextWork home page so every project and learning path is easy to find.

Explore the NextWork Home Page

Your NextWork and Discord accounts are ready. Now you can learn where NextWork keeps its projects, learning paths, trending projects, and saved work.

The home page uses a small set of landmarks to organise the platform. Mapping them now keeps you focused when you start planning a campus session.

In this step, get ready to:

Identify the main NextWork navigation landmarks.
Match each discovery area to the information it contains.
Locate the search box and Your Library.

Identify the main navigation

Your signed-in home page is the starting point for every learning session. Keep this map open in Safari while you connect each label to its purpose.

Return to the signed-in NextWork tab in Safari.
Locate Discover Projects in the home navigation.
Locate All in the home navigation.
Locate Roadmaps in the home navigation.
Locate Tools in the home navigation.
Locate Trending Projects in the home navigation.
Locate Your Library in the home navigation.

You should see all six landmarks on the signed-in home page. Together, they cover discovery, guided learning, tools, trending projects, and saved content.

Compare the discovery areas

Each navigation area answers a different planning question. Open them one at a time to see which one helps with a specific campus need.

Select All to view the full discovery collection.
Select Roadmaps to identify a structured learning path.
Select Tools to identify one technology your group could learn.
Select Trending Projects to identify one project that is currently trending.

You should see the page content change after each selection. That change confirms that each landmark opens a different view.

Locate your project starting points

Project discovery starts from the home search box. Saved projects collect in Your Library, so these two landmarks form the shortest path from finding an idea to revisiting it.

Select Discover Projects to return to the main discovery view.
Locate the floating search box on the home page.
Select Your Library to open your saved content.
Return to Discover Projects after confirming Your Library opens.

You should see the floating search box on the discovery view and a separate page when you open Your Library. You now know where to find new work and where to retrieve saved work.

You have mapped the NextWork home page and found the two landmarks that drive project discovery.

Next, you will use the search box to choose a project your campus group can complete during a weekly session.

Find and Inspect a Project

You have mapped the NextWork home page and located the search box and Your Library. The next challenge is choosing a project that your campus group can complete during a weekly session.

NextWork's semantic search turns a learning goal into relevant LearnLists and project results. The project you save gives you an immediate example to inspect for unclear passages or campus-fit gaps.

In this step, get ready to:

Use semantic search to choose a realistic weekly-session project.
Save the project to Your Library.
Create two inspection notes about clarity and campus fit in the three-panel workspace.

Search by learning intent

Semantic search looks at the meaning behind your request. A learning goal gives the search enough context to surface options that match your campus session.

Return to the NextWork home page in Safari.
Enter build a beginner AI project in the floating-toolbar search box.
Press Return to submit the search.

You should see LearnLists tiles followed by Projects rows. These two result types give you different ways to approach the same learning goal.

Compare the LearnLists tiles with the Projects rows to decide which result type best fits one weekly session.
Choose one project with a hands-on outcome that your student group can realistically complete.

Save and open the project

Saving the project places it in your library for future session preparation. Opening it reveals the workspace where instructions and notes stay together.

Select the heart icon on your chosen project row.
Return to Your Library from the NextWork home page.

Your chosen project should appear in Your Library. That project is now easy to revisit when you prepare a campus session.

Select the project title to open its workspace.
Widen the Safari window until all three workspace panels are visible.
Review the Difficulty, Time, Refreshed, Cost, and Key Concepts metadata to identify the project's scope.

You should see a value beside each metadata field. Together, those values show whether the project suits your group's time and experience.

Inspect the workspace and expose the gap

The workspace separates project guidance from the learning path and your own notes. This layout gives you a place to capture every gap you want to resolve.

Identify Chat on the left side of the workspace.
Identify Highway in the center of the workspace.
Identify Your Work on the right side of the workspace.

A campus-fit limitation is any detail that makes the project harder to run with your university group. Examples include assumed experience, an unsuitable topic, or no collaborative activity.

Read the Highway until you find one passage you cannot explain clearly.
Add a short note in Your Work that identifies the unclear Highway passage.
Add a second note in Your Work that records one campus-fit limitation.

Before you refresh, which parts of the saved workspace do you expect to remain visible?

Refresh the open NextWork project in Safari.
Check the workspace layout to confirm all three panels remain visible.
Check Your Work to confirm both inspection notes remain visible.

You should see Chat on the left. The Highway should remain in the center with Your Work on the right.

Your Work should still contain the unclear-passage note plus the campus-fit limitation. You now have a real project to learn from with two concrete improvement targets.

Missing a workspace panel?

Safari can collapse a panel when the browser window is too narrow.

Widen the Safari window until the three panels fit side by side.
Refresh the project page after resizing the window.

Help me restore the missing workspace panel.

That unclear passage is now the perfect starting point. Next, you will use the AI tutor to turn the gap into active learning.

Learn with the AI Tutor

Use the Ask Feature

You found a project and identified a passage that needs a clearer explanation. Now you will use Ask to get help without leaving the project.

NextWork's AI tutor uses the open project as context. This keeps the answer connected to what you are learning.

In this step, get ready to:

Ask about a selected passage.
Send a question through Ask anything.
Confirm that the answer uses details from the project.

Ask about a passage

Selecting text gives the tutor the exact passage that needs attention. The answer opens in the Chat panel beside your project.

Locate an unclear passage in the Highway panel.
Drag across the passage to select it.
Select Ask in the floating toolbar.
Read the explanation in the Chat panel.

You should see an answer that explains the selected passage. The response should refer to the project in front of you.

No Answer in Chat?

Select the passage again if the highlight disappeared.
Wait for the floating toolbar before selecting Ask.

Help me troubleshoot the Ask feature.

Use Ask anything

Ask anything lets you send a question without selecting text first. A specific question helps the tutor produce a useful answer.

Select Ask anything in the Chat panel.
Enter How could I explain the most important concept in this step to a beginner?.
Send the question.
Check the answer for details from the open project.

You should see the answer mention wording or concepts from the open project. That project detail proves the tutor used your learning context.

You can now turn a confusing passage into a project-grounded explanation. Next, you will use Generate to create a project for your campus group.

Generate a Campus Project

Use the Generate Feature

Ask helped you understand an existing project. Your campus group now needs a project designed around its own students and weekly sessions.

NextWork's Generate feature turns a short idea into a structured project. You will create a beginner-friendly project for a Build & Brew group of 4 to 8 students.

In this step, get ready to:

Describe a university-specific project.
Refine the proposed plan.
Create and check the generated project.

Start with a campus idea

Generate begins with a planning conversation. A clear first prompt gives the planner an audience, format, and group size.

Return to the NextWork home page in Safari.
Locate the search box in the floating toolbar.
Select Generate to change the search mode.
Enter Create a beginner-friendly AI project for a weekly Build & Brew group at your university that 4 to 8 students can complete collaboratively.
Submit the prompt.

You should see a planning chat focused on your university and student group.

Refine the plan

The planner uses your answers to set realistic boundaries. Keep the project suitable for beginners and possible to complete in one group session.

Describe your students' current experience.
List the tools your group can access.
Set the budget to $0.
Request one change if the outline does not fit your group.

You should see the proposed plan reflect your audience, available tools, and budget.

Create and check the project

Wait for the card labeled Your project plan is ready.

Before you create the project, which campus details do you expect to recognize when it opens?

Select Create project.

Generation may take a little time while NextWork builds each section. Keep the browser tab open until the project loads.

Confirm the title matches the plan.
Confirm the project names your university.
Confirm the steps suit a group of 4 to 8 students.

That is the main build complete: your campus group now has a generated project shaped around its needs.

Your generated project is ready. Next, you will edit it so the content fits your university even more closely.

Edit Your Generated Project

Your generated campus project now has a complete structure. Next, you will edit one part so students can immediately see how it connects to their university.

NextWork's project editor lets you refine generated content before sharing it. A focused campus sentence makes the project easier for your group to recognize and use.

In this step, get ready to:

Open the generated project editor.
Add a university-specific sentence.
Check the updated project.

Open the project editor

Open your generated project.
Select the pencil icon labeled Edit project.
Locate an introductory paragraph that describes the project audience.

You should see the project content inside the editor. The page is now ready for your change.

Add and verify the campus detail

A useful edit tells students who the project is for and when they can complete it. Add one sentence that makes both details concrete.

Add This project is designed for students at your university to complete during a weekly Build & Brew session.
Wait for the status to change from Saving... to Saved.
Select Update.
Select View it live.

You should see the new sentence in the live project. Your university and weekly session are now part of the learner-facing content.

Edit Not Showing?

Wait for Saved before selecting Update.
Return to the editor if the live project still shows the previous wording.

Help me check why my project edit is not visible.

Your generated project now speaks directly to your campus group. Next, you will organize it with related projects in a university-specific Learnlist.

Create a University Learnlist

Your generated project now includes a campus-specific edit. Next, you will place it in a collection that students can return to as they build new skills.

A Learnlist groups projects into a reusable learning path. A university-specific collection can organize projects for a course, student society, semester, or weekly Build & Brew group.

In this step, get ready to:

Choose a purpose for your university collection.
Create and describe a Learnlist.
Add projects and check the finished collection.

Plan the collection

A focused Learnlist helps students understand why its projects belong together. Choose one audience and one learning goal before creating the collection.

Choose a university audience such as first-year students, an AI society, or your Build & Brew group.
Choose one goal such as AI fundamentals, cloud skills, or portfolio preparation.

Why Use a Learnlist?

A university Learnlist gives students one place to find related projects. It also helps a group follow the same sequence and revisit completed work as proof of progress.

Create the Learnlist

Open Your Library.
Select Create a Learnlist.
Select one of the provided cover images.
Enter your university Build & Brew Projects in the Name field.
Enter Hands-on projects for students at your university, organized for weekly Build & Brew sessions. in the Description field.

You should see the preview card update with your Learnlist name and selected cover.

Add your university projects

The Add Projects area lists projects from your account. Start with the reference project you explored and the campus project you generated.

Locate your generated campus project under Your Projects.
Select the plus icon beside the generated campus project.
Locate the reference project you explored earlier.
Select the plus icon beside the reference project.
Confirm that the added-project count shows 2.

Before you create the list, which project do you expect students to complete first?

Select Create list.
Return to Your Library if it does not open automatically.

You should see a card with your university Learnlist name, its project count, and the Learnlist label. Your students now have a focused collection they can revisit.

Your campus projects now sit inside one reusable learning path. Next, you will add your work to a public portfolio.

Publish Your Portfolio

Your university-specific Learnlist now gives students a clear project path. Next, you will turn your edited campus project into public proof through your portfolio.

In this step, you will turn that project into a public NextWork portfolio. A check in a Safari Private Window proves the link works without your signed-in session.

In this step, get ready to:

Mark your generated campus project as started.
Prepare your campus-focused work for portfolio sharing.
Verify your published portfolio through its public link.

Start and document your project

A portfolio item needs evidence that you began the work. Your project note gives visitors the context behind that work.

Complete the first task in the generated campus project that is already open.

You should see the first task marked as started. This confirms the project is active work.

Add a concise note in the Your Work panel that names the campus problem and the student outcome.

You should see the note in Your Work beside the generated project.

Select Share Work in the Your Work panel.
Select the Share option.

You should see the portfolio-sharing flow. This confirms your generated project is prepared for sharing.

Complete your portfolio profile

Your portfolio profile explains who created the project. It also connects the work to your campus leadership role.

Open your portfolio from the sharing flow.
Enter a portfolio title that connects your name, university, and Build & Brew role.

You should see your new title at the top of the portfolio.

Add a description of the AI skills and hands-on group projects you are building with your group.
Look for your generated campus project in the portfolio item list.

You should see your generated campus project as a portfolio item. The active Share portfolio option confirms your title and description are complete.

Your portfolio now tells a clear story: who you are, where you lead, and what your group can build.

Share portfolio still inactive?

Complete both the portfolio title and description.
Return to the generated project's Your Work panel if the portfolio item is missing.
Select Share Work again.
Select the Share option again.

Get help with the missing portfolio item.

Verify the public portfolio

A public portfolio should work for someone who has no access to your account. Private browsing gives you that clean visitor view.

Select Share portfolio.
Copy the public portfolio link.

You now have a public URL ready to test.

Store the copied URL here: your public portfolio link.

This saved link is ready to share with your campus group.

Select File in the Safari menu bar.
Select New Private Window.

You now have a browser session that does not use your signed-in NextWork session.

Before you load the link, do you expect the portfolio to work without your signed-in session?

Paste your public portfolio link into the Safari address bar.
Press Return.

You should see your public portfolio title and at least one visible portfolio item. This confirms the link works without your signed-in session.

You have the proof ready: your campus project is visible to anyone you share the link with.

Portfolio missing in the private window?

Return to the signed-in Safari window.
Confirm the portfolio title and description are complete.
Check that the generated campus project is visible as a portfolio item.
Copy a fresh link from Share portfolio.

Get help with the private portfolio check.

Secret mission

Customize Your Generated Project

Add an AI-assisted facilitator note that explains Build Master preparation plus Brew Master engagement. Then add a manual reminder covering tangible work, collaboration, plus documentation. Publish both changes for your campus group.

Clean Up Your Resources

This browser-based project does not require a paid NextWork or Discord plan, so there are no ongoing project costs. Choose whether to keep your work available, make the public portfolio inactive for now, or remove the content you created.

Resources you used:

A saved reference project entry in Your Library.
A generated campus project in Your Library containing its published campus customizations.
A public NextWork portfolio with a shareable link to your generated project.
A verified Discord account with membership in the NextWork server.

Keep everything running

No action needed. Choose this if you plan to use your projects during future Build & Brew sessions.

Keep the generated campus project in Your Library for future weekly sessions.
Keep the reference project saved for future session preparation.
Leave your portfolio title intact so the public link remains active.
Keep your Discord account connected to the NextWork server for future sessions.

Pause - I'll come back to this later

There are no local services to shut down. Use this option to make your public portfolio inactive while preserving your project work.

Sign out of Discord in Safari.
Clear your NextWork portfolio description to make the public portfolio link inactive.
Leave both projects in Your Library for your return.

Delete - I don't want to use this again

Remove the content created during onboarding. Your NextWork account stays available for future use.

Return to Your Library in NextWork.
Delete the generated campus project from its three-dot menu.
Unsave the reference project by selecting its heart icon.
Return to your NextWork portfolio.
Remove the generated project from its portfolio tile menu.
Clear the portfolio description to make the public portfolio link inactive.

The next actions remove the Discord account you created for this project. Skip them if you want to keep the account for future Build & Brew sessions.

Transfer ownership of every Discord server you own.
Delete any owned Discord server you do not want to transfer.
Select User Settings in Discord.
Select My Account.
Find Account Removal.
Select Delete Account.
Confirm the deletion with your password.
Complete the multi-factor authentication check if enabled.

That clears the removable project content from NextWork. Your NextWork account itself remains available.

Nice Work!

You did it! You used Ask, generated and edited a campus project, and organized your recommendations in a university Learnlist. Your public portfolio now shows what your Build & Brew group can create.

You've learned how to:

Used Ask to turn selected project text and free-form questions into grounded explanations.
Generated and edited a campus-ready project for a weekly group of 4 to 8 students.
Created a university Learnlist that groups related projects into one path. Shared your work through a public portfolio.
Completed the optional Secret Mission by adding a campus-specific facilitator note and a manual Build & Brew callout to the generated project.

Ready to quiz yourself?