The biggest thing I could see to help the course pages make it easier for students to get started would be a simple way for them to communicate with the editors (such as ambassadors or the instructor) who are helping them. To that end, I suggest something like a big "ask a question" or "help me" button on the course page that brings a popup entry box for a student to ask for help. The student's request would get posted in a new section to the talk page (and the popup confirmation message should link to the talk page).
Even better would be an opt-out option for instructors and ambassadors to be notified on their own talk pages whenever a new help request is posted by a student, pointing them to the talk page where they can answer the student.
This would significantly reduce the coordination cost and level of confusion for ambassadors and students trying to figure out the best ways to communicate with each other.
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Severity: enhancement