Yep, it's just that some prefer to having one space rather than having to look at multiple ones of the same course especially if it's split by more than one group - that's when people tend to choose using the 'prorgamme' level. It might not necessarily mean that it's being delivered as a programme but because you have several sets of students studying the same paper (same resources and relatively the same assessment info), they choose to have it on a course level.
The other thing about it is in the said 'programme' structure, if they still want to keep their groupings separate, they make provision for separate forums accordingly. This setup has mainly been used by our Counselling courses as their courses are taught in the same intake but are being offered in multiple campus locations. Tutors have to be aware to send messages to their respective groups using the forum appropriated for that group.
I think it's very important that tutors are aware of these options as you are the best people to determine how it would work best for your students and you.
Having said that, there are other ways to still make things work in course structured ones for groupwork - example of which was when you used wikis. Of course, that is the concept and it is great that you pioneered the exploration of the tool so we know the real-life application and situations where this tool is more suitable.
Starting with something simple is better on an exploratory phase to minimise potential hiccups. The lesser moving parts, the lesser things can go wrong - isn't that an engineering motto?
Just like this simple but ingenius way of making a
- I think it was launched in '89? Better than fortified trusses, winch cables but hey, it does use hydraulics so what do I know - guess I'm just amazed at such really cool toy Maybe this can be an engineering school project, eheheh.
Anyway, will wait for the information so we can create your Moodle spaces for you. There is a form which needs to be completed. I'll put the form here (we're trialing an online form which we ran yesterday so I'm just making minor changes and will send it here) so we can move on with the process.
Cheers!
Ivy