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Original post by Michael Tanczos
Moodle would be IDEAL for this. If you can get past it's look, it's far superior to the Game Institute in format, better than Blackboard, better than most LMSs out there.
But then, I've spent the past entire semester researching online learning. A forum is probably not the best way to go.
And lastly, our forums do support sub-forums.
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Michael Tanczos
That's cool. Thanks for posting that, Michael. I'd agree that a forum may not be the best format for this endeavor. Unfortunately, GDNet is where the people go that need help, and there's such a great community already here.
After chatting with a few of the other staff and moderators, I think the Workshop would work best like this:
Proposal
Chapter Threads: There will be a new forum created for the workshop. Each week a thread will be created that covers the current chapter. People can then post their questions and answers for the current chapter in that thread. People who come late to the workshop can read over the previous threads and continue to post their new questions.
The weekly chapter thread will be mirrored (and stickied) in "For Beginners." The first post of each weekly thread will be structured with a brief introduction to the workshop, and provide links back to the C++ Workshop Forum and the "Tutors" thread (See below), so that people can easily navigate to us from FB, and follow the conversation of the current week.
Stickied Tutors Thread: There will be a stickied thread for people to apply as a tutor, which will consist of posting a brief bio about themselves including education, some work history, and how long they've been programming. Tutors which are accepted will be indicated in the list at the top of the thread. Regardless of being accepted as a "tutor," people are encouraged to answer the questions of others. Being selected as a tutor simply means that readers should pay special attention to the responses given by those individuals.
Project Threads: Additionally, threads will be created for each of the "Projects of the Month," Where the first post outlines the details and requirements of the project. People can then use those threads to discuss the project, get design ideas, ask questions, and post their links to completed projects.
Let me know what you guys think of the idea in its current form?
Cheers!
