Time for action – setting up the meta course
To set up a communication system that can be finely tuned to allow specific groups of users to interact with each other, follow these steps:
We are going to set up a communication system using a meta course. Log in to your site as admin and click on the Show all courses link found at the bottom of your MyCourses block on the front page of your site.
At the bottom of the subsequent Course Categories screen, click on the Add a new course button.
Change the category from Miscellaneous to Reading and enter a Full name and Short name such as Reading Program and ReadProg. Enter a short description explaining that the course is to function as a communication area for the reading program.
Use the drop-down menu next to the meta course heading, shown in the following screenshot, to select Yes in order to make this course a meta course:
Change the Start date as you see fit. You don't need to add an Enrollment key under the Availability heading to prevent users...
