Hi Ryan,
I like the idea of putting the students in charge of developing a course - though can imagine some lecturers being terrified at the prospect (could be an interesting pilot to engage courses where staff aren't comfortable using Moodle - let students prototype what they would want to see and do with technology). Currently looking at setting up student society groups - either in Moodle or Mahara - that will have student "champions" with permissions to build course content and moderate. I see huge potential for Moodle as intranet for consistent communication and resource management.