Itamar Tzadok

There is also the option to put your notes container in section 0 (general) in which case it will appear on every section (week) page in the course without adding anything to the week section itself.

Dataform module + Dataform view module (dataformembed). The Dataform view module is a label like resource which allows you to display the content of a view from a specified Dataform activity. So, you add the notes as entries in the Dataform activity. Then you add a Dataform view instance in each section and set it to display a specified view from the activity. It can be a different view for each week or the same view with a different filter. You set up the views and filters in the Dataform activity as needed. hth

If you know how to tweak the html it is simpler to follow the approach described at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=74243 and you don't have to set fixed sizes to all cells. Either way, it is better to use css in the css template to control formatting. hth

Rather than discuss the validity and reliability aspect, I propose that learning styles are not intrinsic personality traits but strategic adaptations for learning concepts and subject matter that learners use according to how experienced and knowledgeable they are in a particular domain.

Matt, 10 years ago I had no experience and no knowledge of Moodle. I preferred written examples over video clipped ones. Nowadays I'm fairly experienced and knowledgeable in Moodle. I still use examples extensively and prefer written ones over video clipped.

Not sure what your point is.

It would be nice to have the option to either have all submission boxes on one page, or have different submission boxes on different pages (just like how you can arrange quiz questions in the quiz module).  It would also be nice if you could open and close different submission boxes at different times (the pre-lab submission box is open for a few days, then the lab part is open while pre-lab is closed, etc.)

Indeed. If you can use add-ons take a look at the Dataform module. It allows all that in addition to peer and group peer review. See the Dataform forum for related discussions, suggestions and presets. hth