Technicians on campus recently finished installing an update to ReggieNet, Illinois State’s customized learning management system. As a result, ReggieNet is tuned up and ready for a semester of robust student learning. The update mostly fixed bugs and made improvements behind the scenes, but instructors may notice a few changes when using some of ReggieNet’s most popular tools.
One significant change is a redesign of the syllabus tool. In addition to adding versatility, the tool now requires instructors to “publish” their syllabus after they upload it. This isn’t difficult, but it is different from previous semesters. If you need help, you can see the whole four-step process on the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology’s (CTLT) ReggieNet support page.
The following improvements were also made:
Assignments
Peer review—you can now allow students to score and comment on an assignment. An instructor sets the review period after the “accept until” date and can provide review instructions for students via rich-text editor. The instructor can also make reviews anonymous, choose whether students can see peer reviews of their submissions, and remove specific peer reviews.
Lesson Builder
The interface has been improved, with all content options in the toolbar grouped in a single “Add Content” menu and some options relabeled for clarity.
On the index of pages, users can view the list of content items for all or specific pages.
You can now set up a permission to allow content access regardless of release controls.
File Drop
You can now upload a single file to multiple selected student drop boxes.
If you have questions about the fall 2014 ReggieNet update, contact Mayuko Nakamura, CTLT’s instructional technology and media team lead.
