If approved by the Board of Trustees, work will begin in earnest to replace ReggieNet with Canvas by the fall of 2023.
Unit: Office of Academic Technologies
Central Login to debut new look in May
This month, an upgraded version of the University’s single sign-on service, Central Login, will debut. This will bring a fresh new look of a modern design that is purposefully built to support mobile functionality and accessibility needs. Along with the updated look, there will be several new improvements for University faculty, staff, and students. One
New director to help shape the future of online learning at Illinois State
Dr. Anthony Piña will join the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology in June as the director of online education and Illinois State’s new chief online learning officer.
Explore ReggieNet replacements, April 26 and 28
Get a preview of Canvas and Brightspace D2L in live Zoom sessions, open to all students, faculty, and staff, and see how each learning management system compares to ReggieNet.
Next LMS team investigates two possible ReggieNet replacements
Faculty, staff, and students will test Canvas and Brightspace D2L as possible replacements for Illinois State’s learning management system.
Help.IllinoisState.edu: A new and improved campus resource
Keen-eyed Redbird community members may have noticed a new web address pop up in their searches recently—Help.IllinoisState.edu. The new Help site replaces the former ITHelp.IllinoisState.edu and is the starting point for finding select information about Illinois State University. While the Help site has been launched with all the technology information previously found on ITHelp (including
Work begins to replace ReggieNet
A group representing faculty, students, and staff is looking for feedback as it looks for Illinois State’s next learning management system.
Let’s Talk Teaching: Mask Up!
Teaching while wearing a mask presents a unique set of challenges.
Personal amplifiers, classroom tech will help students learn this fall
Instructors can get their own personal amplifier, which aids in teaching while wearing a mask, and see a demonstration of other classroom tools starting August 9.
Performance enhancements, new features come to ReggieNet
Illinois State’s customized learning system will be offline on July 22 to install an upgrade, which adds features including dark mode.