New public worked demo at /demo with four illustrative examples: a workplace module (9 checkpoints), a college course (10 checkpoints), and Demonstration and Application coaching sessions (4 scenes each)
Demo includes presenter notes, back/next/start-over with arrow keys, draft comparison, bigger text, fullscreen, and a sample PDF transcript once FINAL
Explore the demo link on the home page and Presentation demo link in the sidebar
Beta notice restyled to match the shared design
v2.1.1
2026-10-08
Added a site-wide Beta notice: "This platform is in beta testing. You may experience issues while using it."
v2.1.0
2026-10-08
Coaching topics organized by Merrill's First Principles, with action-worded titles and 18 new topics
Session menu now has a Design area with New course and New module; the sidebar has a single New session button
Text size controls (− / +) in the chat toolbar; your choice is remembered on this device across pages
The AI now follows a process-over-product flow: discovery questions, labeled DRAFTs with reflection questions, and an explicit FINAL only after your approval
Course and module sessions move through numbered checkpoints (context, outcomes, problems, each Merrill principle, assessment, alignment)
Faculty and admins get lighter guardrails and can copy and download PDFs anytime; grad students keep the full step-by-step flow and unlock PDF export after a FINAL version
Download PDF is now a full process transcript: participant name and email, session type, turn counts, numbered participant turns, and page numbers
Admin dashboard: new Session progress tracker (Questions, Draft, Review, Final)
Very long conversations keep working: up to 1000 messages are accepted and the AI uses the most recent 120
Fixed AI replies occasionally being saved or shown twice
Sidebar version number and What's New list now always show the latest changelog
v2.0.1
2026-09-25
Fixed Google sign-in so the returning session is completed before opening Course Forge
v2.0.0
2026-09-21
Rebranded as RU Institute Course Forge with the RU Institute logo and crimson colour scheme
Now positioned for eLearning and development professionals
Any email address can sign up and sign in — no verification and no domain restriction
Added Sign in with Google
v1.4.1
2026-08-25
Account type (Faculty or Grad Student) is locked once selected
Only admins can change a member's account type, from the admin dashboard
v1.4.0
2026-08-25
Standard member access is now 90 days instead of 60
Admins can mark any member as unlimited access from the admin panel
Unlocking or reactivating an account now grants a fresh 90-day window
v1.3.0
2026-08-25
Admins can add new members directly from the dashboard
Admins can suspend and reactivate accounts; suspended members lose access until reactivated
Reactivating an account restarts the 60-day access clock
v1.2.2
2026-08-25
AI now defaults to the user's first name instead of any honorific or surname
Strengthened naming rule so the assistant never uses Dr. plus last name unless explicitly instructed
v1.2.1
2026-08-25
Coaching sessions can now review existing courses, coursemaps and syllabi with a Merrill scorecard, alignment findings and a prioritized revision plan