June 8, 2023

Added the {ACCREDITATIONASSERTATION} Placeholder for Certificates of Completion (Improvement)

In earlier version, an administrator could display accreditation information on a certificate of completion by adding certain placeholder such as  {ACCREDITATIONBODY}, {ACCREDITATIONTYPE}, {CREDITVALUE} and {ACCREDITATIONID}. However, this usually required the administrator to design two (2) separate certificates (e.g. one with an accreditation statement and another without an accreditation statement) and then assign the right certificate to the right course. As part of this improvement, an administrator can simply insert the {ACCREDITATIONASSERTATION} placeholder anywhere on a certificate of completion, and the certificate will only display a statement regarding accreditation if the course is accredited (as defined in the course settings).

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/CwBLBg and https://docs.dualcode.com/x/WwAgC

_{Ref: HCE-6909}

June 8, 2023

Removed Deprecated Placeholders for Certificates of Completion (Bug Fix)

There are several user attributes (icq, skype, yahoo, aim, msn, url) that were removed in HCE v4.1. These attributes were never deprecated in the list of placeholders that can be used in certificates of completion. As a result, they would not have displayed any information on the certificates if/when used. As part of this release, these placeholders were deprecated from the list of valid certificate of completion placeholders.

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/CwBLBg

_{Ref: HCE-6910}

June 8, 2023

Different Message when a Learner Doesn't Fully Attend a Classroom Session (Improvement)

The notification message sent to learners when they did not attend the session long enough to receive a learning record (e.g. they were a "No Show" or a "Partially Attended" but showed up too late or left too early) suggested that they had attended at least a part of the session. This caused confusion to learners who did not show up at all. The message has been improved to the following: The Facilitator for the "[coursefullname]" course has indicated that you did not attend the session scheduled for [startdatetime] for which you were registered. In order to complete the course, you will need to sign up for another session. Should you have any questions or would like to discuss further, you may contact the Facilitator directly. 

This message can be customized by an administrator at the system level or by an instructor on a course by course basis.

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/KYAM

_{Ref: HCE-6923}

May 26, 2023

Support for SOCRA CME Credits (Improvement)

The Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA) has been added to the list of accreditation bodies for the purpose of tracking CME (Continuing Medical Education) credits in the learning record store and adding it to certificates of completion

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/WwAgC

May 18, 2023

BigBlueButton 2.6.7 Update (BigBlueButton Update)

As part of our general development cycle, the web conferencing system, which is based on BigBlueButton, has been upgraded to version 2.6.7 

Learn more here: https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.6.7

_{Ref: HCE-5787}

May 12, 2023

Miscellaneous Face-to-face Improvements (Improvement)

As part of this release, numerous improvements were made to the face-to-face activity. We recommend that you review the entire section on Managing Classroom Sessions in our user guide and also go through the user tours, which are available in the product.

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/KYAM

_{Ref: HCE-6245}

May 12, 2023

Miscellaneous Program Improvements (Improvement)

As part of this release, numerous improvements were made to program. We recommend that you review the entire section on Managing Programs in our user guide and also go through the user tours, which are available in the product.

Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/AoAM

_{Ref: HCE-6256}

May 12, 2023

Moodle 4.1.3 Update (Moodle Update)

As part of our general development cycle, the HCE, which is based on Moodle, the world's most popular open-source LMS, has been upgraded to Moodle 4.1.3. 

Learn more here: https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1/4.1.3

_{Ref: HCE-6826}