Dual Code is committed to continuously improving the HCE and regularly implementing new features with each release. You'll find below our latest release notes.
Important Notes for 3.9 Clients
If you are upgrading to this release from 3.9, we recommend you look at the major features made available in Moodle 3.10, Moodle 3.11, Moodle 4.0 and Moodle 4.1.
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
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
The changes below from our previous release are automatically included in this release.
May 11, 2023
Support for the College of Optometrists of Ontario in CMaRS Integration (Improvement)
The learning environment now supports sending learning records to CMaRS for users affiliated with the College of Optometrists of Ontario.
Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/O4K8B
Ref: HCE-6769
April 18, 2023
Old "Configurable Reports" are Read-Only
The "Configurable Reports" tool available in HCE 3.9 has been replaced with a more user-friendly custom report builder in HCE 4.1. For backwards compatibility purposes, the old configurable reports are still available in read-only mode (provided that they work and report results), but they cannot be edited nor can you create new reports using the old tool.
Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/aQCcAg
Ref: HCE-6706
April 11, 2023
Completion Rate Doesn't Report on All Users (Improvement)
The Completion Rate report available within courses would omit users if they did not complete the course within the date range. In other words, the users who not show up in the "Complete" column nor would they show up in the "Incomplete" column. As part of this improvement, users currently enrolled in the course show up either in the "Complete" column (if their completion is within the requested range) or otherwise show up in the "Incomplete" column.
Learn more here: https://docs.dualcode.com/x/L4AX
Ref: HCE-6481
March 23, 2023
Moodle 4.1.2 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 4.1.2.
Learn more here: https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1/4.1.2
Ref: HCE-6611