Release Notes - 2021.01

Global

What's New

• User Calendar - an all new calendar feature has been implemented for both the user and in courses. You'll find it as a new tab in the course classroom and under the Profile menu. This calendar:
  • Automatically shows upcoming assignments, meetings, and course events
  • Automatically shows upcoming expiry or renewal dates for licenses (if applicable) and safety certifications
  • Allows course instructors to create course specific events and schedules from inside the classroom
  • Allows users to synchronize the calendar with their mobile device.
  • NOTE -- mobile device synchronization is very specific to the user's choice of platform and they will need to set that synchronization up themselves. It's also common for updates to calendar events to have delays in synchronization -- this is a function of the external calendar providers (Google, Apple, etc.) and not the Learning Center. We strongly recommend candidates refer to the course calendar as the most up to date information.
  • The Resources-->Schedule and Planning Tools calendars have been disabled.
• User Email Control - on each user's profile, in the notifications tab you are now able to selectively unsubscribe from emails generated by the Learning Center.
  • There are some emails that cannot be unsubscribed from because they are regulatory or transactional in nature
  • They are:
    • Receipts for any payment a user makes
    • Notifications regarding compliance requirements such as:
      • SafeSport training
      • Background screenings
    • Time-sensitive notifications such as:
      • Assignment deadlines
      • Status changes in a course
      • Notifications when your action is required

What's Updated

• New user sign up - a confirmation dialogue will now appear asking them to confirm their name, email(s), and date of birth. This should help eliminate any data entry errors and cut down on account duplication. The system also automatically checks for duplicate email(s) and will flag the user if a matching account is found.
• User profile - a list of the allowed file types for profile pictures is now displayed to the user. They are: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .bmp, and .tif
• Course search - now includes an option to search by the language flag set when the course was created.
• Groups tool - group admins who start a new conversation now have the option to make it "Announcements Only". This means the conversation is one direction, and only group admins can post messages there. No replies are allowed.
• Course editor - a warning is now shown if the course does not have a valid price package.

Referees

Whats Updated

• License report - now includes an option to show suspended licenses only.