Releasenotes eduBadges

[6.8.0] - 2023-06-05

Issuer Portal

• Added option to re-send the Direct Award mail in overview unclaimed direct awards.
• Fixed bug missing Programme Identifiers / Opleidinscode when Studyload was removed and added again.
• Added option to add multiple Programme Identifiers / Opleidinscode.
• Added extra filter option in overview unclaimed direct awards.
• Added extra sort options in Insights.
• Fixed permissions bug.
• Fixed language selection option in badgeclass.
• Fixed layout bug in insights.

[6.7.0] - 2023-02-27

Issuer Portal

• Evidence URL now adds https if ommited.
• Fixed bug in status Direct Awards.
• Date when edubadges is issued is now the date that the Direct Award was made.
• Fixed awarding after revoking a claimed Direct Award.
• Added share earned edubadge directly to LinkedIn.
• Added extra filter option in the insights for the type of badgeclass: All - Other - Pilot Microcredentials.
• Fixed incorrect Claim rate calculation.
  Claimrate = total claimed / (total direct awards - amount revoked) x 100 (in %)
• Fixed some userinvites won't work because they are created more than one time.
• eduID accounts will loose their connection with the institution after 180 days. We now check a valid connection when a person want to claim an edubadge.
• Fixed bug in related educational framework: 'undefined code'.
• Fixed EQF level can be empty after editing the Time Investment value a few times.

[6.6.0] - 2023-01-16 (See also: eduBadges V6.6 release).

Issuer Portal

• Added overview of unclaimed Direct Awards in issuer portal.
• Removed 'undefined' name in overview claimed Direct Awards.
• Fixed 'unknown error' bug when revoking a Direct Award.
• Several textual modifications.

Backpack

• Added filter options in the mobile version of the backpack.

[6.5.0] - 2022-10-31 (See also: eduBadges V6.5 release).

Issuer Portal

• Fixed bug When copying a badgeclass the EQF level will always reset to EQF 5.
• Improved insights functionality.
• Modified layout of the extra badgeclass options.

Backpack

• Modified the emails to the learner: no more congratulations and no more badgeclass description.

[6.4.0] - 2022-08-22 (See also: eduBadges V6.4 release).

Issuer Portal

• Added a badgeclass option to disable selfrequest of eduBadges.
• Added option to add an EPPN regular expression in order to syntax check the EPPN field when using a Direct Award.

Backpack

• Rewrite surname "Berg, van de" to "van de Berg" in public edubadge screen.

Backend

• Added overview of Direct Awards and their status
  

[6.3.0] - 2022-07-18 (See also: eduBadges V6.3 release).

Issuer Portal

• Changing issuername is now allowed even if eduBadges have been awarded.
• Fixed bug using studyload field when institution doesn't support formal eduBadges.
• Fixed bug to issue same badgeclass to same receipient only once when using Direct Award.
• Fixed narrative bug that also asks to fill in the evidence fields.
• Added endorsement functionality.
• Added setting to enable or disable endorsement functionality.
• Added support for OB 2.1 using the Badgeconnect API.
• Added support for pagination to display long lists.
• Fixed bug  archived badgeclasses should not be requested by learners.
• Fixed the insights function on the DEMO environment.
• Fixed misformed eduBadges logo in the Safari browser.
• Added an option to award requested eduBadges over multiple badgeclasses.

Backpack

• A change of email of the eduID account will now show in your profile.

[6.2.0] - 2022-05-16 (See also: eduBadges V6.2 release).

Issuer Portal

• Related educational Framework URL is an optional field when the option Badgeclass related to microcredentials pilot is checked.
• Hide description text with a 'read more' option at the related educational framework.
• Added other languages of instructions (French, German, Spanish) at the badgeclass metadata.
• Badgeclass metadata: ECTS can only be a value between 3-30 when Pilot Microcredentials is checked.
• Bugfix: Using an URL in the evicence metadata field sometimes causes a problem.
  
• Revoking an awarded edubadge now does also inform the owner by email.
• Extra option in badgeclass to disable/enable Direct Award.
  
• Extra option in badgeclass to indicate badgeclass to be part of the Pilot Microcredentials.
• Extra filter options in the catalog and badgeclasses screens: Other/Archived/Pilot Microcredential.
• Added extra filter options for issuer groups and issuers when an institution is selected in the badgeclass catalog.
• Language of instruction in badgeclass metadata depends on default language setting of institution.
• Changed NLQF to EQF.
• EQF is now an optional metadata field.

[6.1.0] - 2022-03-28 (See also: eduBadges V6.1 release).

Issuer Portal

• Bugfix: When you make a copy of a badgeclass when there are no other issuers present, it will fail.
• Added option to enable email notifications per badgeclass when an edubadge has been requested.
• Added option to submit evidence metadata by the learner when requesting eduBadges.
• Added onBehalfOf link on badge class / assertion.
• Added URL and Display name on issuer group.
• Several textual Updates.
• Updated url-parse from 1.5.3 to 1.5.10, follow-redirects from 1.14.7 to 1.14.8.

[6.0.0] - 2022-02-21 (See also: eduBadges V6.0 release).

Backpack

• Mail templates changed subject to include dutch and english.
  (Je hebt een edubadge verdiend! You earned an edubadge!)
  

Issuer Portal

• Option added to issuer groups to make awarding on behalf of (consortia) possible.
• Study load metadatafield in the badgeclass can not have the value '0'.
• Several interface additions to support LTI connections to a LMS.
• Added markdown WYSIWYG editor to badgeclass metadata input fields.
• Added option to set permissions for multiple badgeclasses.
• Bugfix: We don't show the pending status for awarded self enrolled eduBadges.
• Made it possible to copy a badgeclass within the current issuer.
• Added LTI functionality.

[5.4.0] - 2022-01-17

Issuer Portal

• The narrative metadata field that can be added when issuing an edubadge, supports markdown format now.

[5.3.0] - 2021-12-20

Backpack

• Added support to import external signed open badges. Making it possible to import badges from Badgecraft.
  

• Mail template changes: a.o. extra notification that you have to make the awarded badge public if you want to share it.

Issuer Portal

• Fixed Unknown error when deleting an issuer.
• Editing a badge class is always possible, but limited to change only the data that is not part of the badge class metadata when there are already eduBadges issued.
• Used a smaller font in the insights function.
• No more pending status when requested badge is awarded.

[5.2.0] - 2021-11-15 (See also: eduBadges V5.2 release).

Backpack

• Fixed import external open badge.

• Duplicated imports are not allowed.

• Changed validation of imported badges.

Issuer Portal

• Added the copy badge class option to copy a badgeclass to another issuer.

• Added backpack user count to insights.

• Added option to add a deny reason to enrollments.

[5.1.0] - 2021-10-20 (See also: eduBadges V5.1 release).

Backpack

• Added access to the eduBadges catalog from your backpack.

• Added functionality to create collections of earned eduBadges.

• No popup "link to institution" when the EPPN and thus the validated name is known.

• Added import functionality to import other hosted open badges in your backpack.

Issuer Portal

• Now only one language must be supplied with the mandatory metedata fields of institution, issuer group or issuer.

• Added insights functionality: a dashboard showing statistics about awarded eduBadges and badgeclasses.

• Added an option to award eduBadges to an eduID acount with no validated name. Only for non-formal eduBadges on enrollment basis.

• Added support for SVG images in the badgeclass.

• Added support to add narrative or evidence to the bulk-award CSV.

• Added an option to archive a badgeclass making it non-awardable. Only when there are no open enrollments or direct awards.

• Added the deletion of an issuerportal user, but only when this user hasn't  issued any eduBadges yet.

• Changed badgeclass metadata logic when an institution only awards the formal type of eduBadges.

• Badgeclass metadata now shows a list of other institutions that could be awarded to. But only in the manage screens, not in the public badgeclass.

• Added 4 new roles: issuer group admin, issuer group awarder, issuer admin, issuer awarder.
  

Backend Interface

• Added option to see the same issuerportal interface as a selected user.

[5.0.1] - 2021-09-23

Issuer Portal

• Bugfix case-sensitive EPPN rel 5.0.1

[5.0.0] - 2021-08-30 (See also: eduBadges V5 release in Dutch).

General

• Updated dependencies url-parse, path-parse, tar, minimist.

Backpack

• Style changes: moved issued date to right column.

• Added feedback functionality under the down arrow in the right top corner.

• It is now possible to request eduBadges from other institutions, as long as your name is validated.

Issuer Portal

• Made bulk direct awarding robuster and asynchonus: no more timeouts in your local browser.

• Added an overview of denied enrollments in the award view, tab requested,  of a badgeclass.

• Fixed roque trash bin at Related Educational Framework in the badgeclass metadata.

• Added support for tables in markdown. See: https://www.eduBadges.nl/public/PXWLW-NaQT6G1OTutttnBw

• Made programme identifier visible in public badgeclass page.

• Added missing issuer in the breadcrumb when adding a new badgeclass.

• Improved the layout when you have more related educational frameworks.

• When you paste copied text in a badgeclass, the metadata will be stripped of illegal characters.

• Added detail screens to the Direct Award bundles to show the details of a specific Direct Award job.

• Added green label showing the number of outstanding badge requests in start screen issuer portal.

• Default sort in start screen issuer portal is now by most requested.

• Added new badgeclass metadata element: Time investment.

• Changed Studyload field: MBO: only hours, HBO/WO: only ECTS.

• Migrated existing badgeclasses from HBO/WO where hours were used in Studyload metadata field to hours Time investment.

• Fixed bug: multiple emails from same provider are allowed.

• Fixed error_message: "DirectAward is already revoked" when canceling a direct award.

• New function to display an overview of all pending requested eduBadges.

• Open Direct Awards that are not claimed by earner, have a validity of 6 months now.

• Added feedback functionality under the down arror in the right corner of the screen.

• Remove narrative and evidence option when multiple enrollments are selected to be awarded.

• Narrative and evidence is assertion specific.

• Fixed multiple user provisionment (fixed problem with multiple invites).

• Added an option to award non-formal eduBadges to other institutions that use edubades on a badgeclass level.

• Added an option to award non-formal eduBadges to students from other, allowed institutions.

[4.2.0] - 2021-07-19

Backpack

• Added missing date in statement of agreement.

Issuer Portal

• Updated dependency Acorn

• Updated dependency Django

[4.1.0] - 2021-06-21

General

• Modified locale settings for Dutch and English strings.

• Updated several dependencies.

Issuer Portal

• Fixed date issued in award view of badgeclass.

• Fixed date for Direct Awarded eduBadges.

• Added an option to the badgeclass metadata to make Narrative and Evidence mandatory.

  Note: only for awarding badges on enrollment base.

• Added an option to Direct Award eduBadges to other institutions that use edubades.

  Note: only for non-formal badgeclasses.

[4.0.0] - 2021-05-31

General

• Added a new demo environment to test and experience the eduBadges platform.

Issuer Portal

• Added the Direct Award option to issue eduBadges directly to students.

• Added an option to bulk upload direct awarded eduBadges.

• Non-formal badges can be awarded cross-institution.

• Added eppn to assertions overview.

• Several bugfixes.

Backpack

• Show institution names on profile student.

• Call for action for badges unclaimed.

• Fixed wrong header on terms non-formal badges.

[3.1.0] - 2021-05-31

Catalog

• Beta label now shows total count of public badge classes.

• Educational level in the filter options hides the unspecified.

• Fixed typo MBP in NL interface. Changed to MBO.

Issuer Portal

• Fixed the issue that language settings metadata institution, issuergroup or issuer doesn't always show the chosen UI language setting.

• Narrative and evidence can be added seperately when awarding eduBadges.

• The badgeclass awarded view has filtering options.

• Fixed a multilanguage issue when changing metadata of an issuer.

• Added bilangual (EN/NL) metadata options (name,  logo) on institution, issuergroup and issuer.

• Fixed issuergroup filtering option.

• Added search option in overview awarded eduBadges.

• Updated some styling misplacements.

Backpack

• Private eduBadges cannot be downloaded anymore; you can only download public eduBadges.

• Fixed layout on mobiles.

• Removed the 'Accept this edubadge' button when you already accepted that edubadge.

Backend

• Fixed issues with special characters in names.

• Fixed sending institution admin invite mail.

• Security updates on Django and Pilow.

• Updated the maintenance page to include the catalog icon.

[3.0.0] - 2021-03-15

Catalog

• Added the badge class catalog for an overview of all badge classes in eduBadges.

Issuer Portal

• MBO institutions can now select SBU instead of ECTS for study-load.

• Grading-table field is not a required field for MBO institutions.

• Related Educational Framework can be added up-to 8 times.

• Added an option to include a narrative and evidence metadata when awarding an edubadge.

• The metadata if the institution, Issuer-group and issuer can now be added bilingual.

• A badge class can be set private if you don't want it to be viewable in the badge class catalog.

Backpack

• The eduID is exposed completely.

• Option to make the narrative/evidence metadata public or not.

Backend

• The default language can now be set for each institution

• Added multi-language fields for Institution, Issuer Group & Issuer

• Added public endpoints for catalog

[2.1.3] - 2021-03-01

Issuer Portal

• Added listview in overview of badge classes.

• Added breadcrumbs on top of several pages.

• Added tooltips in add badge class metadata screen.

• Several bugfixes.

Backend

• Bugfix eduID

• Added usage reporting.

[2.1.2] - 2021-02-15

Issuer Portal

• Can now archive Issuer Groups when all assertions have been revoked.

• Bugfix for showing the correct creation date for badge classes.

Backend

• Adds archiving option to Issuer Group

• Adds swagger api documentation

  i.e. https://api.eduBadges.nl/docs/

• Adds evidence and narrative to assertion data

[2.1.1] - 2021-01-18

General

• Added an about link in the footer.

• Git version page at /version/info.

  i.e. https://eduBadges.nl/version/info/

• node-notifier updated.

Backpack

• Changed validated name status in user profile.

Issuer Portal

• Can now archive Issuers and badge classes when all assertions have been revoked.

• Added name check when creating a new badge class. If name already exists in issuer it will raise an error.

• Bugfix for language of instruction in badge class metadata: will keep its state now.

Backend

• Added bilingual email (NL/EN).

• Adds archiving option to Badge class and Issuer.

[2.1.0] - 2020-12-28

Backpack

• Students can view their validated name in their profile.

• URL to the public institution page is added to the awarded edubadge.

• Several bugfixes.

Issuer Portal

• Added markdown support for descriptions.

• Multi language support for the institution. issuer group and issuer metadata.

• The study load metadata (in ECTS or hours) is now visible in the overview of the formal badge classes and eduBadges.

• When an institution does not awards formal eduBadges, the study load field is not available.

• Added overview of requested eduBadges in Manage screens.

• Several bugfixes.

Backend

• URL to the public institution page is added to the awarded edubadge.

• Added markdown support for descriptions.

• Students can view their validated name in their profile.

• Multi language support for the institution. issuer group and issuer metadata.

• The study load metadata (in ECTS or hours) is now visible in the overview of the formal badge classes and eduBadges.

• When an institution does not awards formal eduBadges, the study load field is not available.

• Added overview of requested eduBadges in Manage screens.

• Several bugfixes.

Known issues

Requested features

• Link between SIS - EduBadges
• In mail subject name of institution
• Scheduled Direct Awards