v5.0 – Introducing the Academy, New Course Types, New Roles, New Integrations

  • Introduced new Local Leader role
    • Local Leaders have user management permissions for a given place, e.g, a school or parish.
  • Created Course Containers to allow admins to build more robust courses made up of many course parts (so they’re more extensive than a single course, but shorter than a typical Learning Path).
  • Created Course Experiences to allow local leaders the ability to create in-person events for their place
    • Admins can create course experiences and scope them to all or any number of places.
  • Introduced the Academy for time-bound learning opportunities
    • Admins can create Terms (semesters) for the Academy with beginning and end dates, and set credit requirements that learners must complete within that timeframe.
    • Learners can optionally complete an Independent Study for a Term.
  • Introduced ministry authorization statuses
  • Created new public views for any course or learning path for the purpose of marketing content and promoting registration
  • Added ability to Bookmark courses and learning paths
  • Added support for RTMP streaming
  • Integrated with Mailchimp on registration