See: https://it.vanderbilt.edu/product-services/internet-and-network/ Connect your Personal Device to updated Wi-Fi If you currently connect any of your personal devices to Vanderbilt’s Wi-Fi network while you are on campus, it is now time to re-onboard that device to the updated network. Detailed instructions are provided by device type on the wireless network website. Updates to your VUIT issued […]
Acronyms in VSTAR and C2.0
The following acronyms are used frequently throughout Curriculum 2.0 and in VSTAR systems: Acronym Description ACE Advanced Clinical Elective AI Acting Internship BB&M Brain, Behavior, and Movement C2.0 Curriculum 2.0 CBL Case-Based Learning CCX Continuity Clinical Experience CTB Cell and Tissue Biology D&T Diagnostics & Therapeutics EDP Educator Development Program […]
Grading Quizzes Manually
To manually grade quiz questions, first navigate to the quiz you will be grading. You can do this either by scrolling through the course to find the assignment or by selecting “Quizzes” from the Activities block in the menu at the right (if you cannot see the menu, use the […]
Subscribe/Unsubscribe to a Forum
In your VSTAR Learn courses, you can often choose whether or not you want to subscribe to the course discussion forums. Students and faculty are automatically subscribed to course News Forums. When a person is subscribed to a forum it means that they will be notified (according to their Notifications and Messaging […]
Forums
The forum activity module enables participants to have asynchronous discussions i.e. discussions that take place over an extended period of time. There are several forum types to choose from, such as a standard forum where anyone can start a new discussion at any time; a forum where each student can […]
Taking a Quiz
Accessing a Quiz To access a quiz, first navigate to the desired course. Option #1: You may choose to directly access the quiz by selecting it from the course page as shown below. Option #2: You may click “Quizzes” in the right hand navigation pane titled “Activities”. Scroll down to […]
Quiz Question Types
Once a quiz has been added to the course and the quiz settings established, the teacher can start to add quiz items (typically questions). From the course page, click on the Quiz to open the details page Select “Edit Quiz” at the bottom of the page or in the dropdown menu […]
Understanding Question Bank Categories
The Question Bank has four categories: Quiz, Course, Category, and System. “System” Category Any questions saved to this category would be visible throughout VSTAR Learn. Any course could use these questions. Whether or not you can see or save questions to this category depends on your role in the system. […]
Creating a Quiz
The quiz activity enables a teacher to create quizzes comprising questions of various types, including multiple choice, matching, short-answer and numerical. The teacher can allow the quiz to be attempted multiple times, with the questions shuffled or randomly selected from the question bank. A time limit may be set. Each attempt […]
Creating, Selecting, and Utilizing a Scoring Rubric
Rubrics are advanced grading forms used for criteria-based assessment. A scoring rubric can be attached to an assignment to help standardize scoring across multiple graders, and to provide clear expectations for students (if they are allowed to view the rubric). The rubric consists of a set of criteria. For each […]