An assignment allows teachers to collect work from students, review it and provide feedback including grades. The work students submit is visible only to the teacher and not to the other students unless a a group assignment is selected. One of the first decisions you will need to make is […]
Add a File or a Folder
Files and folders are the simplest resources to add to a course. In fact, in most browsers, simply dragging a file from the desktop into your course with the editing turned on will add the file to a course. Adding files can provide a lot of information for our students, […]
Responsible Use of Images
As you search for images to use in your presentation, it is important to remember that all images on the web are always copyrighted unless there is an explicit statement granting permission to use them. Consider these options in the order listed: 1. Your best choice is to use your own […]
Copyright Considerations
DISCLAIMER Information on this page is not legal advice. It is intended only for general information purposes. If you need additional assistance, please contact Vanderbilt’s Copyright Clearance Services Office. It is your responsibility to secure permission to use copyrighted materials in your courses. Find out if you already have electronic […]
Editing Course Content
Adding & Editing your Course Once you have created or rolled over your course, you may begin adding and editing the content. To begin, click the Turn editing on button in the top right: While in Edit Mode, sections, activities, and resources may be added, deleted, moved, renamed, and otherwise edited in […]
Making a Course Available/Unavailable
This setting determines whether the course appears in the list of courses. Apart from teachers and administrators, users are not allowed to enter the course if it is set to Unavailable. You may wish to set a course to Unavailable to prevent students accessing course material prior to the beginning […]
Enabling Edit Mode in VSTAR Learn
In order to make changes to your course, the first step is to enable editing. To do this, navigate to your course and select “Turn Editing On” from the gear icon dropdown in the top right corner. Once editing has been enabled, notice the following options become available: Move Resource – This […]
Editing Course Settings
The most basic structure of a course is created via the Edit settings page of Course administration. This is where you will start when you first begin to create content in your course. The first thing you will want to do is make sure that your course is not available […]
Enrolling a user into a Learn course
Once a course is created, you will want to enroll students in order for them to see updates in your course. Open your course and select “Users” from the menu on the left Select “Enroll Users” in the upper right hand corner of the page. Type in and select the names of […]
Remove or Un-Enroll a Student From a Course
There may be a time when you need to remove a student from a course. This should only be done if a student is no longer participating in your course – be aware that the student that is removed will no longer be able to see any course material. After […]