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  • ExamSoft 4 Articles

    • ExamSoft – Checking your Results
    • Installing Examplify
    • How to use Examplify on the GA Lab iPads
    • Grading Essay Questions in ExamSoft
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  • VSTAR Next 74 Articles

    • Vital Experiences 8 Articles
      • Students: Introduction to Vital Experiences
      • Students: Submit a Vital Experience
      • Students: View your Vital Experience
      • Students: View Your Experiences Map
      • Faculty: Introduction to Vital Experiences
    • Educator Assessment 0 Articles
    • Student Affairs Calendar 3 Articles
      • Student Affairs Calendar | Filtering
      • Student Affairs Calendar | Add Calendar Event
      • Student Affairs Calendar | Delete Calendar Event
    • Course Management 14 Articles
      • Course Management | Single Course Schedule Creation
      • Course Management | Viewing a Course Schedule
      • Course Management | Bulk Course Schedule Upload Tool
      • Course Management | Edit a Course Event
      • Course Support | Copying Course Schedules
    • Student Portfolio 17 Articles
      • Student Portfolio | Overview
      • Student Portfolio | Upload Artifacts
      • Student Portfolio | Experiences Summary
      • Student Portfolio | Courses
      • Student Portfolio | Resources
    • Portfolio Coach 16 Articles
      • Portfolio Coach | Add a Meeting Block
      • Portfolio Coach | Edit a Meeting Time
      • Portfolio Coach | View Scheduled Meetings
      • Portfolio Coach | Student Search
      • Coach Management | New Coaching Management View
    • Learning Network 6 Articles
      • Course Director | Course Objective User Guide
      • Phase Team Review | Course Objective & Course Type Objective User Guide
      • Learning Network – Course Director FAQ
      • Bulk Uploading Course Objectives
      • Mapping Session Objectives to Course Objectives
    • Grading 5 Articles
      • Configuration | Configuring a Course
      • Grading | Final Grading
      • Entering Midcourse Feedback | Course Director
      • Video | Midcourse Feedback | Course Director
      • Grade Change Process | Course Directors
    • Assessment 10 Articles
      • Student Portfolio | Student Initiated Assessments (aka Compass Assessments)
      • Competency Dashboard – Students
      • Video | Midcourse Feedback | Course Director
      • How To Create an Inbox Rule for Assessments | CDs, PCs, MCT, Faculty |
      • Video | Initiating an MCT Assessment | Master Clinical Teachers
    • Promotions Committee 6 Articles
      • Promotions Committee | Student Search
      • Promotions Committee | Competencies
      • Promotions Committee | Progress
      • Promotions Committee | Learning Goals
      • Promotions Committee | Vital Experiences

  • Microsoft Tools 8 Articles

    • SharePoint 4 Articles
      • SharePoint
      • Create a Document Library in SharePoint
      • Upload Files and Folders to a Library
      • When to use OneDrive & SharePoint
    • OneDrive 3 Articles
      • What is OneDrive?
      • Share OneDrive files & folders
      • When to use OneDrive & SharePoint
    • Teams 3 Articles
      • Adding VU students to a VUMC Microsoft Team
      • What is Microsoft Teams?
      • When to use OneDrive & SharePoint

  • Getting Started 28 Articles

    • NBME 3 Articles
      • Laptop Requirements for VUSM Professional Programs (other than MD & MGC)
      • Pause Windows updates before the NBME Exam
      • NBME Exam Prep
    • Email 6 Articles
      • Vanderbilt Academic Email
      • PHI or Electronic Protected Health Information
      • De-Identifying Notes, Work, H&Ps, or Otherwise Removing Patient Health Information (PHI)
      • Logging in with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) at VU
      • Instructions to set up Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MS MFA) at VUMC
    • Zoom Resources for Remote Classes 11 Articles
      • Set Up Your Zoom Account
      • Join a Zoom Meeting
      • Host a Zoom Meeting
      • Advanced Hosting Features in Zoom
      • Zoom Technical Support
    • Library Resources 10 Articles
      • Responsible Use of Images
      • Accessing Eskind Digital Library Resources
      • Name Change Process
      • PHI or Electronic Protected Health Information
      • Accessing and Staying up to Date with the Literature
    • WiFi 2 Articles
      • Connect to Vanderbilt University WiFi
      • Connect to VUMCEmployee WiFi
    • VUMC Laptop Distribution FAQ
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  • VSTAR Learn 40 Articles

    • Getting Started 11 Articles
      • What is VSTAR Learn?
      • Editing Course Content
      • Copyright Considerations
      • Acronyms in VSTAR and C2.0
      • Why Can’t Students See My Assignment or Quiz?
    • Users and Enrollments 3 Articles
      • Remove or Un-Enroll a Student From a Course
      • Enrolling a user into a Learn course
      • Message Students in Learn
    • Course Editing 8 Articles
      • Editing Course Settings
      • Enabling Edit Mode in VSTAR Learn
      • Making a Course Available/Unavailable
      • Editing Course Content
      • Copying a Course – Performing a Backup and Restore
    • Course Activities and Resources 18 Articles
      • Add a File or a Folder
      • Editing Course Content
      • Copyright Considerations
      • Responsible Use of Images
      • Assignment Basics
    • Calendar 0 Articles
    • Forums 3 Articles
      • Forums
      • Email All Students in a Learn Course [Announcement Forum]
      • Posting and Replying to a Forum in VSTAR Learn
    • Quizzes 6 Articles
      • Creating a Quiz
      • Understanding Question Bank Categories
      • Quiz Question Types
      • Taking a Quiz
      • Why Can’t Students See My Assignment or Quiz?
    • Grades 2 Articles
      • Viewing Grades in VSTAR Learn – Students
      • Grading Quizzes Manually

  • Other 23 Articles

    • Getting Started 1 Article
      • VPN Client (GlobalProtect)
    • eStar/Epic 3 Articles
      • eStar: Medical Student Note – Outpatient Billing Workflow
      • Common issues with eStar for Visiting Students
      • Accessing eStar via HTML
    • VUMC Laptops 3 Articles
      • VUMC Laptop Distribution FAQ
      • Laptop Requirements
      • VUMC provided Laptop return
    • MSPE 0 Articles
    • Echo360 11 Articles
      • Echo360 Personal Lecture Recording
      • Embed a video in Learn using Echo360
      • Link to Echo360 videos from Learn
      • Upload a Video to Echo360
      • Interacting in Echo360 Livestreams with Q&A
    • How To 6 Articles
      • Name Change Process
      • Clearing the Cache and Other Browser Settings
      • Accessing eStar via HTML
      • VPN Client (GlobalProtect)
      • Protected: Logging on to Workday (for now)
    • Print Center for Medical Students
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  • VSTAR Portfolio - deprecating August 2024 0 Articles

    VSTAR Portfolio will no longer be used for AY24-25. See VSTAR Next for all Assessment and Grading features.

    • Getting Started 0 Articles
    • Activities 0 Articles
    • Portfolio Coach Process 0 Articles
    • Promotions Committee Process 0 Articles
    • Collections 0 Articles
    • Administrators 0 Articles

  • VSTAR Grades - deprecating August 2024 1 Article

    VSTAR Grades will no longer be used in AY24-25. See VSTAR Next for Assessment and Grading features.

    • Grading & Configuration in VSTAR Grades 1 Article
      • Request a Grade Change (For Primary Course Directors)

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