This video shows the basics. There are a few screenshots below the video as well, if you would like something to print and keep at your desk. The most common way to enter large amounts of text in Spark Learn is through the Tiny MCE text editor. This is a […]
Forum Notifications
Below the video are step-by-step directions on setting up forum notifications: Forum settings are specific to each course. They’re also tied to an individual’s role in each course, so students will have different settings than faculty members. Forum announcements will go out to all students by their default notification method, […]
Fill Out Your VSTAR Portfolio Profile for Students
To fill out your VSTAR Portfolio profile, start by logging in with your VUnetID and ePassword at https://vstar.mc.vanderbilt.edu. Select “Porfolio.” This will bring up your Portfolio main page, which will look something like this: Click on the Profile link on the left hand side to access your profile. This will […]
User Overrides and Make Up Tests
If a student needs to make up a quiz, and the quiz settings required the student to take the test during a specified time frame, VSTAR Learn allows an override to be created in the system. This is also a useful setting if a student requires accommodations. Navigate to […]
Taking a Quiz
Video Walk-through This video is provides a walk-through of the quiz process in VSTAR Learn. Below is a step-by-step guide for quizzes and tests in VSTAR Learn. Accessing a Quiz To access a quiz, first navigate to the desired course. Option #1: You may choose to directly access the quiz […]
Extract a Video Embedded in a PowerPoint Presentation
If you have ever needed to extract video (or any other media) from PowerPoint there is an amazing and easy way to do just that. This only works on files with a .pptx extension (PowerPoint 2007/2010). You must be able to see the extension of the file in order to […]
Navigating to the Question Bank
Once your quiz has been set up, it’s time to add questions! Questions exist outside of just a single quiz, in a question database called a question bank. When you first setup and save a quiz, this is what you see. If you click “Edit quiz,” a new screen […]
The “Review Options” Section – Quiz Setup
This section of the quiz setup controls what a student sees when they answer quiz questions. This is similar to scores and feedback they would receive on a paper exam, but the VSTAR system has the ability to provide very detailed feedback to students. Instructions on writing questions are available here. […]
The “Question Behavior” Section – Quiz Setup
Shuffle Within Questions This section of Question Behavior allows you to choose “yes” or “no,” and defaults to “yes.” If “yes” is selected, answers to questions you enter will be shuffled as appropriate. This means Matching questions and Multiple Choice questions will have their answers appear in a random order […]
The “Layout” Section – Quiz Setup
You will notice that the “Layout” option has a button that allows you to show more advanced options. One advanced option exists for Layout, and that is “Navigation method.” Question Order Two options exist in the “Question order” drop down menu. These are “As shown on the edit screen” and […]