VSTAR Portfolio, version 3.8.0, released 11/9/2015 Batch upload of Artifacts: Multiple batches of Artifacts may now be uploaded in a single day. Activity sorting: Activities may now be filtered by New Activities, Open Activities, Archived Activities, and All Activities to allow for easier sorting as the number of Activities in […]

VSTAR Portfolio, version 3.7.0, released 10/19/2015  Open vs. Compass assessments: Learners now have a tab in Portfolio marked Compass Feedback, displaying all Activities completed through the mobile app, Compass, rather than with other Open assessments, which will remain in the Feedback on Me tab. Collections: Navigating to a learner’s Activity: […]

VSTAR Portfolio, version 3.6.0, released 10/9/2015 New Landing Pages: Based on a user’s role (student, advisor, admin, or super user), the first page after login will display a menu, with help text, relevant to the role.  This includes separate tabs in My Activities and My Trainees Activities for Open, Incomplete, […]

VSTAR Portfolio, version 3.5.0, released 9/28/2015 Clone a collection –  Collections of Activities may now be cloned for easy reuse.  Cloning is found under Options on the Collections Admin page.  A clone of a collection will contain a duplicate of all Activities from the previous collection, with learners and faculty […]

VSTAR Portfolio, version 3.2.1, released 7/30/2015 Calendar View of Activities:  Users now see items under My Activities in list and calendar form.  The Calendar View tab is located next to the Activity List tab when in My Activities.   Learner Competency Totals: When hovering over a data point on any Learner Competency […]

This release is centered around Collections, and items 1-3 reflect that. 1.  This release focuses largely on Collections, with the development of the Collection Engine (VP-453) and the development of Portfolio Collections (VP-443).  Collections allow an Administrator to group a set of Activities within a set Program. This group of […]

Cutoff Dates for Activities – This new optional feature is available when creating Activities.  If selected, an Activity remains “active” until that Activity reaches its cuttoff date.  The Activity will then show additional instructions that activity is past due for the student.  Because of this change all “end date” references […]

1.  The most noticeable change in the new release is the new VSTAR Portfolio UI.  The blue bar at the top is consistent across the entire VSTAR platform, including Home and Learn.  The most commonly used applications, Home (represented by “VSTAR”), Learn, Portfolio, and Help are listed across the top. […]

1.  Anonymous view is the default setting for Peer Assessment Activities.  When an Activity is created, if a creator chooses to turn off the anonymous setting, that individual must acknowledge their choice by clicking through a pop-up box. 2.  The “Download All Responses” report is back.  There are options to create […]