ENABLING A LEARNING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

With a mission to support lifelong self-directed learning across the medical education continuum, the VSTAR platform supports the vision of the learning healthcare system for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

INTEGRATED LEARNING PLATFORM

  1. Learn – Full fledged learning management system
  2. Portfolio – Student Portfolio system to support self-directed life-long learning
  3. CurriculumMap – Curriculum mapping, searching, and reporting
  4. Grades – Grading system integrating content from Learn and Portfolio
  5. Feedback – Educator assessment and evaluation platform
  6. Help – Single point of contact help desk and support articles
  7. Outcomes Database – Tracking and compiling student and cohort outcomes
  • Learn
  • Portfolio
  • Freeform
  • Help
  • Third Parties
  • Customized

Personalized Self-Directed Learning

Enables learners to assess their strengths and weaknesses using a competency framework to create and achieve specific learning objectives and work towards the development and reflection of early professional and learning goals.

Digital Learning and Flipped Classrooms

Supports various aspects of digital learning and flipped classroom functionality including knowledge sharing, document repository, automated progress management, mentor oversight, video streaming, online assessment etc.

DASHBOARDS AND SOCIAL LEARNING NETWORK

Provides students and mentors with performance dashboards and a social learning network through which students and mentors can monitor student progress, exchange messages, share documents and artifacts, and schedule meetings.

A look at VSTAR Apps

VSTAR Learn

Full fledged learning management system.

Flipped Classroom

Supports various aspects of digital learning and flipped classroom functionality.

Student Dashboard

Students’ assessment dashboard.

Student Feedback

Collection of feedback provided for a student.

Self-Directed Learning

Students' self-directed learning goals dashboard.

Learning Goal

An example learning goal, and progress history.

Notifications

Alerts and Notifications for activities past due or deadline approaching.

Admin Dashboards

Information Dashboards.

Integrated Grading System

Student assessment results located in one place for easy final grading.

VSTAR Help

Single point of contact help desk and support articles.

Bonjour, mon ami!

VSTAR applications are on single sign-on. Happy Learning!