Navigating VU Collaborate
This guide will help you get familiar with VU Collaborate, showing you how to access your unit, course, and support spaces with confidence.
On this page:
- How do I log in to VU Collaborate?
- How do I find my Unit Space?
- Space Home Overview
- Navigation Bar (navbar)
How do I log in to VU Collaborate?
To get started, we recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience.
Watch: How do I log in to VU Collaborate?
How do I find my Unit Space?
You can access your unit space in two ways:
- Select a tile from My Delivery Spaces on the VU Collaborate homepage
- Use the Space Waffle dropdown menu to locate, or search, and select your unit
Watch: How do I find my delivery space?
Understanding Unit Codes
Example: 2025-H2B4
This means: 2025, Higher Education Semester 2, Block 4.
Space home overview
Your unit space home includes several key components:
- Top Navbar (Minibar): Quick access to notifications, messages, and account settings
- Main Navbar: Navigation to content, assessments, grades, and more
- Widgets: including: Unit Guide, Studiosity 24/7 assignment feedback, Student Help, News and more
Navigation Bar (navbar)
From Monday 22 September 2025 We’re rolling out a refreshed navigation bar across all units in VU Collaborate to make your learning experience more consistent and user-friendly.
What's new?
- Learning Space renamed to Content
- Assessments and Communication have swapped places
- Groups are now listed under Assessments
- Tools and Help updated
- Video (Panopto) is now under Tools
- Search bar - See Search in VU Collaborate.
When is this happening?
- The new navigation bar will appear in Block units from Monday 22 September 2025
- All other units will be updated at the end of the year
What’s in the Navigation Bar?
New blue navbar (from Monday 22 September 2025)
- Content - Learning materials and information.
- Assessments - Dropbox, Groups, Quizzes and Grades.
- Communication - Discussions, Emails, News and Zoom classroom.
- Tools - Attendance, Checklists, Mind Mapping Tool, User Progress and more.
- Help - VU Collaborate Help Student Guides, ITS service desk, Learning Support, Copyright and more.
White navbar
- Learning Space - Learning materials and information.
- Communication - Discussions, Emails, News, Groups and Zoom classroom.
- Assessments - Dropbox, Quizzes and Grades.
- Tools - Attendance, Checklists, Mind Mapping Tool, User Progress and more.
- Video - Panopto videos.
- Help - VU Collaborate Help Student Guides, ITS service desk, Learning Support, Copyright and more.
