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- | //<color #4AA5C7 >We often receive similar questions from students, especially at the start of a new course. This page features some of the common questions and answers.</ | ||
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- | ===== Webinars ===== | ||
- | Heartwood webinars are live events, but they are always recorded and archived so that they are available for all learners to view at any time. When you view a recorded webinar, the fact that you have watched it is ‘logged’ on the LMS, and counts as attendance for assessment purposes. | ||
- | Moreover, you are still able to post questions to the webinar leader after you have viewed a recording, so missing a live webinar session (because of family, work or other prior commitments) will neither detract from your learning nor adversely affect your fulfilment of assessment criteria. | + | // |
- | ===== Reading list and shopping list ===== | ||
- | The Foundation Course provides all the key learning materials that you will need, as well as links to relevant external resources including photos and videos. | ||
- | There is a textbook for the Foundation Course written by Anita Ralph and Mary Tassell called // | ||
- | Please see our [[fc: | + | We often receive similar questions from students, especially at the start of a new course. This page features some of the common questions and answers. |
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+ | ===== Webinars ===== | ||
+ | Heartwood webinars | ||
- | A hand lens is a way of bringing plants alive before your eyes, but a magnifying glass will do if a hand lens is not easily obtainable. Most herbalists use their hand lens fairly regularly, and they are invaluable on herb walks. | + | Moreover, you are still able to post questions to the webinar leader after you have viewed |
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Downloadable materials are in .ppt or .pptx format for slides, and .doc, .docx and pdf format for documents; .doc and .docx materials can be read by Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and iWork suites. On mobile platforms, you may need to download an app to read them. | Downloadable materials are in .ppt or .pptx format for slides, and .doc, .docx and pdf format for documents; .doc and .docx materials can be read by Microsoft Office, LibreOffice and iWork suites. On mobile platforms, you may need to download an app to read them. | ||
- | All further questions about compatibility can be sent to lms@heartwood-uk.net [[mailto:lms@heartwood-uk.net]]. | + | All further questions about compatibility can be sent to support@heartwoodteam.net [[mailto:support@heartwoodteam.net]]. |