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Learning Centres

• We
• have a Learning Centre (or LC) in both our Broxbourne and Ware campuses.
• This is the place to go for:
• •Studying and researching
• •Working on assignments
• •Viewing the various books & resources
• available
• Continue
• to find out more about whats
• available in the Learning Centre..
• 
• Bildunterschrift: Pic Above: Broxbourne LC

Learning Centre - Opening Times

• Broxbourne
• Monday
• 8.30am - 7.30pm
• Tuesday
• 8.30am - 5pm
• Wednesday
• 8.30am - 7.30pm
• Thursday
• 8.30am - 5pm
• Friday
• 8.30am - 4.30pm
• Ware
• Monday
• 8.30am - 5pm
• Tuesday
• 8.30am - 7.30pm
• Wednesday
• 8.30am - 5pm
• Thursday
• 8.30am - 7.30pm
• Friday
• 8.30am - 4.30pm

Books

• Not only do we have a range of text books and various subject-related
• books, but we also have a lot of fiction books as well.
• To
• take out a book, please speak to the LC staff.
• By using our Eclipse system (mobile app available!), you can view your outstanding loans, search resources and reserve items!
• Please speak to the LC team to get your account for Eclipse created.
• 

Online Resources

• Using Eclipse, you can access thousands of online resources including e-books and journals for free
• Please speak to the LC team to have your Eclipse account activated.
• To find out more about Eclipse and our other online resources, check out the LC page on Moodle
• "Whats Moodle?" You may ask... but keep reading to find out!
• 

Computers & Other Devices

• We have lots of computers for learners to use for independent study, researching or completing assignments.
• To log in to these computers, you will need your student number, as found on your ID card, as well as your password printed on your enrolment receipt.
• Don't know your password? The LC staff can reset it for you.
• In Ware, we also have iMacs available.
• Want to use your own device such as phone, tablet, laptop? Make sure you connect to the HRC MyDevice network!
• 
• Bildunterschrift: Pic above: Broxbourne LC

Printing & Stationery

• Printing
• We have printers that can print A4 / A3
• in both campuses.
• Colour printing, as well as black &
• white, is available.
• Printing will cost print credits from
• your account. You will have a certain allowance from the start of the year. To
• top these up, speak to the Learning Centre staff.
• Stationery
• Various stationery can be purchased from
• the LC desk, this includes:
• Pencils, pens, plastic pockets, treasury tags, coloured paper, highlighters, glue sticks and USB Memory Sticks
• We also offer various services such as: Photocopying, binding and
• laminating

Learning Centre Rules

• Logging
• in
• Upon
• logging into a computer, you will start a 2 hour timer before you are logged
• out of the system. This is so that everyone has an equal chance to use a computer. If you
• need an extension on your time, please ask the LC staff.
• You
• can see how much longer you have by checking the timer in the bottom right
• corner of your screen.
• Food
• and drink
• You are allowed to drink bottled water in the Learning Centre. Please use the canteens for
• any other drinks or food.
• Noise
• levels
• Please
• be respectful of others who are trying to work. If you are repeatedly causing
• disruption, you may be asked to leave the Learning Centre.
• Fines
• If
• you take out a book and do not return it on time, you will have to pay a fine. Please speak to the LC staff if you would like to extend your borrowing period.
• ID
• Cards
• Like
• anywhere else in the college, in the LC, you are required to wear your college
• ID card visibly at all times.

Office 365

• At HRC, all of our students have a
• Microsoft Office 365 account.
• This provides you with:
• •A
• college email address (your-student-number@student.hrc.ac.uk)
• - You can forward emails sent to this email address to your personal one. For instructions, please see the Office 365 page on Moodle.
• •OneDrive
• - Unlimited online storage. This is cloud based and much safer than using a USB stick!
• •Full
• Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and more!) which you can:
• -Install on your home computer for
• free
• -Use via your internet browser
• -Use on your Smartphone
• 
• Bildunterschrift: For more information about Office 365, click on the button on the front page of Moodle

Moodle - https://vle.hrc.ac.uk

• Moodle is our Virtual Learning
• Environment (or VLE, for short). It is the student homepage at Hertford
• Regional College.
• It
• is the place to go for:
• •College
• news and information
• •Access to Office 365
• •Access to your Individual Learning Plan
• •Access to your course page via the 'My Courses' button
• Your tutor may expect you to use Moodle to view resources, submit work or participate in online activities e.g. discussions or quizzes.
• 
• Bildunterschrift: To log into Moodle, use your student number as a Username, followed by the password printed on your enrolment receipt.