[BSW] Education Modules for the Flora of Virginia

[KATHY BILTON]

Education Modules Explore the Flora of Virginia’s Features 
by Ann Regn and Marion Lobstein, Flora Education Committee Members

A new series of video modules breaks down the wealth of information and 
various features of the Flora of Virginia Manual and its App into 
understandable chunks. The seven modules, designed and produced by the 
Education Committee, uses educational objectives to tackle the vast 
subject and are suitable for a wide range of audiences and learners. Each 
module has been closed captioned and may be viewed with or without this 
feature. Here is a list of the titles of the module titles:

1. Tour of the Flora of Virginia 
2. How to Use the Flora App 
3. Basic Botany 
4. Taxonomy 
5. Keying 
6. Plant Families 
7. Habitats

While each presentation stands alone, the series provides a comprehensive 
approach to understanding and using the Flora. Each video presentation is 
about an hour long and is divided into 3 or more sections. Timestamps and 
descriptions allow viewers to navigate to specific topics and areas of 
interest. Live links provide additional resources for deeper 
investigations. Presenters include Flora Board Education Committee members 
Marion Lobstein, Sally Anderson, Michelle Prysby, Jan Hodges, Ann Regn, 
and guest Linda Wilcox. Mark Murphy, VNPS webmaster, recorded, edited, and 
posted these modules on both the VNPS website and the Flora of
Virginia Project:

      https://vnps.org/my-journey-with-the-flora-of-virginia
      https://floraofvirginia.org