8. Using the Course

This section covers the practical aspects of using the Better Conversations course - what assumptions we make, what counts as “Better Conversations”, how versioning works, and how to credit the Foundation.

What’s available:

• Using the course materials - what we assume about participants

• What makes a course the Better Conversations course? - what counts as “Better Conversations”

• Versioning - how we version the course materials

• Copyright and Crediting Us - how to credit the Foundation

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Related Resources

• Get the materials: Course Materials - handbook, flight plans, and more

• Partnership details: Partnership - working with the Foundation

• Community: The Better Conversations Community - code of conduct and participation

Document Information

• Reference: documentation/using-the-course/index.rst

• Last Edited By: Chandima Dutton

• Last Edited: 26th January 2026 at 00:31 UTC

• Effective from: 26th January 2026 at 00:31 UTC

• Git Commit: 2c5fd60

• Note: This is the current approved version. Printed or downloaded copies may be superseded; refer to docs.bettercourses.org for the authoritative version.