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Virtual Classroom |
Independent Study |
Classroom |
| Hosted by |
Local Institutes/chapters and National by The Insurance Institute of Canada. |
Nationally by The Insurance Institute of Canada. |
Local Institutes/chapters and by some colleges and universities. |
| Location |
Any location. Course accessed via the Internet. |
Any location. |
Physical classroom environment. |
| Time |
Learning activities such as lectures occur on a specified day and time (synchronous learning). |
No formal activities. Learning can occur any day or time (asynchronous learning). |
Learning activities such as lectures occur on a specified day and time (synchronous learning). |
| Facilitation/Instruction |
Live instruction/facilitation. |
No instructor/facilitator. NOTE: Students enrolled in mandatory or applied professional CIP courses will have access to an online tutorial, which may
include access to an instructor. |
Live instruction/facilitation. |
| Interactivity Level |
High/Medium. Learners will often be actively involved during sessions with the instructor and classmates. |
Low. Mainly reading/studying from textbook materials. |
High. Learners will be actively involved during lessons with the instructor and classmates. |
| Benefits |
Students can listen to lectures, ask the instructor questions, interact/collaborate with classmates, and get answers in real time. |
Allows students to focus solely on the course material without interacting with an instructor or classmates. Learn any time, any place. |
Students can listen to lectures, ask the instructor questions, interact/collaborate with classmates, and get answers in real time. |
| Recommended for |
Recommended for those who prefer the flexibility of learning from home/remotely via the computer. |
Recommended for those who prefer working on their own at their own pace mainly via a text book. |
Recommended for those who prefer face-to-face (f2f) communications. |
| Examples |
Examples include various CIP courses. |
Examples include various courses in the CIP program. |
Examples include courses such as in the CIP program (C11, C120, etc., and with 1-day or ½ day seminars such as Cyber Risk, Flood, Drones, Fast- track, Weekend Warrior, etc. |
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