Transcript Canadian International Freight Forwarder’s Association Inc. (CIFFA) Ocean Dangerous Goods e-Learning Program September 2005 © CIFFA Advance your skills, knowledge and career in transportation logistics. September 2005 © CIFFA BENEFITS OF e-LEARNING •

Canadian International Freight
Forwarder’s Association Inc.
(CIFFA)
Ocean Dangerous Goods
e-Learning Program
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Advance your skills,
knowledge and career in
transportation logistics.
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BENEFITS OF e-LEARNING
• Consistency of training material
• Increased retention of learned
material
• Less intimidating for many
students
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• Training anywhere, anytime
• Learner’s proceed at their own
pace
• Elimination of participant’s
travel expenses
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• Training anywhere, anytime
– Learners do NOT have to wait
for a scheduled course.
– Learners can proceed where and
when the training is most
convenient for them, not the
Instructor.
e-Learning is available 24/7!
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• Students proceed at their
own pace
– Some students can move
through the material quickly.
– Other students can take more
time, and can review the material
several times, if needed.
e-Learning “individualizes” training
based on the knowledge and skill
level of the Student!
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• Elimination of Learner’s
travel expenses
– No travel costs for Learners to
participate.
e-Learning can provide
cost savings!
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• Consistency of training
material
– Sometimes different Instructors
put more focus on different topics
or stress different points.
– With e-Learning, every student
gets the same information.
e-Learning provides Students
with a consistent message!
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• Increase retention of training
– e-Learning offers interactivity,
graphics, audio, quizzes, reviews,
and testing.
– Different types of Learners are
accommodated in the same
e-Learning Program.
e-Learning provides better
retention!
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• Less intimidating
– Some classroom participants are
reluctant to ask questions.
– e-Learning allows participants to
make mistakes, without risk, and
learn by “trial and error”.
e-Learning is Learner friendly!
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CIFFA OCEAN DG
e-LEARNING TOPICS
• Overview of Dangerous Goods
• Responsibilities
• IMDG Code
Volume Contents
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• Classification
• Dangerous Goods
List
• Packing and Tank Provisions
• UN Packaging Specifications
• Marking of Packages
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• Labelling of Packages
• Placarding of Ocean Containers
• Documentation
• Marine Pollutants
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• Segregation
• Consumer Commodities
• Basic Emergency Procedures
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• Case Studies
• Exam
The graded Case Studies and the
Exam will provide proof of learning.
They are “performance-based”, and
will simulate what a Freight
Forwarder does for their client in
real life.
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CIFFA e-LEARNING
METHODOLOGY
• Each “topic” in the CIFFA
Ocean Dangerous Goods
e-Learning Program contains
several components …
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• Introduction
• Lesson(s)
• Practical Application
• Exercise(s)
• Evaluation(s)
• Conclusion
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• An “Introduction” to the topic
– Overview and objective(s)
• A “Lesson”
– Presentation of new information
= May have several parts
• A “Practical Application”
– How the new information relates
to a real-life situation
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• An “Exercise”
– Practice using new skills or
knowledge
• An “Evaluation”
– A graded Exercise to confirm
learning has occurred
• A “Conclusion”
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SCREEN SHOTS OF
THE CIFFA OCEAN DG
e-LEARNING PROGRAM
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Topic’s name
Navigation buttons
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Built-in Glossary, available anytime!
Indication of progress in each topic.
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Many sound options available:
- Listen to narration
- Turn narration off
- Read narration script
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CIFFA can generate reports from the
Program’s software
Student’s name
Student’s course completion
information
Student’s
grade
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For more information on
CIFFA’s e-Learning, contact:
Doug Burek
Director, Education
[email protected]
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