Webinars (interactive online tutorials)

ActEd Webinars for the 2010 Exams

We are offering Webinars (interactive online tutorials) this session in Subjects CT4, CT5, CT6, CT8 and ST5. At ActEd we are always looking for innovative ways of delivering training, and Webinars are exactly that. We have run Webinars for several sessions now and are getting excellent feedback. Students have said:

• Good, simple explanation of concepts making the topic more user friendly!
• The presenter was excellent and seemed very adept with the technology which made everything go smoothly.
• I think the coverage of subjects is about right. It covers the harder topics. Tutorials sometimes spend too long on easier topics or just not the ones you personally struggle with so being able to pick and choose is great.

Hear a short recording of a Subject ST5 Webinar.

Note that the sample recording is compressed to make it faster to download, but the sound quality is reduced as a result. In a live webinar, the audio is significantly better.

The recording will play on Windows Media Player. If you do not have this, you can download it from Microsoft's website.

These online tutorials are particularly suitable if you have not attended face to face tutorials but can also be used to refresh the knowledge gained on face to face tutorials either in a previous exam sitting or the current one.

The software used enables you to see and hear the tutor, and uses a "virtual flipchart" and slides, resulting in a personal feel to the Webinar. The tutorials are interactive and include questions and short exercises. You can ask and respond to questions via a written chat facility.

In order to participate all you need is a PC with speakers or headphones, a broadband internet connection and an internet browser.

If the Webinars prove to be popular then we will look to expand the number of sessions available by considering different dates / timings.

Timings

The timings shown below are in UK time. If you live overseas, you will need to consider the corresponding local timings.

ST5 Webinars are 2 hours in duration and CT-Subject Webinars are 1.5 hours in duration.

The provisional timetable is as follows:

* UK summer time = GMT + 1 hour

Important Information - Applying for Webinars

Numbers will be limited and so to maximise your chance of getting a place on your chosen session(s), we encourage early applications.

Shortly after you apply for a Webinar you will receive an acknowledgement by email of your application confirming your provisional place. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within three days for each of the Webinars you have applied for, please contact ActEd immediately to check that we have received your application.

We cannot guarantee that the Webinar will run - this will depend on a sufficient level of demand. We will run an advertised Webinar if we receive a sufficient number of applications 7 days before it is due to take place. At this point we will either confirm the details of the Webinar or, if it is not going to run, we will contact you and you will receive a full refund.

You can still apply for Webinars up until the day the Webinar is due to run as long as there is space available. Applying is easy, you can apply for Webinars using our estore. Alternatively you can order by faxing the application form to +44 1235 550085.

Places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

More about the types of Webinar

The Webinars will comprise a mixture of:

• teaching from the tutor via pre-prepared presentations and a virtual whiteboard
• question practice with feedback from students using interactive polls and a written chat facility.

Computer compatibility

We will email you before the Webinar with details of how to test your computer for compatibility, log in to the session and give you any material that it is necessary for you to print off beforehand.

Webinar prices

Webinars are subject to UK VAT (Value Added Tax), which will be added to your bill.

There is a 10% discount if you order 5 or more Webinars in one go.

Cancellation and refund policy

Once you have applied for a Webinar, you may cancel without charge, so long as we are notified in writing (email or fax) 7 days before the Webinar is due to take place. If you cancel your place after this date you will be invoiced for a fee of 100% of the Webinar fee. If we cancel a Webinar through lack of demand, you will receive a full refund.

Refunds cannot be given in the event of malfunction or incompatibility of your software or hardware, which is outside of ActEd's control. Sufficient opportunity will be given before the Webinar for you to test your hardware and software. We will email you instructions on how to do this before the Webinar.

Copyright information

All study material (including webinars) produced by ActEd is copyright and is sold for the exclusive use of the purchaser. The copyright is owned by Institute and Faculty Education Limited, a subsidiary of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. You may not hire out, lend, give out, sell, store or transmit electronically or photocopy any part of the study material. You must take care of your study material to ensure that it is not used or copied by anybody else. Legal action will be taken if these terms are infringed. In addition, we may seek to take disciplinary action through the profession or through your employer.

Printable copy of the above information: Webinar Bulletin.