Course Delivery Modes

Not all course modes are available for all courses or programs, and not all courses are available each term. Students should follow up on their individual program areas or their MyBVC for information for courses delivery types and availability.

Delivery modes, descriptions, and availability of courses each term are subject to change.

Definitions

Blended Asynchronous (BA)

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Students and instructors participate online and meet in a classroom. There are no specific meeting times.

Where:

Online or classroom

When:

Any time

How:

Instructor-led

Online, Asynchronous (OA)

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Students and instructors participate online. There are no set meeting times.

Where:

Online

When:

Any time

How:

Instructor-led

Off-Site (OC)

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*Students participate in scheduled activity at a non-College site. May include clinical, practicum, work experience, field work, or similar components.

Where:

Non-College Site

When:

Scheduled Time

How:

Mentored

*International Students: Acceptable option to fulfill IRCC in-person delivery mode requirement.

Online, Synchronous (OS)

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Students and instructors meet online at specific times. Students attend class from any place.

Where:

Online

When:

Scheduled time

How:

Instructor-led

Face to Face Self-Paced (FP)

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Students and instructors meet in a classroom at a specific time. Each student does their own work at their own speed.

Where:

Classroom

When:

Scheduled time

How:

Self-paced & Instructor-supported

Face to Face, Synchronous (FS)

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Students and instructors meet in a classroom at a specific time.

Where:

Classroom

When:

Scheduled time

How:

Instructor-led

Hyflex (HFX)

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*Students and instructors participate online and meet in a classroom at specific times. Students learn by joining meetings online or in the classroom or by viewing recordings.

Where:

Online and classroom at the same time

When:

Online and classroom at the same time

How:

Instructor-led

*International Students: Acceptable option to fulfill IRCC in-person delivery mode requirement.

Blended, Self-Paced (BP)

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Students and instructors participate online and meet in classrooms. Each student does their own work at their own speed. Students and instructors may arrange specific meeting times.

Where:

Online or classroom

When:

Any time

How:

Self-paced & Instructor-supported

Blended, Synchronous (BS)

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*Students and instructors participate online and meet in a classroom. There are specific meeting times.

Where:

Online or classroom

When:

Scheduled time

How:

Instructor-led

*International Students: Acceptable option to fulfill IRCC in-person delivery mode requirement.

Online, Synchronous, Asynchronous (OAS)

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Students and instructors participate online. There are some specific meeting times.

Where:

Online

When:

Scheduled time for course activities

How:

Instructor-led

Online, Self-Paced (OP)

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Students and instructors participate online. There are no specific meeting times. Each student does their own work at their own speed.

Where:

Online

When:

Any time

How:

Self-paced & Instructor-supported

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Definitions

Blended Asynchronous (BA)

Online, Asynchronous (OA)

Off-Site (OC)

Online, Synchronous (OS)

Face to Face Self-Paced (FP)

Face to Face, Synchronous (FS)

Hyflex (HFX)

Blended, Self-Paced (BP)

Blended, Synchronous (BS)

Online, Synchronous, Asynchronous (OAS)

Online, Self-Paced (OP)

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