Virtual Campuses in Belgium

Re.ViCa Case study: Association Kuleuven

To read Re.ViCa's research on the Association K.U.Leuven, go to the K.U.Leuven Association - case study page.

Virtual Campus initiatives in Flanders

Universities and Polytechnics

Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Campus Name	Based on LMS	Applications
K.U.Leuven Association	Centralised Approach	Toledo	Blackboard	Question Mark perception - Wordpress - Media Wiki - Ariadne
K.U.Leuven Association	K.U.Leuven	Toledo	Toledo)
K.U.Leuven Association	Catholic University College Ghent	Toledo	Toledo (PDF (NL))
Antwerp University Association	Centralised Support by ExpertiseCentrum Hoger Onderwijs		Blackboard
University Association Brussels	Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Erasmus University College	Point Carré	Dokeos	Plone - Zope Eportfolio
University Association Brussels	Erasmus University College Brussels	Dokeos	Dokeos
Ghent University Association	University College West Flanders	Dokeos	Dokeos (Howest@home (NL))
Ghent University Association	Ghent University	Minerva, the Digital Learning Environment of the Ghent University	Dokeos	Perception
Ghent University Association	University College Arteveldehogeschool	DiLeAhs	Dokeos
Ghent University Association	University College Ghent	Dokeos	Dokeos
Ghent University Association	University College West Flanders	Dokeos	Dokeos
Associatie Universiteit-Hogescholen Limburg	Universiteit Hasselt	e-Jump	Blackboard	Question mark perception
Associatie Universiteit-Hogescholen Limburg	PHL University College	Blackboard	Blackboard
Associatie Universiteit-Hogescholen Limburg	XIOS University College Limburg	Blackboard	Blackboard

Distance Education in Flanders

The Open Universiteit Nederland (OUNL) has taken advantage of the mutual language between Flanders and the Netherlands by setting up a subdivision in this part of Belgium, called the Open University Vlaanderen, for which the Coördinatiebureau Vlaanderen coordinates this subdivision in the University of Ghent. It offers distance learning, focussing on self-study, with several Flemish study centres where students can receive study guidance. According to the governmental page on the OU (NL) students receive a Dutch diploma instead of a Belgian one. Other source on governmental site: OU (NL).

Other e-Learning courses organised by HEIs

Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Course Name	Based on LMS	Applications
K.U.Leuven Association	K.U.Leuven	E-Learning for In-Service teacher training in Europe (ELISE)		e-course
K.U.Leuven Association	K.U.Leuven	Galatea		platform for making online publications & interaction
K.U.Leuven Association	K.U.Leuven & KULAK (Kortrijk)	Heuristiek en Oefeningen in een Digitale Omgeving Toegepast (HeuroDOT)		VLE/LMS for making exercises for history study

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Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Course Name	Based on LMS	Applications
	Flemish Ministry of Education (BIS)	BIS Online		Discontinued distance learning.
	Kaho Sint-Lieven	KaHo Sint-Lieven “campus extension in Second Life”		This was a student project: a KaHo campus in SecondLife. Inactive now.

Virtual Campus Initiatives in Wallonia

Universities and Polytechnics

Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Campus Name	Based on LMS	Applications
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	HEC-ULg Management School – Université de Liège (ULg)	Campus Virtuel en Gestion (CVG)	CMS Joomla	Share resources & create remote courses
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	HEC-ULg Management School – Université de Liège (ULg)	Learning Online @ccess (Lol@)	LMS
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	Université de Liège (ULg)	Formasup: Complementary Master in Higher Education Pedagogy		Blended learning courses
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	Université de Liège (ULg)	e-Agora	LMS (WebCT – Blackboard)	portal for staff and teachers with e-courses and demos about e-learning
l’Académie universitaire Louvain	Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix à Namur (FUNDP)	Webcampus and online courses		intranet, LMS and online courses
l’Académie universitaire Louvain	Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL)	iFUSL	LMS (Claroline)
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles	l'Université Libre de Bruxelles	Virtual University of l'ULB	LMS (WebCT – Blackboard)
Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles	Université de Mons-Hainaut	Moodle and Esprit	LMS (Moodle), its own LMS Esprit
	La Haute Ecole de la Province de Namur	eCampus	LMS (Claroline)
	Université du Travail	Campus Numérique UT / ecampus	Joomla

Other e-Learning courses organised by HEIs

Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Course Name	Based on LMS	Applications
The Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles and the Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Université de Liège (ULg)	Formadis		Info sessions on e-learning
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Europe	IFRES/LabSET, Université de Liège (ULg)	Learn on line		portal*
Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles	Université de Mons-Hainaut with Université de Strasbourg and Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie	UTICEF (Master course)	e-learning platform

* do not confuse with Learn Online @access (Lol@, which is also a platform from ULg but which is specifically a "virtual campus" for the students of the Management School HEC-ULg.

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Association	eLearning organised by	Virtual Course Name	Based on LMS	Applications
l’Académie universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles	l'Université Libre de Bruxelles	Charleroi-Lille Enseignement Ouvert (CLEO)		Distance learning. Non-active? Articles 1 and 2

Relevant documents:

• “State of the art of e-learning in Belgium” (PDF), 16 pages, 2007, by Marc ZUNE (FNRS)

• Studies in the Context of the e-learning Initiative: Virtual Models for European Universities (lot 1)(PDF), 200 pages, 2003,Final Report to the EU Commission, DG Education & Culture, Annex F Country profiles

• An 'eLearning Country Brief of Belgium' of the eUSER project is available at http://euser-eu.org/eUSER_eLearningCountryBrief.asp?CaseID=2240&CaseTitleID=1081&MenuID=117.

• The MegaTrends project listed a case study article on the Virtual Campus of the University of Liège in their second book, [Megaproviders of e-learning in Europe (PDF - 212 pages) (ISBN 978 82 562 88184). The article “The Virtual Campus of the University of Liège”, Belgium (PDF), 12 pages, 2007, by Prof. Marianne Poumay, Director of LabSET, University of Liège is available in English and French.

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