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E-learning and learning at K.U.Leuven

E-learning and learning at K.U.Leuven. How we benefit from lessons learnt with the introduction of a digital learning environment at K.U.Leuven. Wim Van Petegem. History. 1425: founding, Latin working language 1835: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven 1911: increasing use of Dutch

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E-learning and learning at K.U.Leuven

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  1. E-learning and learningat K.U.Leuven How we benefit from lessons learnt with the introduction of a digital learning environment at K.U.Leuven Wim Van Petegem

  2. History • 1425: founding, Latin working language • 1835: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven • 1911: increasing use of Dutch • 1936: duplication of teaching languages (Dutch & French) • 1965: founding of the Kortrijk Campus • 1970: splitting of the university (Leuven & Louvain-la-Neuve) • 2002: K.U.Leuven Association founded

  3. K.U.LeuvenGeneral Information • 27.734 students • 6.500 employees • 14 faculties • Geographical distribution over Leuven, Heverlee & Kortrijk • About 500 buildings • 3.777 international students (16/1/2004), coming from more than 120 different countries, 75% enrolled in postgraduate or doctoral study programs • 572 outgoing Erasmus students, 591 incoming (in 2001-2002) • 56 study programmes in English, and >10 joint programmes

  4. K.U.LeuvenICT Facilities Internet Connectivity Belnet Gigabit network

  5. K.U.LeuvenICT Facilities Internet Connectivity

  6. K.U.LeuvenICT Facilities PC Classrooms • Public accessible 24 hours / day, 6 days a week • 17 classrooms, 500 PC’s • internet connectivity via KULeuvenNet • Reservations for class activities or individual use • Printer facilities by using print cards

  7. K.U.LeuvenICT Facilities PC renting • price range: 30 - 50 € / month (= cost of a pint of beer per day) • buy off option with recovery of paid money • Success PC-shop (Sale) • hardware • software: campus licenses

  8. K.U.LeuvenICT Facilities KOTNET (about 20.000 users) • Strategic vision • Added value • Optional • For every student • Without financial thresholds • low cost • preferably fixed amount • target 0 € • K.U.Leuven dormitories connected to K.U.Leuvennet • free • Private rooms: connected via Television cable • 5,5 € per month per student • Dial in • telephone cost

  9. K.U.LeuvenEducation Educational concept: Guided Independent Learning • Students learn best when they can act as independent critical researchers within their discipline • Students become responsible for their own learning • Teachers on the other hand are responsible to adequately coach their students

  10. K.U.Leuven anno 2000 ICT in education “Let a thousand flowers bloom” • Isolated projects • Carried by enthusiastic individuals or small teams • Ad hoc, micro-level • Funding • University (OOI) • Regional (STIHO) • European (EC)

  11. K.U.Leuven anno 2000 ICT in education “Let a thousand flowers bloom” • Some impressive results • Awareness raising • Enthusiasm and goodwill • Lot of reinventing the wheel • Results disappear as projects finish & individuals leave (Doesn’t scale up) • Hard to support centrally (educationally & technically) • No consolidation, no “share and reuse” • Too fragmented, no integration for students

  12. K.U.Leuven anno 2000 ICT in education “Let a thousand flowers bloom” • Only small-scale impact • However, this phase of experience and adaptation was critical for the introduction of ....

  13. K.U.Leuven anno 2001Toledo • Logo Alcatara-bridge in Toledo (Spain) Bridge between students and faculty • Acronym Toetsen en Leren Doeltreffend Ondersteunen Effectively supporting Testing and Learning • Project Aim is to implement and support (technically and pedagogically) a digital learning environment for all students and faculty at the K.U.Leuven

  14. K.U.Leuven anno 2001 Toledo: GO! • July 2001 • purchase of software and hardware • Augustus 2001 • installation • Load all courses • Load all teacher-course combinations • Enrol all students in mandatory courses • September 2001 • Roll-out • The use of Toledo is on voluntary basis • Information sessions in all departments were organized • For more experienced users: workshops were organized

  15. K.U.Leuven anno 2003 Toledo in use • December 2003 • More than 19000 active students • Over 1250 active teachers • More than 1500 active courses • 240 000 hits/day ( max 80000 last year)

  16. K.U.Leuven anno 2005 The impact of Toledo Reasons for the impact on micro & meso level ? • The software • Easy to use • minimal training • user friendly • Reliable • Offers basic functionalities... • Embedded in the university’s • technical infrastructure • administrative systems • organisation of education (i.e. Toledo is course oriented)

  17. Support • Central • Vice-President Teaching • Various advisory and working groups • Support services: • Teaching Support Office (DUO/ ICTO) • Study Advice Centre (DSA) • Teaching Policy Unit (DOWB) • Continuing Education Office (DPV) • Institute for Teacher Training (AVL) • Audiovisual Service/ e-Link / Open University (AVNet) • Decentral

  18. AVNetAudiovisual and New Educational Technologies

  19. AVNet: three units • Audiovisual Services • Production of interactive multimedia (learning)material • eLINK • eLearning in an International Network of Knowledge • Study centre Open University • Distance learning

  20. Our mission • an integrated, multidisciplinary support (mainly) for education at K.U.Leuven and in its Association • with regard to media, organisational, pedagogical, and technological aspects, • and particular focus on networked e-learning and distance education in an international context

  21. Expertise centre Education support

  22. Our support • Distance education for non-campus students • Digitisation and compression • Distribution • Networked e-learning • Maintenance and repairment • Integral Multimedia support in lecture halls • Editing facilities • Production of AV/MM programs • Support for Toledo • Rental service for AV/MM equipment • Videoconferencing • Video copy service

  23. Our expertise • Advice, consultancy and study • Documentation and information centre • Networking and representation • Research projects • Development cooperation • Support for copy rights • Education and training • FAQ and help desk

  24. Our projects • Just finished: • cEVU, S2Net, Seequel, UNISYS • VIZO • Current projects: • Eu[Comp]Int, eLERU, EUREA, REVE, Victorious • Tempus Bosnia-Herzegovina, Alfa-FADO • OOP • Vlir-IUC Harare (Zimbabwe) • Just accepted: • VENUS • Tempus Croatia (EQIBELT) • Being Mobile

  25. Our training • Courses: • AV/MM in Toledo (for K.U.Leuven) • Informatics and media (for dentists) • Video production (for communication sciences) • Multimedia Production Management (for UNZI) • Training: • AV/MM in Toledo (for K.U.Leuven) • Use of editing suites (for K.U.Leuven) • Use of AV/MM equipment in lecture halls (for K.U.Leuven) • Development of audiovisual learning materials (for Vlir) • Videoconferencing (for the Association) • Seminars • Study counseling Open University

  26. Our infrastructure • video studio • 6 video editing suites • multi camera production facilities • videoconferencing (ISDN en IP) and interaction room • streaming media server • documentation and information centre • AV rental service

  27. Contact • More information? • Link: http://www.avnet.kuleuven.be/en/ • Mail: info@avnet.kuleuven.be • Call: +32-16-32.82.00 • Fax: +32-16-32.82.70 • Visit: Kapeldreef 62, 3001 Heverlee

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