Ε-learning Distance Education

in Germany

The Bavarian Virtual University

The Bavarian Virtual University

(Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern –

VHB) www.vhb.org is an institute set

up by all nine state universities and

all 17 state universities of applied

sciences in Bavaria.

Its aim is to complement the

programmes of the traditional

universities Students can earn credit

points in individual courses but they

cannot obtain degrees, as the VHB

does not offer complete courses of

study.

Oncampus

Oncampus is the e-learningdepartment of Lübeck University ofApplied Sciences (LUAS).

Online education at LübeckUniversity of Applied Sciences(LUAS) is based on large third partyprojects dealing with online distanceeducation. The close cooperationwith universities is one of the mainsuccess factors.

Oncampus runs 145 elearningmodules (online material). 480courses are being offered and 5,300course enrolments are registered.More than 1,300 students have beenenrolled since 2001.

German HE Institutions – EADL Members

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DAA-Technikum www.daa-technikum.de

Forum DistancE-Learning www.forum-distance- learning.de

ILS – Institut für Lernsysteme www.ils.de

Private FernFachhochschule Darmstadt www.privatfh-da.de

Studiengemeinschaft Darmstadt (SGD) www.sgd.de

DWG – Deutsche Weiterbildungsgesellschaft mbH

Europäische Fernhochschule Hamburg (EURO-FH) www.euro- fh.de

Schachtsiek Verwaltungs- und Beratungs GmbH & Co K

www.schachtsiekberatung.de

German HE Institutions – EDEN Members

Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg www.uni-oldenburg.de/uni

EENet European Experts’ Network for Education and Technology

www.eenet.org

FIM-New Learning, University of Erlangen www.fim.uni-erlangen.de

German Association for Distance Education http://ecampus.zfuw.uni-

kl.de/Ploneindexe.htm

Private Fernfachhochschule Darmstadt www.privatfh-da.de

University of Applied Sciences, Zwickau www.fh-zwickau.de

University of Hildesheim www.uni-hildesheim.de/de/zfw.htm

Virtuelle Hochschule Bayern www.vhb.org

E-learning Distance Education

in Austria

The Austrian education system is

enhanced via major programs like e-fit

Austria, in the framework of the

Austrian National Development Plan.

E-learning activity has also been

introduced in the adult education, and

training sector where many companies

have started the introduction of e-

learning to support their activities. A lot

of small companies produce e-learning

material for internal use of the industry.

Enterprises working in the e-learning field

Click and Learn

www.clickandlearn.at

Infowerk www.infowerk.at

Xplain www.xplain.at

Kochmedia

www.kochmedia.com

Dynamicmedia

www.dynamicmedia.at

Wu Konig www.wukonig.com

Unilog www.unilog.at

Easybusiness

www.easybusiness.at

MIT www.mit.at

Digitale Akademie

www.digitaleakademie.at/index2.htm

Wktirol www.wktirol.at

Bauakademie www.bauakademie.at

HR Management

www.hrmanagement.at

Wiener Trainerakademie

www.wienertrainerakademie

Sriptech www.striptech.at

Teamconsult www.teamconsult.at

Perfect Training

www.perfecttraining.com

Higher EducationThe Vienna University of

Economics and Business Administration (WU)

WU is one of the largestbusiness schools worldwidetotalling more than 25,000 students.Each semester, approximately 2,000courses are offered at the WU. TheLearn@WU project was launchedin order to ease the learningsituation for freshmen.

As of May 2003, there weremore than 8,500 registered users, ofwhom about 4,000 used the systemregularly (all first-year students).

University of Innsbruck

They are a “traditional”

University but have an e-learning

policy since 2000. Their main tool is

Blackboard, in 2005 they had about

1300 active Blackboard courses with

about 18.000 students using BB in

some way (which means almost all

“active” students are using BB).

They also have an active

community of teachers developing e-

learning materials, help desk and

support staff for e-learning.

E-learning Distance Education

in Czech Republic

At the beginning of the 1990s,

higher education institutions in the

Czech Republic gradually learned

about the techniques used in distance

education.

In the Czech Republic there are

no plans to establish an independent

open university of the kind that exists

in some countries in Western Europe.

The trend is to provide distance

education simultaneously with full-

time programmes, i.e. to develop a

kind of “dual” higher education

institutions in this respect.

Distance education is based on a

system of controlled self-study and

requires that the educational institution

should have very good technical

facilities. This demands a relatively

large initial investment in the

development of study aids of high

quality, in DE study centre facilities

and in the training of educational,

administrative and other staff. For these

reasons, the development of distance

education in the Czech Republic has

been progressing only slowly.

A major contribution to the development of distance education in the

Czech Republic was support by the EU by means of the Phare Programme –

specifically through a multi-country project completed in 1999. Its main

outcomes included the establishment of the quite well equipped National

Centre for Distance Education (NCDE) and four local centres for distance

learning (Prague, Liberec, Brno and Olomouc). They form a basis of the

distance education network in the Czech Republic.

E-learning Distance Education

in Hungary

According to the Hungarian Gallup Institute, the main e-learning suppliers (although

not meeting the project criteria of a megaprovider) are:

• • “Sulinet” in collaboration with Ministry of Education (www.sulinet.hu)

• • Kodolányi János University College (www.kodolanyi.hu)

• • “Gallup Távoktatási Központ” (Gallup Distance Education Centre): public

educational quality development (www.gallup.hu/english.htm#edu)

• • “Szaktanfolyam.hu”: Technical courses (www.szaktanfolyam.hu)

• • “Eszterházy Károly Főiskola” (Eszterházy Károly College): distance education and

elearning services (www.ektf.hu/english/index.html)

• • eMenedger Online/Education

• • Hewlett Packard/E-learning

• • Internet Business Center Network

• • “SZÁMALK” Open Business School (which operates the Denis Gábor College)

(www.szamalk.hu/English/Default.htm)

• • “Tr@iner” Education Centre (www.trainer.hu/index.php)

Elearning Providers

E-learning Distance Education

in Poland

Warsaw University Centre for Open and

Multimedia Education

It is an independent unit ofWarsaw University establishedin order to support, promote, andorganize open and distance

education.

COME carries out research

on the utilization of modern

technology in education,

increasing the efficiency of

instruction and enhancing the

motivation of all students from

all geographic and socio-

economic backgrounds.

AGH University of Science and Technology

On 18.11.2004 DistanceEducation Study Centre became aCentre of Excellence in e-Learning “CeL”. Its aims are:conducting scientific research in the

field of e-learning

maintaining contacts with similarcentres at home and abroad aswell as with internationalorganizations dealing with thesame issue

cooperation with enterprises andadministration

lifelong learning

analyzing effectiveness of e-learningmethods

Polish Virtual University

Polish Virtual University (PUW)

is a joint project of Maria Curie-

Sklodowska University in Lublin and

Academy of Humanities and

Economics in Lodz.

PUW offers study programmes

and extension courses over the

Internet. The task is to support

traditional lectures and trainings as

well as promote modern teaching

methods.

PUW is a competence centre for

methodology, technology and

organisation of e-learning.

E-learning Distance Education

in Slovakia

The Slovakian e-learning

programmes are rather self-

motivated initiatives, as

(unfortunately) there are not

any national policies for

fostering e-learning yet.

Several universities have

developed e-learning courses

(partly thanks to grants from

the Open Society Foundation,

Bratislava).

HE Institutions as E-learning Providers

University of Zilina

Technical University of Kosice

University of P.J. Safarik in Kosice

The Slovak Technical University in Bratislava

Supply of e-learning is currently not sufficient and well developed, nor is

statistical data demonstrating interest of the public currently available.

Demand, to some extent, is hampered by still low penetration of Internet,

including connection of households to Internet.

Some new projects are underway within EU funded projects (e.g.

Leonardo da Vinci programme – development of an e-learning web portal

eEDUSER; development of a virtual incubator for training and support for

high-tech SMEs).

E-learning Distance Education

in Slovenia

E-learning in Slovenia

In Slovenia, e-learning or on-line

distance learning at tertiary education

institutions through the Internet, at least

in the form of individual subjects of

study programs, is provided by 17% of

institutions, whereas a complete study

program is provided by 9% of

institutions, with almost 35% of

institutions preparing individual

subjects for on-line distance learning,

and 1/5 of institutions preparing whole

study programs for on-line distance

learning.

Current E-Learning Provision in Slovenia

There is no supportive deliberate educational policy fostering

the development towards e-learning in order to provide stable

conditions and keep pace with current trends in this field in

Slovenia.

The supply of e-learning courses/services in Slovenia is

relatively modest. There are some non-formal online language

and computer courses, which may have to be further developed

and formalised to reach a wider audience.

HE Institutions as Providers of E-learning

The “Virtual University” which provides links to faculties and schoolsof higher education that are members of the University of Ljubljana.

www.e-studij.net portal which is a source of information and knowledgeabout e-learning.

DOBA which has begun in the study year 2000/2001 to implement theUniversity Professional Business secretary programme in order to give anopportunity to educate people, who cannot attend traditional studies.

The Faculty of Economics which is the higher educational institution inSlovenia delivering the whole degree/accredited distance educationprogramme with more than 1600 students enrolled.

The Faculty of Management Koper which provides in the virtualclassroom one course on-line developed for part-time students.