London, UK December 16, 2003--IntraLearn Europe Ltd. of Guernsey, England, the European subsidiary of IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of configurable e-Learning software applications to the mid-market, announced today the completion of a major public e-learning site. The Belgium Flemish Minister of Education, Marleen Vanderpoorten officially launched BIS Online (www.bisonline.be) on the 21st of October 2003. BIS Online is the e-learning project for adult learners sponsored by the Education Department of the Ministry of the Flemish Community. (โ€œBISโ€ = Begeleid Individueel Studeren.)
After extensive testing the department of the Ministry of the Flemish Community has chosen the IntraLearn LSP application (Learning Service Provider) as the Learning Management System (LMS) for this initiative. Local distributor Xaurum, a company with offices in Belgium and the Netherlands, has implemented and customized the LMS to the specific demands of the Flemish Community in 7 months.
โ€œIntraLearn has been designed for large-scale operations like BIS and is able to launch content created with third-party tools.โ€ commented Adrian Bott of IntraLearn Europe.
BIS Online combines distance learning presented in a virtual classroom with communication as in a traditional classroom. The constructivist courses are "web based", interactive and use several media styles such as text, sound and video. Content is created in Flemmish within local universities using specialist tools. BIS Online has many practical subjects for adult learners and has launched with foreign language courses. Students subscribe and pay monthly for access. They are assigned a mentor and can create their own lesson plan to suit their needs.
About BIS
BIS is part of the Flemish Adult Education Department. BIS is a successful provider of distance learning with student numbers of over 25,000 per annum. More about BIS Online:
http://www.ond.vlaanderen.be/berichten/2003pers/BIS_Online_21okt.htm
About IntraLearn Software Corporation
IntraLearn Europe Ltd of Guernsey, UK is the European subsidiary of IntraLearn Software Corporation of Northboro, MA, the leading provider of shrink-wrapped e-Learning applications for mid-market corporations, academic institutions and associations. Along with operations in Brazil, Singapore and India, IntraLearn software is distributed worldwide through authorized IntraLearn resellers and LSPs to more than 1,000 major organizations in 40 countries in 17 languages. IntraLearn is a member of the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program.