- The Historian's Workshop is one of the so-called STIHE-projects (Fund for Stimulation of Innovation in Higher Education), financed by the Ministry of the Flemish Community. The project concerns the design and the development of a digital and interactive learning environment for the indepent-conducted practicing of historical skills and the basic principles of historical critical reflection. Target group of the project forms the first year students of higher education. One of the particularities of the project lies in the cooperation between four institutions, (the Free University of Brussels, the Fontys College Tilburg, the College of Science, Art St. Lucas Ghent and Brusse1s and the Catholic University of Louvain). Each of these institutions will develop one module, related to a well-defined theme und period. The four modules respectively concern the ancient history and its influence on Western history, the medieval city und the urbanization in Western Europe, the unity and divisionThe Historian's Workshop is one of the so-called STIHE-projects (Fund for Stimulation of Innovation in Higher Education), financed by the Ministry of the Flemish Community. The project concerns the design and the development of a digital and interactive learning environment for the indepent-conducted practicing of historical skills and the basic principles of historical critical reflection. Target group of the project forms the first year students of higher education. One of the particularities of the project lies in the cooperation between four institutions, (the Free University of Brussels, the Fontys College Tilburg, the College of Science, Art St. Lucas Ghent and Brusse1s and the Catholic University of Louvain). Each of these institutions will develop one module, related to a well-defined theme und period. The four modules respectively concern the ancient history and its influence on Western history, the medieval city und the urbanization in Western Europe, the unity and division in the Low Countries and the use and the meaning of space within Gothic architecture.…