On October 4th, we will offer an In-Person Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Workshop at NMU provided by Dr. Erica Johnson, Director of the Center for Global Engagement at Minnesota State University, Mankato.


Workshop Agenda:
1. Introduction
2. Technical How-to's
3. Develop and how to create a COIL program:
4. Challenges and Opportunities: best practices and resources

For more information, contact Weronika A. Kusek, PhD

COIL at NMU

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) connects students and professors in different countries for collaborative projects and discussions as part of their coursework.

The SUNY COIL Center pioneered the COIL model in the early 2000s and since it has been adopted by many institutions across the United States and many other countries around the world.

NMU is working with other institutions around the US to develop their own COIL framework to enhance the internationalization of the curriculum. The framework enables students and professors to experience meaningful opportunities for global experiences built into individual courses.

It is a cost-effective way to enhance online intercultural interaction through proven approaches to engage students globally. It combines the four essential dimensions of real virtual mobility: It is a collaborative exercise of teachers and students; it makes use of online technology and interaction; it has potential international dimensions; and it is integrated into the learning process. (de Wit 2013)

 

ACE: Connecting Classrooms: Using Online Technology to Deliver Global Learning

COIL is:
1) Team teaching across two or more cultures using online communication
2) Structured so that the success of students in each class depends upon the others’
3) Customized, to fit the mission, culture, and learning outcomes of each institution
4) Applicable to any discipline

COIL is NOT:
1) A replacement for study abroad
2) A massive open online course (MOOC) or online course
3) A curriculum
4) Teleconferencing
5) A technology platform
6) Software

Educational benefits of COIL:
1) Global exposure without leaving home
2) Cross-cultural interaction and familiarity
3) Intercultural communicative competence
4) Peer-to-peer learning
5) Awareness of one’s own culture, identity, and assumptions