We offer FIU faculty and staff a range of support services to help you get started and keep COILing.
Typical COIL Development Timeline
Most faculty begin developing their first COIL two terms in advance of projected implementation.
Term 1: Get Started
- Attend an Introduction to COIL Session
- Submit an FIU COIL Faculty Partnering Profile
Term 2: Get Training
- Attend a COIL Design Workshop for FIU Faculty and Partners
- Utilize COIL Resources
Term 3: Keep Going
- Implement COIL
- Submit Global Footprint Dashboard Data
- Attend First Friday Meetups
Get Started
Attend an Introduction to COIL Session
Conducted throughout the year, these engaging 75-minute meetings explore the why, what, and how of COIL:
- Why COIL?
- COIL's design sequence: icebreaker,collaborative task, reflection
- Examples of interdisciplinary COILs
- Benefits for students and faculty
- Professional development resources
- Links to mobility, research, career prep, grants, and more
Submit an FIU Faculty COIL Partnering Profile
Looking for an international partner to COIL with? Tell us more about yourself and your interests, and we'll help you find the perfect match.
Get Training
Attend a COIL Design Workshop for FIU Faculty and Partners
Conducted throughout the year, this six module, fully online workshop enables cohorts of partnered faculty to design a COIL Module Plan for implementation in a subsequent term.
Learn more about COIL Design Workshops for FIU Faculty and Partners
Utilize COIL Resources
Looking for icebreakers to explore cultural identity or develop trust amongst peers in your COIL course? Did COILing inspire a new research interest? Planning to apply for a grant to support your COIL?
Visit our Resources page to find useful COIL design information and more international opportunities for professional advancement.
Keep Going
Submit your COIL Data to FIU's Global Footprint Dashboard
FIU developed a Global Footprint Dashboard for internal university use to portray all of our international engagements. To include your COIL in the Dashboard, use the link below to submit data immediately after the COIL is complete. *This survey is only available to FIU faculty and is password protected. Write to coil@fiu.edu to receive the password.
Attend First Friday COIL Faculty Meetups
We host a COIL Meetup on the first Friday of every month. First Friday Meetups engage FIU faculty and their international partners in conversations and demonstrations that elevate our COIL practice. First Fridays are open to new and experienced COIL faculty and their international partners.
