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Fundamentals of COIL Design and Facilitation Workshop

The six modules of the FIU Fundamentals of COIL Design and Facilitation Workshop will enable you and your partner(s) to develop a COIL Module Plan to integrate into your course syllabi.

In addition to attending four cohort Zoom meetings, you will complete readings independently and work with your partner to apply your learning to your COIL Module Plan. You and your partner will do your individual and partnered work at times that work best for you. After the workshop is over, you will complete final details and receive ongoing feedback and support from FIU COIL. You will receive a digital certificate of completion (20 hours) for this workshop.

Design Workshop Schedule

Week 1 and Zoom #1

Module 0: Welcome and Orientation

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to assess instructional partners' unique educational contexts and determine how factors related to time, culture, language, technology, and discipline influence COIL design and facilitation. Assess partners’ unique time, culture, language, technology, content contexts 

Week 2 and Zoom #2

Module 1: Pre-COIL Preparation, Icebreakers, and Intercultural Communication

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to design pre-COIL preparation activities that establish readiness amongst COIL student partners to initiate and develop interactions with culturally different others.
  • Learners are able to design icebreaker activities to establish trust, social presence, and social cohesion amongst COIL student partners.  

Module 2:Student Learning
Outcomes

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to design 1-3 student learning outcomes that address collaborative intercultural and/or disciplinary learning online.  

Week 3 and Zoom #3

Module 3: Collaborative Tasks

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to design team integration activities that prepare COIL student partners to accomplish collaborative tasks. 
  • Learners are able to design collaborative tasks for COIL student partners to accomplish together.
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Module 4: Technology Tools

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to select appropriate technological tools for asynchronous and synchronous communication and collaboration.

Week 4 and Zoom #4

Module 5: Student Learning Reflection & Assessment

Learning outcomes:

  • Learners are able to design student learning reflection activities aligned with intended COIL student learning outcomes.
  • Learners are able to design student learning assessment and grading criteria aligned with intended COIL student learning outcomes.  
  • Learners are able to report COIL competencies and confidence gained and describe how they will apply their learning​​.

Module 6: Final Presentations

Learning outcomes:

  • Present COIL Module Plan
  • Offer peer feedback on COIL Module Plans
  • Complete post-workshop reflection

Tools

  • Canvas LMS: Workshop readings are housed in Canvas.
  • Zoom: Instruction, activities, and peer feedback are conducted in four 2-hour synchronous meetings.
  • Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Sheets: Course documents are housed in Google Drive folders for collaborative work and instructor feedback.
My approach to intercultural communication has been enriched by experiencing the COIL training. My activities planning and organization will spring from student-centered learning objectives and assessments. I am better equipped to design COILs that are small, but focused, and build/strengthen intercultural communication.

COIL Design Workshop Participant