This 6-week institute will bring together leadership teams from US and international higher education institutions to integrate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Virtual Exchange into their curricula and internationalization plans.
COIL, also referred to as Virtual Exchange or Telecollaboration, connects teachers and their students with peers in other countries via the Internet. The model involves in-depth cooperation between paired teachers who co-design re-imagined courses and students who collaborate in small groups to complete shared projects. COIL is often embedded within the curriculum, offering meaningful, authentic international, intercultural, and sometimes interdisciplinary learning experiences to all teachers and students without additional costs associated with physical mobility. For those who do have the time and resources, COIL motivates and enriches study and travel abroad.
The Institute will enable participating teams to design goal-oriented Action Plans for sustaining and expanding a COIL Virtual Exchange program at their home institution over the long term. Teams will:
The 6-week Institute will involve:
Week 1 | Information session: April 5, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
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Week 2 | Information session: April 12, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
Week 3 | Information session: April 19, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
Week 4 | Information session: April 26, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
Week 5 | Information session: May 3, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
Week 6 | Information session: May 10, 2021, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−04:00) |
The institute will accept COIL Virtual Exchange leadership teams comprised of 2 or 3 members from the same institution. Content is geared toward US and non-US institutions committed to initiating, sustaining and expanding widespread faculty and student engagement in COIL Virtual Exchange over the long term.
Successful COIL programs are most often led by collaborative teams bringing different capacities to the table. These teams may include a Senior International Officer or International Education leader, a high-level academic leader—such as Vice Provost or Dean—online learning professionals, instructional designers, teaching and learning center professionals, and/or faculty members.
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Questions? Please contact FIU’s Office of Collaborative Online International Learning at coil@fiu.edu.
