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Breaking borders: A journey into Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Introduction
Understanding COIL
Strategies for successful COIL implementation
Benefits and Challenges of COIL
COIL example
Where and How to start?
Ulysseus European University Seed Fund Initiative
Contact Details of Local Mobility Officers

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INTRODUCTION

Context

As challenges and opportunities for the future Internationalization in higher education is entering a new phase, we need a shift from internationalization abroad.

Moving from a strong focus on a small elite of mobile students and faculty administrators, programs toward internationalization at home for all members of the academic community has become more urgent than ever.

Internationalization at home is a set of different activities designed to develop intercultural and international competencies without any physical mobility.

Virtual exchanges are one of I@H activities and Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is one form of Virtual exchanges that can be implemented within a I@H strategy.

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O’Dowd, R. (2018). From telecollaboration to virtual exchange: state-of-the-art and the role of UNICollaboration in moving forward.

Journal of Virtual Exchange, 1, 1-23. Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2018.jve.1

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Source: SUNY COIL

COIL ALIGNMENT WITH INSTITUTIONAL

STRATEGIES

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INTRODUCTION

Webinar’s objectives

INFORM PARTICIPANTS ABOUT WHAT A COIL IS

EXPLAIN HOW IS A COIL STRUCTURED

GIVE TIPS ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT A COIL EFFICIENTLY

SHARE IDEAS ON HOW TO START A COIL

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UNDERSTANDING COIL

Is NOT a new course

COIL …..

IS a new way/methodology to deliver your existing course

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Source: SUNY COIL

FINDING THE RIGHT OVERLAP

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UNDERSTANDING COIL

an innovative method of teaching and learning, leveraging online technologies to deliver global learning and cross-cultural experiences in the classroom

an innovative pedagogy that involves collaborative teaching and learning between two or more countries in which work is facilitated by online communication.

This collaboration happens in any format course that teachers lead.

an academic content lesson, as well as cross-cultural communication and collaboration, for both students and teachers. It can be developed in a couple of lessons or in an entire course.

COIL is …..

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UNDERSTANDING COIL

COIL’s principles

COIL collaboration should be equitable and inclusive

COIL goal is to give students meaningful learning opportunities to connect with each other through share readings, activities, and discussions

Be sure to inform your students about the purpose and requirements of COIL activities, including how COIL helps facilitate the course’s learning objectives

Source: Adapted from “Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) A guide for instructors”.

Incorporate a reflection activity to help students evaluate what they have learned by working with one another.

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UNDERSTANDING COIL

COIL’s basic components

COIL can be created in any discipline;

Interdisciplinary collaborations work well

Encourage active student learning and teamwork

Are a graded activity in each participating class

Source: Adapted from “Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) A guide for instructors”.

Are usually mostly asynchronous with some synchronous activities

Include an emphasis on cross-cultural interactions and understanding

Can use any technology tools that serve the learning goals

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STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL COIL IMPLEMENTATION

Stretch your creativity for COIL activities

Technology used should be accessible to all students

Technology used should support the shared learning objectives

Plan time for ice breaker activities to help students from the two institutions get to know each other

COIL course will evolve

COIL activities should advance the course learning objectives

Source: Adapted from “Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) A guide for instructors”.

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STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL COIL IMPLEMENTATION

Collaborative Online International Learning can be successful between classes in the same or related disciplines as well as classes across disciplines.

In fact, interdisciplinary pairings often result in some of the most creative and engaging collaborations.

One of the great opportunities of a COIL is to infuse the courses with interactive, intercultural activities.

Source: SUNY COIL

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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF COIL

With COIL implementation you will foster:

SKILLS

BEHAVIOURS

ATTITUDES

KNOWLEDGE

Source: Adapted from “Connecting Carolina Classrooms with the World, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) A guide for instructors”.

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BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF COIL

COIL’s challenges:

TIME

LANGUAGE

CULTURE

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE AND EXPECTATIONS

SUPPORT

Source: SUNY COIL

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COIL EXAMPLE

Zenna Marshall

Teacher of English for Economics & Undergraduate Coordinator at ELMI

Elected member of the Academic Advisory Board UniCA

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#Dare to Create

Oser créer

UniCA & TUKE

Košice – Nice

Economics & Management Collaborative Project 2022-4

Zenna Marshall

Eva Kaščáková

Henrieta Kožaríková

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Building Relations – making connections

xxxxx

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KEY FIGURES: 1^stedition(Sept–Dec 2022)

91 students: 48 students in Nice worked with 43 students in Košice

3 teachers: 1 in Nice, 2 in Košice

20 international teams: of 3-4 students

One team was composed of 4 different nationalities!

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KEY FIGURES: 2^ndedition(Sept-Dec 2023)

174 students: 73 students in Nice worked with 106 students in Košice

3 teachers: 1 in Nice, 2 in Košice

37 international teams: of 3-4 students

Teams were mostly composed of 2 UniCA + 3 TUKE students

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KEY FIGURES: 2^ndedition

174 students: 73 students in Nice worked with 106 students in Košice

3 teachers: 1 in Nice, 2 in Košice

37 international teams: of 3-4 students

Teams were mostly composed of 2 UniCA + 3 TUKE students

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THE UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D’AZUR

Portail Economie-Gestion

Objectives:

Learn to work in a group internationally
Take part in remote discussion and communication
Share cultural perspectives
Activate topic vocabulary and functional English in a real-life situation
Develop technical and project management skills for your CV
Build your confidence – globally!

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Roll out: September to December 2022

Teams had three progressively complex tasks
The final task was a graded video presentation with obligatory screen presence
My students talked about their progress each week in class – a collaborative problem-solving approach (7 sessions)
Teachers met once a week on Teams/Zoom for about 1 hr
Feedback and ideas were collected as the project developed
Home teachers, graded their own students but on a negotiated & shared criteria

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Tasks: Edition 1

Task 1: Make contact and get to know your international team

OUTCOME: Create a team name to represent your interests

Task 2: Discuss what it takes to become an entrepreneur / analyse your own skills

OUTCOME: A shared mind map of ideas + team profiles

Task 3:

A) Create a start-up to improve the sustainability of university life

OUTCOME: A video pitch to investors

B) Research regulations and guidelines for setting up a start-up in the EU (FR&SK)

OUTCOME: A video presentation to give advice to student entrepreneurs

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Tasks: Edition 2

Task 1: Make contact and get to know your international team

OUTCOME: Create a team name to represent your interests

Task 2: Discuss what it takes to become an entrepreneur / analyse your own skills

OUTCOME: A shared mind map of ideas + team profiles

Task 3:

A) Create a start-up to improve the sustainability of university life

OUTCOME: A video pitch to investors

B) Research regulations and guidelines for setting up a start-up in the EU (FR&SK)

OUTCOME: A video presentation to give advice to student entrepreneurs

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Final Projects

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I hope you have found the project useful and maybe even enjoyable at times. Remember that you can use this project as an experience to use in a job interview or when applying for future studies. Here are some ideas to help:

Skills/competences you have probably developed for your CV

International collaboration and communication skills
Discussion and negotiation skills
Development of technical skills: use of email, Cloud storage (OneDrive), video conferencing platforms for remote meetings, shared documents and apps, video recording, sharing, editing etc.
Intercultural knowledge and understanding
Use of English in a project environment to complete a complex task
Use of functional and social English in real-life situations
Project management and time-management skills

Can you think of anymore?

Exit email

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Problems –Solutions?

We don’t have the same amount of students
Our students have different levels of English
Teams don’t gel/get on well

Can you write some more anticipated problems in the chat box?

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“For me it was a rather complicated experience at the beginning because we don't have the same schedule, the same occupations etc. But despite everything, we had a good laugh with the problems we met.”

Some reflexive

exit comments Ed 1

“Last but not least, as I said this experience was rich in emotions because in the beginning we was very shy to talk in English with people we don't know but later we tried to sympathize with our Slovakians friends so the work has become easy.”

“it was complicated to organize zooms with our team because we don't have the same availability. Nevertheless, this work has been very interesting, to be able to communicate in a language that we are not very familiar with.”

“Sincerely this group work has been very beneficial for me, it has strengthened my ability to work in a group and it will surely be beneficial for me for my future project, we managed to talk to each other and to work in respect, which is sometimes difficult.”

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Edition 3: Sept 2024

Key changes:

The University of Montenegro are joining us – three (or more??) partner universities
The start-up task will become a competition judged by entrepreneurial experts
There is a mobility prize for the top three projects
In collaboration with Dr Tabetha Newman, we will be collecting data on digital and remote teamwork to support student learning on COIL projects.
Use of Data in COIL projects - UniCA Digital Week June 2024

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WHERE AND HOW TO START?

Questions you can ask yourself

Is my course a good “candidate “ for a COIL experience?

Am I ready to teach my course in a technologically enhanced way?

Do I have the support of my institution?

Do I already have a partner? If no, what are some of key criteria for partner selection?

Source: Adapted from “Faculty Guide for Collaborative Online International Learning - course development” SUNY COIL CENTER.

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WEBINAR RESOURCES

Perspectives on COIL

Introduction to COIL

Student Guide on COIL

Virtual Exchange

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Ulysseus European University Seed Fund Initiative

The Ulysseus University network invites teaching staff to create/collaborate in online learning opportunities!

The Ulysseus seed fund provides financial support to innovative, co-creative and collaborative ideas in teaching and learning across the Ulysseus European University.
The seed fund covers max. 2500 € (travel, accommodation, other eligible costs) for the applicant.
Seed funding projects must involve at least two lecturers from two different Ulysseus partner universities.
Application deadline: the 15^th of May 2024

Find out more!

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Contact Details of Local Mobility Officers

Questions or seeking a partner? Contact your Local Mobility Officer!

The Local Mobility Officer can assist in facilitating matchmaking opportunities. We also highly encourage you to connect to the Ulysseus Linkedin page!

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Thank you

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