Faculty Guide for COIL Course Development

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Collaborations in International Online Learning Environments
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Sarah Guth Complete Abstract Text PDF Print E-mail

One of the most common mistakes educators make when embarking on international collaborative exchanges for students is assuming that the exchange will have a sole focus and that that focus will be course content. Although finding a partner class is very often the first major hurdle, the second one is then agreeing on what students in both classes are supposed to get out of the exchange. Course content may often serve as the contents of the actual exchanges, be they text, audio or video, synchronous or asynchronous, but educators must also consider two other mutually dependent issues: collaboration and culture. It is a false assumption to think that students naturally know how to collaborate, particularly online and with people from another culture: the impact of culture on style of collaboration is often significant. Therefore, international collaborations should also focus on developing students' ability to collaborate as well as students' intercultural communicative competence (ICC).

This presentation will focus on why it is important to integrate learning how to collaborate and learning to communicate with people from other cultures into international collaborations. Based on the experiences of the presenter, an American EFL teacher in Italy, with American partners, it will provide practical examples of steps that can be taken when planning the exchange and during the exchange to make the project a success and to avoid common pitfalls. The presentation will demonstrate how contents, collaboration skills and ICC development can be integrated to lead to a truly effective learning experience for teachers and students alike.
 

News From the Field

COIL receives $250K NEH Institute Grant

COIL was awarded $250K from the National Endowment for the Humanities to establish a 3-year Institute (the first of its kind in the U.S) to support the development of globally networked learning nationally - with international partners.

 

COIL wins ACE Award

COIL was awarded the Bringing the World into the Classroom Award [Learn more]

 

Cobleskill receives North American FIPSE Mobility Grant

Cobleskill is partnering with the University of Guelph, the Universidad de Guadalajara and other universities [Learn more]

 

Ulster Wins $300,000 FIPSE Grant

The grant supports improved services for children at risk [learn more]

 

Cortland Gets COILed

Three Cortland faculty members receive grants to COIL their courses [learn more]