This is the authoritative guide to implementing COIL Virtual
Exchange, conceived, and co-edited by one of the originators of
this innovative approach to internationalization, Jon Rubin. COIL,
the acronym for Collaborative Online International Learning, is a
central modality of what has come to be known as virtual exchange.
Since its first iteration in 2002, it has gradually established
itself as a mature pedagogy that is being increasingly implemented
across the world and is validated by a growing body of
research.COIL Virtual Exchange at its most essential is a
bi-lateral online exchange involving the integration of existing
courses across two, or sometimes more, institutions that are
geographically and/or culturally distinct. To launch a COIL VE
course, the instructor of a class at a higher education institution
in one location links online with a professor and his or her class
in another region or country. Together, their students engage and
develop joint projects, usually over a continuous five to
eight-week period.Compared to the limited number of students
worldwide who can engage in study abroad, COIL VE potentially opens
up more equitable and inclusive participation in international
education and intercultural experiences to all students, involves
them in rigorous disciplinary and interdisciplinary studies, and
promotes close and constructive engagement with students with
different cultural perspectives.While many COIL courses are
launched by individual instructors, based on their research
connections and online outreach, they are being increasingly
supported and led by dedicated COIL Coordinators who facilitate
virtual exchanges and provide professional development.This
comprehensive guide covers COIL VE pedagogy, provides examples of
what takes place in the COIL classroom, and explores what
instructors and staff need to know to facilitate and support a
variety of COIL courses across the curriculum. It addresses how
institutional stakeholders, especially those in leadership
positions, can develop and embed a successful COIL initiative at
their institution. It offers varied perspectives of COIL viewed
from different institutional and cultural vantage points -- from
research universities, community and technical colleges, and
university systems -- and describes how COIL VE is developing in
five different world regions, presenting eleven case studies.The
book concludes with a guide to thirteen global organizations that
support COIL and other forms of VE. Additionally, the book provides
links to the COIL Connect for Virtual Exchange website
(https://coilconnect.org) which includes an updated directory of
organizations, an expanding database of faculty and institutions
participating in COIL and looking for partners, course templates,
survey data, and case studies.This book offers faculty and
administrators across the world -- whether formally involved in
international education, in service-learning and community
engagement, or wanting to incorporate a cross-cultural perspective
in their disciplinary courses -- theoretical foundations, guidance
on effective collaboration, and the strategic and pedagogical
considerations to develop robust COIL VE courses and programs.
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