{"id":65,"date":"2020-08-27T12:52:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T12:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/hybridmobility\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2021-02-14T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-14T15:38:58","slug":"for-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/hybridmobility\/?page_id=65","title":{"rendered":"Designing a COIL course"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is COIL?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stevensinitiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Stevens-Initiative-Virtual-Exchange-Typology.pdf\" style=\"border-radius:20px;color:#60223b\">Virtual Exchange Typology<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/groups\/2434739\/virtual_exchange_and_telecollaboration\" style=\"border-radius:20px;color:#60223b\">Online Bibliography on virtual Exchange<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With virtual exchanges there is an intentional focus on nurturing engagement between students and enhancing intercultural learning. This is one of the big differences between, for example, a MOOC or an online course and a virtual exchange. Also, academic staff act as facilitators of intercultural learning during a virtual engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dowd and Helm (2020) makes the following important point: \u201cVirtual Exchange should not be seen as being in competition with physical mobility. Rather, Virtual Exchange can be used as preparation for physical mobility, as a complement to physical mobility in blended mobility initiatives and as an inclusive, international learning opportunity for students and staff who may not be able to or want to have a physical or blended mobility.\u201d For more information regarding what is a virtual exchange read the following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicollaboration.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Position-paper-on-Blended-Mobility.pdf\">position paper<\/a> by UNICollaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Stellenbosch University, virtual exchanges offer the opportunity to achieve the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Internationalization at home<\/li><li>Internationalization of the Curriculum<\/li><li>Global Learning<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On this page we will be focusing on one type of virtual exchange, namely Collaborative Online International Learning or COIL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#60223b\">One type of Virtual Exchange: COIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning)?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ASuCF-YRqtE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/goglobal.fiu.edu\/\">Florida International University &#8211; Global Learning<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#60223b\">Defining COIL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The term \u2018collaborative online international learning\u2019 combines the four essential dimensions of real virtual mobility: it is a collaborative exercise of teachers and students; it makes use of online technology and interaction; it has potential international dimensions; and it is integrated into the learning process.&#8221;<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityworldnews.com\/post.php?story=20130528175741647\">De Wet (2013)<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-subtle-background-background-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-heading\">Identifying what COIL is:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-subtle-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>COIL is not:<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>COIL is:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A replacement for Study Abroad<\/td><td>Team teaching across two or more cultures using online communication<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A massive open online course (MOOC) or online course<\/td><td>Structured so that the success of students in each class depends upon the others&#8217;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A curriculum<\/td><td>Customized, to fit the mission, culture and learning outcomes of each institution <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Teleconferencing<\/td><td>Applicable to any institution<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A technology platform <\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Software<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Source for Table:<\/em><\/td><td><em>Connecting Classrooms: Using online technology to deliver Global Learning (2016)<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"has-text-align-center has-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-block-heading\" style=\"background-color:#60223b\">Coil Guides<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/online.suny.edu\/introtocoil\/suny-coil-what-is\/\">What is Coil?<\/a> , a introduction developed by the SUNY COIL Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/getattachment\/globalinitiatives\/academic\/coil-initiative\/coil-resources\/COIL-Partnership-Worksheet-General.docx\">Worksheet<\/a> to help you frame a COIL initiative, developed by the University of Washington Bothell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/champ.d.umn.edu\/sites\/champ.d.umn.edu\/files\/coil-workbook-july-20-2017.pdf\">The COIL Workbook<\/a>, developed the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Documents\/Connecting-Classrooms-Using-Online-Technology-to-Deliver-Global-Learning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Connecting Classrooms: Using Online Technology to Deliver Global Learning<\/a>,  developed by the American Council on Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/acu-ac-uk.azurewebsites.net\/media\/2740\/acu-dut-toolkit-virtual-engagement-for-international-student-exchange.pdf\">toolkit <\/a>for Virtual Engagement for International Student Exchange, developed by the Association of Commonwealth Universities and the Durban University of Technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is COIL? With virtual exchanges there is an intentional focus on nurturing engagement between students and enhancing intercultural learning. This is one of the big differences between, for example, a MOOC or an online course and a virtual exchange. Also, academic staff act as facilitators of intercultural learning during a virtual engagement. 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