Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) enables international faculty and student collaborations. Faculty partners from different countries design a shared unit and integrate it in their respective courses. Their students then engage virtually in collaborative tasks, using digital tools, such as Zoom, Slack, and Padlet. By emphasizing intercultural empathy, respect for diversity and perspective taking, COIL cultivates the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion, and it underscores CUNY’s commitment to global learning and student career readiness.
This seminar will introduce participants to COIL pedagogy and support them in developing COIL projects with their international faculty partners. During three 1.5-hour seminar sessions, faculty will be guided to develop content for their COIL units in accordance with their course learning outcomes, select relevant technology platforms, and develop assessment tools.
Seminar facilitators will support faculty throughout their implementation of COIL projects in Spring 2025. Ongoing team mentorship will be complemented with check-ins to allow for productive collegial support. At the end of Spring 2025, COIL faculty and students will participate in COIL Faculty & Student Showcase.
Seminar Facilitators
| Mari Fujimoto (COIL Coordinator) | mari.fujimoto@qc.cuny.edu |
| Jean Kelly (CETLL) | jean.kelly@qc.cuny.edu |
| Christopher Coleman (CETLL) | christopher.coleman@qc.cuny.edu |
Schedule
All live sessions will take place on Fridays 9:00-10:30am Eastern Time.
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October 18 Introduction to COIL
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What is COIL? How do we build an equitable and collaborative partnership for both faculty and students?
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November 15 Curriculum development Technology
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How do my partner(s) and I develop an engaging COIL module and how do we integrate it in our respective courses? Which technological platforms can my partner(s) and I use to deliver our COIL module |
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December 13 Assessment Pedagogical Challenges in COIL
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How do we assess a COIL module? What are the most common challenges in teaching COIL and what strategies have proved effective?
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May 2025 (TBA) COIL Faculty/students Showcase
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