Resources

This section of the UMD COIL site is designed to give 1) a brief overview of upcoming cohorts and details of the application process, 2) different forms of support available to UMD faculty involved in co-development projects and 3) a longer list of resources and details on services related to co-developing COIL courses and modules.

1. COIL Cohorts

Applications are now being accepted for Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Faculty Cohort Program for Fall 2023, October 2 -November 10. For other cohorts, click here

As part of this multidisciplinary cohort, faculty will focus on developing an effective partnership and pedagogical design for their COILed course. Faculty from all fields, regardless if they have a partner abroad already or not, are encouraged to apply.

Through three synchronous meetings, elective webinars and self-directed work on the COIL Canvas site, cohort members will identify learning outcomes for their COILed course; expand their teaching strategies and assessments; become aware of a variety of available digital tools; strengthen their communication with their international partner abroad; have access to elective topics relative to their content course; and more.

Upon completion of the program, participants are eligible to receive $500 per faculty.

Faculty members from all five University of Minnesota campuses are encouraged to apply. Completed applications are due by September, 2023.

Application and More Information

 

2. Overview of Support:

  • GPSA and system campuses' individual international programs offices provide support for COIL in a wide variety of ways.  Assistance is provided for partnership development, curriculum design, assessment, and funding.    For more information, contact COIL Coordinator Dan Nolan at dnolan (at) d.umn.edu.
  • IT Support: Several IT offices provide support for COIL in a number of important ways: including COIL Consultations by Educational Technologists, Instructional design support for the use of digital tools relevant for COIL projects, and support in system Media Hubs. 
  • COIL Cohorts, join the system wide COIL Cohort program to learn from colleagues across all system campuses. (See application details above.)

In addition to providing a brief overview of support roles for COIL at UMD, this section of the site is designed to help practitioners find other resources that can help in the co-development process. Most of the resources linked below have been gathered together by fellow practitioners. Thanks to those who've contributed.

2. List of Resources

Faculty Guides

The COIL Workbook was developed at the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.  The workbook is well-suited for use with a COIL partner and can be used to guide partners through the co-development process.  The content is focused on concerns that you will encounter during both initial stages of co-development and covers some aspects related to technology concerns, student assessment and community building.  The workbook is an excellent resource and leaves partners space to engage while articulating individual steps of COIL curricular projects.  Thanks to all those at CEHD who contributed!

The Global Liberal Arts Alliance faculty guide is hosted by  at the Great Lakes Colleges Association.  This guide is based on the work done by the SUNY COIL Center, but is shorter and provides some valuable tables for partners to fill out during co-development.

Internationalization in Action - ACE Special Edition - Connecting Classrooms: Using Online Technology to Deliver Global Learning
"This installment of Internationalization in Action discusses the rationale, practical considerations, benefits, and challenges of initiating a new COIL program, drawing on the experience of institutions that participated in the ACE-COIL Center Internationalization Through Technology Awards Program, and identifies a number of other approaches in the emerging  field of virtual exchange in higher education." -By Heather Ward

This brief worksheet was developed by the University of Washington Bothell.  It covers the basic framing questions that should be jointly considered at the outset of a CIL project.

Panel Discussion

A recent panel discussion at UMD on COIL best practices, review of 2016 COIL Conference and introduction to the COIL Workbook (above):

Part I:

Vimeo Video (175638262)

Part II:

Vimeo Video (175639214)

Assessing Intercultural Awareness

Tools for Assessing Intercultural and Global Competence, a list maintained by the University of Michigan's Center for Research on Teaching and Learning

An International Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit, developed by faculty at SUNY

ITSS Support for COIL Projects at UMD

ITSS at UMD provides valuable support for COIL projects.  When you're looking to get started with COIL related work, consider sending an email to the Education Technologists support team ([email protected]) to request a COIL Consolation.

UMD Educational Technologists: The ITSS Educational Technologists (Ed Techs) are available at no cost to help faculty and instructional staff design teaching and learning materials and align appropriate digital resources and tools to support learning goals. Educational Technologists work closely with local and system-wide partners. Review the UMD Educational Technology Support Model for more information.

UMN Academic Technology Support Services (ATSS): ATSS engages the University community in the integration of academic technologies into educational practice through course production, support for teaching with technology, and investigation of emerging technologies.  For example, here are two step-by-step guides developed by ITSS and ATSS to help students through online collaborative processes:
  - How to Share an unlisted video on YouTube how to share a video with a partner privately using Youtube.
  - How to Import a video into VideoAnt and annotate it How to import a video into VideoAnt and annotate it.

Lynda.umn.com, which provides online training (click here for a list of courses) through the Office of Technology Training

Active Learning Classrooms @ UMD, where you can explore active, inquiry-based, participatory and collaborative learning

Commonly used videoconferencing tools include Google Hangouts and WebEx (supported by UMN)

Accessible U, on using appropriately accessible tech-enhanced teaching methods and developing online tools and resources that ensure accessibility

The Multimedia Hub, where you can find all the tools, equipment and gadgets your students will need to produce engaging digital projects and share their discoveries, experiences, and insights with peer partners from around the world

Open Educational Resources

The Open Textbook Library

Openstax

The University's Digital Conservancy

The Directory of Open Access Journals

The Center for Open Educational Resources and Language Learning at the University of Texas at Austin

Other Resources

Ten Tips for Improving Videoconferences

Possible Learning Technologies for COIL Courses

How COIL contributes to the Internationalization of our University System (workshop: part 1part2)

The Instructional Development Small Grant Program

The Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Faculty Cohort Program

brief video on COIL hosted at Florida International University

"The Second Time Around" presentation on an example COIL course on Women in the Workplace

Recent Plenary Session at the 2016 COIL Conference

The Good, the Bad and the New! COIL-ing Over Time, a presentation at the 2016 COIL Conference