AACU Global Conference 2018 Dr Ursula Valdez Greg Tuke University of Washington Bothell What is Collaborative Online International Learning COIL Pedagogy that is International ID: 797832
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Lessons Learned from Adventures with COIL
-AACU Global Conference 2018
Dr. Ursula Valdez, Greg
Tuke
University of Washington Bothell
Slide2What is
Collaborative Online
International Learning (COIL)*
?
Pedagogy
that is:InternationalInteractiveVirtualWith a unique audience
*
The term was coined by SUNY COIL Center. The pedagogy is also called globally networked learning or virtual exchange. The name is not proprietary.
Slide3Key components of COIL courses
Instructors co-create course curriculum, overlap content, 4 weeks min.
Highly interactive
Professors agree on technology
Students remain enrolled at own institution,
graded by own professor
Slide4“From the Cascades to the Andes: Environmental Issues in Peru and the Pacific Northwest”
Biological diversity
: species, rainforest
Fisheries:
(salmon and anchovy)
Use of resources:
logging gold mining
Climate change
and mountain ecology
UW Bothell
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
Slide5UWB students during activism for water resource conservation
UPCH student participated in 2016 UW Peru Exploration Seminar as a TA
UWB student
presenting at UW panel for 2016 COIL Conference
Outcomes
Slide6The 3 Rivers course (winter 2018)
Participants and institutions
5 faculty, 49 studentsUW BothellUniversidad Nacional
Agraria La Molina (UNALM) PeruFuture University of Egypt (FUE)Focus:
Social, Environmental and Economical issues associated to the Columbia, Nile and Amazon river
Slide7Global teams
Deliverables
Video summarizing the topic, impacts, solutions Action: letter to stakeholders
Reflections
Impact on students
Remote but meaningful connections with international studentsSkill building for communication and team workEmpowered for solutions to real problems
Slide8Keeping your course alive through
artificial means
Slide9INt
(COIL)
Slide10C
ollaborative
On-line International L
earning workshop. (COIL)-AACU Global Conference 2018
Slide11Other UWB Course Themes
Communications (Global Networking, Comic Journalism)
Sociology (Social Movements, US/Jap. pop. Culture)
Introductory Core (Intro to writing, research)
Health (Policies, Politics)Media (Social Media and Global Change)
Political Science (South Africa culture/ Mediascapes)Technology (Video for social causes)Environmental Studies (Peru and US bioregions)Business (Social entrepreneur training)
Slide12From the West Coast to the West Bank:
Exploring Social-Ecological Factors Impacting Women’s Health in the U.S. and in Palestine http://westcoast2westbankphotovoiceuwb.weebly.com/
BHLTH 435: Women’s Global Health & Human Rights (5 Credits)
Slide13Your Questions, Issues to address today.
Slide14Not: Open on-line course
Not: Identical Curriculum
Slide155
key challenges and
lessons learned
Slide161. Finding Partners
Slide17Partner resources
Own networks: (friends, colleagues, social media)
Your university network (Global Affairs existing partnerships, depts.)Facebook: Fulbright Collaborative Teaching and Research page
Slide182. Student inexperience with virtual work
Slide19Video 1
Video 2
Synchronous
vs
Asynchronous
Slide20….
3 skills
…………….
…..
Group dynamics………...…..Virtual communication.
…..Cross-cultural…………….………………………..…………….
Slide21Climate Change: and urgent call
Slide22What is the main way you believe climate change will impact the next two generations of your family?
Discuss in small groups
Summarize key group content on a short statement
Take a group selfie and post with slide to the link provided
You have 10 minutes to complete these tasks
Slide23Post on Google Padlet
Copy and post your content and photo at this link:
https://bit.ly/2PunMTx
Slide24Scaffolding of Engagement
Icebreaker / introductory assignment
Short assignment around course contentProblem-solving assignment/ project
Reflection/ debriefing
Slide25Group Dynamics
-Group roles identified
(
Task, Process, Expert, Socio-emotional, Dissenter)
-Debriefs, reflection analysis
Slide26Active closed FB group used for assignments and sharing extracurricular materials
Slide27Real Audience Matters
Slide28P.I.E
P.I.E.
Slide29PIE example
Slide30Virtual Communication Skills:
Response rubric
Slide31Student team video
Slide323. Faculty inexperience with Communication tools
Slide33The 5 essentials to
Video-conferencing
Slide341. Pre-test and prep
Avoids death before surgery
Slide352. Relationship matters
Pre-work helps
Student produced-cultural artifacts
Team video intro’s
Slide363. Have operation plan
Pre-arranged questions
Call and response
Allow for off-topic
Slide374 Rehearse plan it
Mock video conferencing
Students have different challenges
Slide385. Real audience matters
Students are producing for each other
Project–based learning
Bring in an audience
Slide39The Great Debates course
Small group discussion
small group planning
Slide404. Cross- culture fears and Power imbalances
Slide41Mistakes will be made
Slide42Pay Attention to Power
Slide435. Team teaching challenges
Slide44How?
Partner IdentificationInstitutional Support
Agreed ObjectivesAgreed Activities
Slide45COIL Planning Worksheet
Course/Subject area _____________________________________________
Is it new course or Adaptation of existing? ___ New ___ ExistingPreferred Country, faculty/university partner and whyYour three most important goals for students to achieve in this course collaborationWhat units of your syllabus would lend themselves best to cross-cultural critical reflection and global team problem-solving?
Will part of your goal for this course be for your students to gain cross-cultural and global team-work skills? If yes, what ideas, exercises, tools did you learn about today that you might use? List and describe how you might apply to your course.
What are the three biggest challenges that you will need to overcome? How could you best get started on this? *For a complete COIL worksheet to complete with your partner, see: COIL Planning Guide
Slide46Resources For Finding partners
JOIN our Facebook : Fulbright Collaborative Teaching and Research (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1414798792148821/)
Stevens Initiative
“Find a Partner” program
Slide47Resources with Links
Free COIL Planning Guide
p12-18
https://www.tukeinternationalconsulting.com/field-training.html Going Global Website of COIL resourceswww.tukeinternationalconsulting.com
UW Bothell COIL resources and worksheet:https://www.uwb.edu/globalinitiatives/academic/coil-initiative/coil-resourcesPROJECT BASED LEARNING TRAINING:http://pblu.org/Best links to Group roles, Cross-cultural communication and Virtual communication skillshttps://www.tukeinternationalconsulting.com/project-based-learning.html
Slide48Contact for more questions
Greg Tuke tukegregory@seattleu.eduUrsula Valdez
uvaldez@uw.edu