Join a tri-campus community to enliven your classroom through global virtual exchange. The 2025 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Fellows program is open to faculty who teach full-time at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tacoma, or ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Seattle.
Apply by November 15, 2024
Faculty interested in developing a course collaboration with an international partner are invited to attend an info session on 10/25 or 10/28Ìý²¹²Ô»å apply to be a 2025 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø COIL Fellow by 11/15.
Critical digital literacy and virtual collaboration skills are more important than ever, and COIL offers an opportunity to make the classroom learning experience globally connected. The tri-campus ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø COIL Fellows Program offers an entirely online structured training, a supportive community, and a $1,200 stipend. COIL – also known as international virtual exchange – is a virtual exchange pedagogy that fosters global competence through development of a multicultural learning environment, linking university classes in different countries. Using both synchronous and asynchronous technologies, students from different countries complete shared assignments and projects, with instructors from each country co-teaching and managing coursework.
Who Should Apply?
- Full-time faculty on all three ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø campuses interested in developing a COIL class in 2025 and/or 2026.
- No prior experience or international connections are required.
Program Elements
- $1,200 stipend to develop and implement this international pedagogy
- Community of practice meetings and 1:1 consultations
- Asynchronous assignments
- Mentoring from current or former ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø COIL Fellows
COIL Fellows Information Sessions
Learn about COIL pedagogy and how the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Tacoma, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bothell, and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Seattle supports faculty in implementing COIL into their courses. Hear from program facilitators and previous ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø COIL Fellows!
Friday, October 25, 2:00-3:15pm | October 25 Register
Monday, October 28, 1:00-2:15 pm | October 28 Register