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BUILDING CROSS-CULTURAL RELATIONSHIP THROUGH COIL INITIATIVES Dr. Kelley Crowley and Dr. Nor Mokhtar

So what is COIL?

And now it is an institute.

CREATING OPPORTUNITIES WITH COIL

Pick up different cultural dimensions

Gain different perspectives

Fill gaps in knowledge

Change of perspective – stereotypes & prejudices

Virtual exchange allows you to change those perceptions. Students broke boundaries that they thought existed with peers from other places.

Fall 2023 will be our fifth COIL project together!

BEST PRACTICES IN DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION OF COIL COURSES

Familiarity is the key to engage both parties

Create a low key task – fun learning outcome

Challenge students assumption

Be flexible

We have learned a lot from trying different tactics and topics.

The Dry Run

NAVIGATE IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES

We had students record their conversations.
  • Low Stakes
  • Flexible Criteria
  • A Universal Topic - FOOD

The "real" COIL Project

Students were tasked with

  • Watching the movie
  • Considering it from cultural and critical standpoints
  • Reimagining one of the scene reinterpreted from the basis of these standpoints
  • Gender
  • Race
  • Historical
  • Religion/Philosophy
  • Political/Social
  • Business/Economic
  • Media
Groups
  • More theory
  • More time together +/-
  • More detailed assignment
Students did a great job thinking about gender
The Media Group was very popular

The Next COIL Project

Implementing Lessons Learned

So what have we learned?

Ensure COIL as part of the syllabus – credit should be given

Ensure that all parties concerns are addressed.

  • language barriers
  • time difference
  • internet connections