Global Classrooms: A Model for COIL as a Campus Internationalization Strategy I recognize that faculty are doing such great work in promoting COIL Courses…but I wasn’t seeing much on how the universities foster commitment and enthusiasm to COIL. How do we integrate COIL into our campus strategy? Who are the stakeholders? Best practices? Challenges especially when resources are an issue? But COIL needs support, just like any intl educ program from an intl education office, in my opinion, where partnerships are developed… Mr. Adam Zahn, Associate Director, International Programs Drexel University, Philadelphia PA, Office of International Programs

Pair and Share Is “Global” embedded in your Strategic Plan? Is COIL a part of your “Global” Strategic Plan or international office goal? Who manages your COIL courses? International office? Individual department? Individual faculty? How are faculty supported in developing COIL courses? Who helps connect COIL courses to other global initiatives  Study abroad, faculty research mobility? Activity

Survey Summary 8 institutions completed a 9 question survey about COIL/GC courses at their institutions. 88% of COIL/GC courses are managed by the International office on-campus. Stipends range from $0-2,000 per course (75% of institutions provide a stipend for course development). Most schools (67%) provide stipend once. Funding sources vary: grant/gifts (3), International Office (2), Provost Office (1), Combination (1) 88% of the institutions assess global learning outcomes in COIL/GC courses. Surveys, testimonials, and continual work on a standardized assessment strategy with the assessment office are the top three forms of assessment these institutions are conducting. Only 2 embedded COIL into their global mission of their institution

Drexel University Quarter calendar Drexel is a comprehensive global research university ranked among the top 100 in the nation. With approximately 26,000 students, Drexel is one of America's 15 largest private universities. Drexel has built its global reputation on core achievements that include: Leadership in experiential learning through Drexel Co-op. A history of academic technology firsts- first university to s Recognition as a model of best practices in translational, use-inspired research. Quarter calendar Most Drexel students are on a 5-year academic plan, which includes 3 six-month full-time cooperative education experiences Co-operative education program Founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Drexel now engages with students and communities around the world via: Three Philadelphia campuses and other regional sites. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, the nation’s oldest major natural science museum and research organization. International research partnerships including China and Israel. Drexel Online, one of the oldest and most successful providers of online degree programs. -Coop program/schedule have created some challenges in promoting intl educ---exchange model, revision its modern lang program can make study abroad a challenge. Align our partners closely with faculty research so mobility is sometimes a 2nd priority when forming a partnership with some institutions --- we needed to come up with a creative way of encouraging students to have an intl educ, tying in faculty partnerships,

Technology for Global Engagement & Student Opportunities In 2013, the Office of International Programs (OIP) launched the Global Classroom program, using the COIL method, to promote internationalizing the classroom and provide students with opportunities for international exchange at home. Over 1,100 Drexel students (and 2,000 worldwide) have had a global experience without leaving the classroom and at no cost to them. Over 50 courses since 2013 representing 12 colleges/schools; undergraduate and graduate level, first-term seminars to senior designs We introduced this program as a response to the obstacles students face in study abroad either to the curriculum, calendar, or finance---as well as budgeting restrictions at the University---and faculty expressing interest in being more involved with OIP partners. Came out of conversation about expanding partnerships in India when we realized a faculty member was doing this global outsourcing project. He asked us if there was support this type of program---we did some research---SUNY---and formalized the program and sought to really do an overhaul of our intl education opportunity for students---increasing faculty-led programs, etc…

Our model---we utilize to simplify the Global Classroom program thanks to our friends at George Mason Univ….Broadly pre existing courses

Strategic Plan – Enhancing Drexel’s Global Impact The mission of Global Drexel is to build an Eco System of Global Platforms, Partnerships, and Programs.  Drexel University’s commitment to collaborative international engagement is reinforced in Strategic Initiative 3 of the University 2012-2017 Strategic Plan: Enhance Drexel’s Global Impact. As a prerequisite, enhancing the university’s global impact is a strategic initative of the university. This certainly helps in the formation of a central COIL plan. My office began in 2007—small office but the study abroad office reports to us

Six Strategic Goals Expand our global presence and ability to address global challenges in strategically selected locations across the globe; Develop global platforms for innovation in research and education, establishing new and strengthening existing partnerships, centers, and networks with universities, research institutes, technology parks, and other institutions; Encourage and facilitate faculty collaboration in global knowledge creation and problem solving; Grow opportunities for global experiential learning:  encouraging students to study, work, conduct research, and complete service projects in different locations across the globe; Develop a wide range of global experiences on campus: increasing awareness of global challenges and appreciation of the different international communities among us and the benefits of learning alongside others from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and countries. Bring the world into the classroom through interdisciplinary, technology-enhanced global classrooms, language study, and new learning environments where students tackle global challenges from a variety of cultural and contextual perspectives; and Goal number 5---is new….we updated the plan, showed our metrics that would keep us in the university’s strategic plan and made a solid commitment, both visual to the university and our partners---and to those interested in coming to Drexel (parents, prospective students)

Global Classrooms at Drexel AY 2016-17 SPRING 2016 FALL 2015 FALL 2014 15 courses offered in just the Fall Quarter FALL 2013 15 Courses Offered; Global Classroom Workshops for Faculty and Staff Uptick in interest in teaching Global Classrooms This was our trajectory…Spring 2016 was a major turning point Formalized Global Classroom program with stipend and administrative support First year Global Classrooms with faculty who have already been using virtual Exchange in their courses

The Drexel Program Faculty members from any discipline can incorporate a global dimension into their scheduled class and link it to a class of students at an international partner institution are eligible to apply at Drexel. The incentive: $1,000 stipend Partnership development support Assessment Support (2016)

Different Models Faculty can incorporate global classrooms into any model of their existing course: Online In person Hybrid courses Accelerated Project-based learning Team-based projects Synchronous or A-synchronous 3-7 week interactions, sometimes with scaffolding 4-6 full-course Global Classrooms Team-taught and, sometimes, switch the classes that instructors teach Keeping it broad---is important---and to do that we focus on existing courses that the burden is off the department .

What does the International Office need to support COIL? University commitment: “Develop a wide range of global experiences on campus: increasing awareness of global challenges” Collaboration with Study Abroad/Exchange contacts at your university Support from Provost/Deans/Department Chairs Professional development opportunities (NAFSA, COIL, AIEA, staff exchange) Funding/budget support for faculty stipends/trainings Instructional technology training using university resources Registrar support to identify COIL courses on Course Catalog Site visits Programming budget for workshops/flyers/marketing Grants What do you need?

What do we provide our partner institutions? What are their needs? Research Recruitment Teaching incentive Long-term strategic vision for a department/college Research support Staff/Faculty exchange Invitation letters “Certificates of Completion” for students Assessment support What does your partner need?

Application Process 1:1 meeting Office of International Programs – One quarter in advance, minimum Ask faculty to envision the Global Classroom project What level of partnership support is needed? Best location for the topic? What level of technological support is needed? Describe benefits of the Global Classroom to their existing course Signature of Dean/Department Head Approval by Office of International Programs

Partnership Development Faculty might already have a partner in mind… If not… International exchange offices Connecting with prior research stakeholders/high-level visitors “Cold Call” Emails

Partners OIP Faculty IRT IMS Online Learning Team International Partners Study Abroad

Technology Choices

Examples of Global Classrooms Course: Design and Merchandising Partner: City University of Hong Kong Course: Your Immigration Story Partner: Ben Gurion University, Israel Course: Sustainable Water Resource Engineering Partner: IUAV, Venice, Italy Course: Spanish IV Partner: Universidad Católica de Chile Course: Domestic and Global IS Outsourcing Partner: Ahmedabad University, India Course: Writing on Identity Partner: Nankai University, China Course: Foundations of Business Partner: University of Leeds, UK Course: Senior Design BIOMED Partner: L’Institut National Polytechnique, Cote d’Ivoire

Research OIP asks faculty to see global classrooms as a vehicle for the scholarship of teaching & learning research, publication, and presentation Provide assistance with assessment and data collection Help faculty to connect with international partners, site visits, grant support, creating multilayer partnerships

Assessment Surveys sent to Drexel students and international partner students Faculty meetings follow the run of their courses Mapping student progress of those who have participated in Global Classrooms Do they study abroad? Coop abroad? GPA overtime? Senior exit survey Global Perspective Inventory (2016) Area where we are hoping to see major growth particularly mapping student progress

Notable Outcomes Almost every faculty member offering global classroom again, some turning new courses into additional global classrooms 4 faculty developed face to face travel components and all participants are exploring the option of adding a travel component in the future Strengthened existing partnerships for the university and laid the foundation for new ones This middle point is important, because virtual exchange is an incredible method, but face-to-face interaction is eve nmore powerful, I think, and this is where we want our faculty to move toward after several successes with their COIL Courses. Last point, again, we are the hub of international partnerships at the university so it’s really benefitted us

Drexel-University of Leeds Foundations of Business (Freshmen-level) Students placed into teams (4:3 ratio) Students must complete a 6-minute pitch project for a new company. Their collaboration is done asynchronously; students determine pace of project Synchronous presentations to a Drexel and Leeds judging panel of expert faculty and business professionals Next steps: Face-to-face Faculty-led program to Amsterdam with students who have taken the GC at both Leeds and Drexel (Spring 2017) The OIP office has supported this project with funding, partnership support, nomination letters for “visiting lecturer,” helped developed the face-to-face faculty-led program......

Drexel-Universidad Católica de Chile Drexel Spanish 201 (Beg-Int) course Católica English intermediate course Students speak in the opposite language through the lens of mural arts in Philly and Santiago Católica visit Drexel for two-week intensive language program at the English Language Center following the course Recurring every year, multiple quarters Assist with other modern language faculty in developing their GCs Again, the OIP office critical in mobilizing this program from top to bottom. Now, the professor of this course assist other Modern Language faculty---she becomes an extewnsion of our office

Resources http://drexel.edu/oip/academics/global-classroom/ http://www.xavier.edu/study-abroad/Faculty- Resources.cfm http://www.uwb.edu/globalinitiatives/academic/coil- initiative http://coil.suny.edu/ http://www.acenet.edu/news- room/Pages/Internationalization-in-Action-Special- Edition-Connecting-Classrooms-Using-Online- Technology-to-Deliver-Global-Learning.aspx Adam Zahn, alz26@drexel.edu

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