Bridging the Experiential Learning Gap: Global Interactions from Home Presenters: Greg C. Obi, Ph.D. Asst. Professor, Business Management Technology Program – Chillicothe Campus Sheida Shirvani, Ph.D. Professor, Communication – Zanesville Campus

The Need for Innovative Pedagogy Today’s student are multi-responsible: combining studies, job, family, and personal responsibilities. Many are often economically and socially place-bound. Pedagogy must match the changing needs our students and society. Pedagogy must take advantage of technology to accommodate various needs of the evolving and dynamic population.

About - Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) A form of Globally Networked learning a teaching and learning methodology which provides innovative cost-effective internationalization strategies.  Such programs foster faculty and student interaction with peers abroad through co-taught multicultural online and blended learning environments emphasizing experiential student collaboration.  Founded at SUNY by Prof Jon Rubin to connect US universities with international universities Suitable for place-bound students

Ohio University COIL Initiatives Started in OU regional campuses in 2016 Spanning across four regional campuses; Zanesville, Southern, Lancaster, and Chillicothe Current partner universities in: Mexico, Austria, Nigeria, China, Honduras, Columbia

Ohio University COIL Initiatives OU will leverage and expand the very successful RHE COIL Initiative into a university-wide academic program, and Support for this program are commitments from the Office of Global Affairs and International Studies with Colleges from OHIO and partner universities in which their faculty are participating.

Lessons from COILed-Courses General Issues to Consider: Grading format Percentage of course to be COILed Role of both partners Time differences between both countries Courses Gender Communication Senior Level COMS 4200 Advanced undergraduate Honduras (UniTech University) COMS 1100 Introductory course Between Culture (Tianjin Normal University) COMS 4800 Capstone course Nonverbal Communication (Tianjin Normal University) BMT 2850 - Government and Business (Enugu State University of Science and Technology)

Lessons from COILed-Courses Lessons Leaned Intercultural competency Students voice Challenges Selecting project, Asynchronous, students working in classroom, Language, Fear of collaboration, Tools Multiple tools

Lessons from COILed-Courses Be Selective Be Realistic Less can be more Contact your collaborator regularly Frequent feedback to students Ensure expectation

COILing Your Course - technology General Issues to Consider: Infrastructure availability Cellular data vs Internet Access Computer vs Smart devices Power supply Person Specific Issues Students’ knowledge – in both countries Class format – online/blended/hybride/f2f Time Difference Cultural Issues to learning

TOOLS VIDEO SKYPE ZOOM PHONE POWER POINT VOICE THREAD E-MAILS WeCHAT PODCAST PHONE VIDEO SKYPE POWER POINT TELGRAM TOOLS WHATSAPP VOICE THREAD ZOOM TWITTER E-MAILS WeCHAT FACEBOOK

COILing Your Course - technology Blackboard based: Voicethread BB Collaborate None Blackboard based: Facebook Trello VoiceThread Flat Map WhatsApp Imo Wechat Telegram GroupMe