1. 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

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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 Advanced undergraduate Honduras (UniTech University)
COMS Introductory course Between Culture (Tianjin Normal University)
COMS 4800 Capstone course Nonverbal Communication (Tianjin Normal University)
BMT Government and Business (Enugu State University of Science and Technology)

7. 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

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

9. 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

10. 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 S
WeCHAT
FACEBOOK

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