Vol. 5 (2023)
Emerging Trends in Education

Articles

USING COLLABORATIVE ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LEARNING (COIL) AS MEANS FOR INTERNATIONALIZATION: REFLECTIONS FROM ACADEMICS : Received: 22nd August 2023; Revised: 08th September 2023, 11th September 2023; Accepted: 18th September 2023

Published 2023-11-07

  • Nomfundo Gladys Khoza
    • ,
  • Nolwazi Qumbisa

Nomfundo Gladys Khoza
Masters in business administration, Lecturer, Department of Business and Support Studies, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Nolwazi Qumbisa
Masters in Housing, Lecturer, Department of Built Environment, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Abstract

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is an educational strategy that promotes international learning through online cooperation between academics and students from various countries or regions within the context of a course. The purpose of this research is to uncover the function of COIL projects in the context of higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide. Reflections from two Central University of Technology, Free State academics who collaborated with international partners to teach courses in different locations and co-facilitated online collaborative activities are shared. The study is qualitative in nature and a case study research design was adopted. Results revealed that a greater international awareness in curriculum design solutions and an appreciation for innovative teaching solutions is needed. The recommendations in this paper are to develop COIL initiatives at Universities of Technology (UoTs) in order to aid in the development of global-minded students and curricular internationalization.

Keywords

Collaborative Online International Learning, Cultural globalization, Multicultural Environments, Internationalization

PDF

References

  1. Almeida, J., Robson, S., Morosini, M., & Baranzeli, C. (2019). Understanding internationalization at home: Perspectives from the global North and South. European Educational Research Journal, 18(2), 200-217. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474904118807537
  2. Asojo, A.O., Kartoshkina, Y., Amole, D., and Jaiyeoba, B. (2019). Multicultural Learning and Experiences in Design through the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Framework. Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 8. 5-16. https://doi.org/10.14434/jotlt.v8i1.26748
  3. Beelen, J. (2016). Global at Home. In: Jones, E., Coelen, R., Beelen, J., Wit, H.d. (eds) Global and Local Internationalization. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. Sense Publishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-301-8_9
  4. Chasi, S. (2021). South Africa’s Policy Framework for Higher Education Internationalization: A Decolonial Perspective. The thinker, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.36615/thethinker.v89i4.687
  5. Cooper, R., Lilyea, B.V. (2022). I’m interested in Authoethnography, but How do I do it? The qualitative report, 27 (1), 197-208. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2022.5288
  6. Department of Higher Education and Training. 2019. Policy Framework for Internationalization of Higher Education in South Africa. Department of Higher Education and Training. https://www.dhet.gov.za/Policy%20and%20Development%20Support/Policy%20Framework%20for%20Internationalisation%20of%20Higher%20Education%20in%20South%20Africa.pdf
  7. Egron-Polak, E. (2011), “Monitoring internationalization of higher education”, International Higher Education, No. 63, Spring 2011, The Boston College Center for International Higher Education, Boston, pp. 2-3. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2011.63.8536
  8. Guth, S., & Rubin, J. (2015). How to get started with COIL. In Globally networked teaching in the humanities (pp. 28-45). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315754925
  9. Jibeen, T., & Khan, M. A. (2015). Internationalization of Higher Education: Potential benefits and costs. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 196-199. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v4i4.4511
  10. Liu, W. (2023). Critical Thinking Skills for Chinese Teachers: A Study of Mathematics Teachers’ Perceptions. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 7(2), 01-16. https://doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2023.72.0116
  11. Mestre-Segarra, M.A., and Ruiz-Garrido, M.F. (2022) Examining students’ reflections on a collaborative online international learning project in an ICLHE context, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102714
  12. Naicker, A., Singh, E., and Genugten, T. (2022). Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL): Preparedness and experiences of South African students, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 59:5, 499-510. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2021.1895867
  13. Suejam, N., Chuaychoowong, M. &Champakaew, W., (2023). Linguistic Landscape and Cultural Globalization: A Comparative Study of Signages in a Multi-Cultural Environment. PUPIL: International Journal of Teaching, Education and Learning, 7(2), 17-29. https://doi.org/10.20319/pijtel.2023.72.1729