I champion the use of online collaboration tools to connect classes across the world. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a global initiative that I coordinated at American University.
Aligned with the university strategic plan to give all students who graduate a global experience, COIL has reached over 200 American University students and counting.
The video below shares the positive impact of COIL and the story of how we built this program from the ground up:
Results
Students report:
- Higher course satisfaction
- Greater intercultural communication skills
- Greater comfort with collaborative tools
when compared to non-COIL classes.
Examples
Praise for my work:
[COIL] provided great way of building professional relationships in the future! I am deeply appreciative of Nick’s work in helping support COIL.