Using the COIL pedagogy as a strategy for improving the virtual international educational experiences of students: North-South hemisphere case study

IF 3.8 1区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Active Learning in Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-05-28 DOI:10.1177/14697874241256620

Jessica Garizurieta-Bernabe, Rosaley Prakaschandra

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International Collaborative Online Learning (COIL) is a term that describes virtual mobility experiences that are integrated into the formal curriculum to give students the chance to interact with peers at international universities in specific learning activities, while also developing intercultural, professional, and digital skills. The objective of the research is to explore the influence of this pedagogical practice on the students’ learning, as well as to identify the associated challenges, the lived experiences of the students in Clinical Technology of the Technological University of Durban (DUT) in South Africa and the Administration students of the Universidad Veracruzana (UV) in Mexico were explored, during the application of the COIL pedagogy. Through a thematic analysis methodology, three themes emerged, namely: Experiences, Challenges, and Learning. This study confirms the usefulness of COIL as a pedagogy for internationalization in higher education and the development of professional skills, by incorporating the intercultural dimension in the curriculum within the virtual space. It is recommended that an appropriate instructional design, as well as an analysis before implementation to determine language proficiency and time zones of participating countries.

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将 COIL 教学法作为改善学生虚拟国际教育体验的战略：南北半球案例研究

国际协作在线学习（COIL）是一个术语，描述的是融入正规课程的虚拟移动体验，让学生有机会在特定的学习活动中与国际大学的同龄人进行互动，同时培养跨文化、专业和数字技能。本研究的目的是探讨这种教学实践对学生学习的影响，并找出相关的挑战。研究人员探讨了南非德班理工大学（DUT）临床技术专业学生和墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯大学（UV）行政管理专业学生在应用 COIL 教学法期间的生活经历。通过主题分析方法，得出了三个主题，即：经验、挑战和机遇：经验、挑战和学习。这项研究证实，COIL 作为高等教育国际化和专业技能发展的一种教学法，通过将跨文化维度纳入虚拟空间的课程，是非常有用的。建议进行适当的教学设计，并在实施前进行分析，以确定参与国的语言能力和时区。

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Active Learning in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Active Learning in Higher Education is an international, refereed publication for all those who teach and support learning in higher education (HE) and those who undertake or use research into effective learning, teaching and assessment in universities and colleges. The journal is devoted to publishing accounts of research covering all aspects of learning and teaching concerning adults in higher education. Non-discipline specific and non-context/country specific in nature, it comprises accounts of research across all areas of the curriculum; accounts which are relevant to faculty and others involved in learning and teaching in all disciplines, in all countries.