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Josep Pallach Institute of Education Sciences (ICE)

Virtual Exchange and COIL

Teaching Innovation Network

The Teaching Innovation Network on Virtual Exchange and COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) was created in the academic year 2020-2021 as a result of the growing interest in virtual exchange and the opportunities it opens, both for students and teachers, for online international collaboration.

This network was also created in response to the promotion of internationalisation at home, at the University of Girona, through the #UdG Global internationalization strategy approved by the Governing Council at the beginning of 2020.

Its members are teaching staff who have already carried out virtual exchange activities, or who are in the process of designing and creating collaborative online learning activities.There are members from all faculties and also from the Modern Language Service.

Video of presentation of the XID COIL

Useful information:

COIL minimum criteria

  • 25 hours (distributed in at least 3 weeks / joint work sessions and collaborative work) with intercultural learning component included.
  • 8-10 contact hours between teachers and students.
  • 10 hours of student dedication doing collaborative work.
  • The experience / activity must be assessable (either a final work or the sum of activities: ice-breaker + collaborative activity + final reflection).
  • The activity must be included in the subject record.
  • Student participation in COIL activities is voluntary and therefore an alternative activity should be offered.However, the Virtual Exchange TIN and COIL recommends it is mandatory for the proper functioning of the activity.
  • No minimum number of students.

Virtual exchange minimum criteria

  • A total of 5 hours dedication from the student (with or without a teacher) but must include a synchronous session.
  • The activity may, or may not, be assessable.The Virtual Exchange TIN and COIL recommend it is assessable not just for facilitating recognition but also for encouraging student motivation.
  • It must appear in the subject record.If it cannot be added at the end of the course, the record must be amended a posteriori.
  • There is no need to define a minimum number of students.
  • The activity does not need to include collaborative work.

Information about the RECI (Recognition of the student with international competence)

Regulations on awarding University of Girona graduates recognition as students with international qualifications (RECI)

Approved by Governing Council 19/02/2020.Applicable as from 01/09/2021

Other information of interest

Examples of application of the COIL

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