The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) recently organised Europe’s first ever Conference on Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), which was held on December 1st and 2nd 2016. COIL is a worldwide network engaged in cross-boarder collaboration assisted by information technology that provides students with an avenue for intercultural learning.
This conference is inspired by the concepts of globalisation, the emergence of ICT, the development of the learning economy and internationalisation at home. As a university of applied sciences, THUAS wants to embrace these developments and, together with COIL participants, take a glance at the future.
COIL founder, Jon Rubin (from the USA) gave a keynote and a number of other leading international education and telecollaboration experts from around the world, including Darla Deardorff, Rick Arrowood and Robert O’Dowd also presented. The conference featured a wide variety of presentations, workshops and panel discussions about using COIL projects to achieve internationalisation of university curricula.
Collaborative Online International Learning involves courses, projects and other ‘virtual mobility’ activities that bring students and faculty together across borders. Technology is used to create interactive international learning environments for cross-cultural collaboration and learning.
COIL projects offer an opportunity for internationalisation at home, an important theme for The Hague University of Applied Sciences, a proud partner in the COIL network that has long prioritised internationalising higher education and has pledged to integrate COIL throughout the institution.
By bringing people together, the university aimed to establish new projects and partnerships by linking education professionals of similar or complementary interests and giving them the tools they need to create meaningful COIL projects for their students, all over the world.
For more information, please visit: eurocoilcon.nl
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