Creating Faculty Guidelines for Collaborative Online International Learning: Design and Development

This study focuses on helping college and university instructors use an innovative teaching method called Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL). COIL connects students from different countries through online collaboration, promoting intercultural learning and global understanding. While there is plenty of research about using COIL for learning new languages, less is known about how it can support cultural learning in other subjects. To fill this gap, this study reviews current research and teaching practices, then creates a set of easy-to-follow guidelines for instructors from various fields who want to integrate COIL into their classes. Using a proven instructional design framework, the research carefully analyzes, designs, develops, and evaluates these guidelines to ensure they are practical, and evidence based. This project aims to provide educators with the tools they need to make global learning experiences engaging and effective for students everywhere.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Curriculum and Instruction

Department dc:contributor.department

Education, Vocational-Technical

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2024

Author dc:creator

• Mukuni, Candido

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Holmes, Glen A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lockee, Barbara B.
• Scales, Glenda R.
• Johnson, Alicia Leinaala

• Design and development study
• Collaborative Online International Learning

Statement dc:rights

• Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:42004

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/123864