Welcome to BeCOIL
Welcome to BeCOIL — the joint Berlin universities‘ project on Collaborative Online International Learning. Our blog is still under construction and will be updated continuously. On our site you can learn more about the goals and activities of our joint project as well as details about our participating universities and associated partners. If you want to learn more about how the project came to be, check out the funding body section. In the latest news section you will find informative articles and events. And finally, our COIL resources: all about COIL! Here you will find a selection of COIL examples. You can learn more about COIL training, tools and what’s special about COIL.
Please note that the website is only available in English.
Organizational Structure
The lead institution for BeCOIL is the HWR Berlin. The project manager is responsible for the strategic planning, conception and implementation of the COIL project as an interface for all Berlin partners. His tasks also include public relations and the comprehensive evaluation of the joint project.
COIL project coordinators work at all nine Berlin partner institutions. The positions are structured differently and are located in different areas within the universities. The main feature of all positions is the support of COIL interested parties in administration, coordination and organization in their project.
Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)
Objectives & Activities
Objectives
- Establishment and expansion of sustainable COILs at the Berlin universities
- Standardization of formats and use of shared resources (such as COIL training for students and instructors)
- Improvement of non-mobile students‘ participation in obtaining international and intercultural competencies
- Advancement of digital and methodological skills for instructors in online teaching within an international context
- Creation of shared guidelines and quality standards for integrating COILs into international teaching and learning experiences
- Utilization of synergies and multiplication of expertise within and beyond the network
- Sustainable establishment of the concept of „Internationalization at Home“ for all Berlin universities.
Activities
- Definition and formulation of further education needs in COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) didactics and implementation.
- Finding solutions for administrative obstacles (e.g. credit transfer, recognition of achievements, etc.).
- Participation in training and further education measures for COIL didactics
- Implementation of sustainable COILs in collaboration with international partners.
- Regular exchange of experiences between the associated universities.
- Inter-cultural support and preparation courses for students before and during COIL activities to ensure international learning.
- Presentation of results at national and international network meetings and conferences.
- Utilization of a shared online presence (e.g. website, social media).
- Development of best practice formats.
Participating Universities
Take a closer look on our participating universities in our joint project BeCOIL. Every university already offers COIL courses or is in the process of establishing COILs. As diverse as our universities are, so are our COIL offerings. By clicking on a logo, you will also get to the respective project coordinators.
Associated Partners
News and Events
Launch of Our Serious Game “Geometria”
We are excited to announce the launch of our cultural training for students preparing for COIL or other forms of international exchanges. The BeCOIL team
COIL Resources
On this site you can find a selection of examples of COIL projects within our joint project. If any of them caught your eye, feel free to visit the website of the respective university by clicking on its logo.
Here you can find some Best Practice examples from universities all around the world:
SUNY COIL Center: sample COIL syllabi.
UAS7 Virtual Academy
University Potsdam´s COIL.UP
Hochschule Heilbronn
Stevens Initiative
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