Abstract
The impact and importance of online internationalization, as proposed by Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) initiative, were implemented and analyzed. It emphasized the influence in academic development, intercultural competencies as well as the preparation of the students towards globalization. Three implementations of COIL collaborations were performed between Ecuadorian Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), in collaboration with the Mexican higher education institution Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Toluca. Six different courses were selected, each one with a head professor. The topics discussed by the professor included migration, decision-making, and volcano modeling. To validate the implementations, a survey written in Spanish, was applied to 108 students enrolled in COIL courses. This instrument included 12 closed questions, in Likert scale, as well as 2 open ones. Two variables were analyzed: 1) Sense of usefulness of COIL activities. 2) Effectiveness of international teams. The results showed that students consider time zones and communication are the most important limitations to face online, and international collaboration. Additionally, in student’s opinion, compromise and responsibility are valuable as well as necessary features to achieve a successful international collaboration. Moreover, there is a clear relationship between the liking of the COIL activity and the sense of usefulness identified by students. It was shown that COIL activities promoted collaboration between international universities as well as global citizens. In fact, it is perceived that COIL is a more democratic way to promote international collaborations beyond the physical limitations.
Author Information
Maritza Peña Becerril, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Alan Joel Miralrio Pineda, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Isaac Juárez Acosta, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Viviana Guerrero Benalcázar, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Daniela Ziritt, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Andrea Ayala, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Paper Information
Conference: PCE2024
Stream: International Education
This paper is part of the PCE2024 Conference Proceedings (View)
Full Paper
View / Download the full paper in a new tab/window
To cite this article:
Becerril M., Pineda A., Acosta I., Benalcázar V., Ziritt D., & Ayala A. (2024) Implementing Online Internalization Experiences in Higher Education Within COIL Method: The Case of Interdisciplinary Mexico-Ecuador Collaborations ISSN: 2758-0962 The Paris Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 419-427) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.32
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2024.32
Comments
Powered by WP LinkPress