Using Internet-based tools and innovative online pedagogies, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) "fosters meaningful exchanges between academics and students with peers in geographically distant locations and from different linguacultural backgrounds," according to this article. As Nellie Deutsch comments, it's not a new idea (I've seen variations for decades) but "it doesn't seem to matter what you do unless you label it these days." In any case, exposing students to international experience is a good idea, and "using COIL to boost exchange is a sustainable, cost-effective online pedagogy targeting all students rather than a select minority."
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