GlobalThis six-week online strategic planning and networking experience is designed to enable higher education institutions to take their emergent or established Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) initiative to the next level of scale and engagement. Participants from both U.S. and non-U.S. higher education institutions of all types are invited to apply.
Institute Outcomes
The Institute will enable teams of COIL leaders from 16 U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities to design practical, goal-oriented strategic action plans to sustain and expand existing COIL initiatives at their home institutions. During the Institute, teams will:
- Evaluate their institution’s unique context and capacity for sustaining and expanding an existing COIL initiative
- Design achievable short- and medium-term COIL engagement objectives linked to broader strategic goals for student, faculty, and institutional success
- Develop a series of practical, developmental actions to achieve desired COIL engagement objectives
- Discover new strategies for facilitating effective faculty recruitment and matching, professional development, student learning assessment, and program evaluation, and more
- Identify ways diverse campus stakeholders and units may contribute resources and collaborate to support the initiative’s success
- Connect with new international partners and develop a broader, more diverse partner network
Institute Details
Overview
The 6-week Institute involves:
- Six 90-minute synchronous “Information” sessions conducted over Zoom, with each session linked to a section of the strategic action plan
- Four 90-minute synchronous “Connection” sessions conducted over Zoom, with each session involving breakout discussions with international COIL Coordinators and other leaders from the field
- One 45-minute team "Consulting" session with one of the Institute's facilitators
- Institutional team planning between sessions
- Library of background readings and resources
- Post-Institute reflection
All team members will receive a Certificate confirming participation in 20 hours of professional development. Teams are also eligible to earn a University of Minnesota COIL Strategic Leadership Institute Micro-credential by participating in all of the above Institute components, submitting a completed COIL strategic action plan, and submitting a 3-month post-Institute action report detailing initial progress made toward planned objectives.
Who Should Participate
The COIL Strategic Leadership Institute is geared toward U.S. and non-U.S. institutions with an existing COIL initiative. The initiative may involve as few as 3-6 COILs occurring across the institution or within a particular department, faculty, college, or school. The initiative may be led by one or more faculty or staff champions on a volunteer basis, or it may be led by one or more formally appointed COIL coordinators. We seek institutions with demonstrated support for COIL from one or more senior academic or internationalization leaders, such as program directors, department chairs, deans, provosts, rectors, or senior international officers. Institutions that are still seeking support from senior leadership may be interested in participating in COIL Connect’s Startup program. If you are unsure whether your institution is ready to apply to the Institute, attend one of our upcoming information sessions or contact us for a 15-minute consultation.
Assembling Your Team
The Institute accepts COIL leadership teams composed of a minimum of two (2) members occupying different roles within the same institution. Institutions may also include one or more members of an international partner institution to participate on their team. Successful Institute teams are composed of members with diverse operational and leadership capacities. Teams might include: a Senior International Officer or other international education leader; a high-level academic leader such as Vice Provost, Dean, Chair, Center or Program director; educational technology personnel or instructional designers; teaching and learning center professionals; and/or faculty members.
Institute Sessions and Times
Learning Sessions
Tuesdays: March 18, 25; April 01, 08, 15, 29
Connection Sessions
Thursdays: March 27; April 03, 10, 17
Note on timing: We anticipate applications from all the world’s time zones. To accommodate as many participants as possible, we anticipate that our 90-minute sessions will begin some time between 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. CST (UTC-6). Precise times will be announced with participant notifications.
Fees
Implementation teams of two or three members = $2,250 USD. If you require more seats, you have the option to add up to two additional seats at a rate of $750 each.
Payment accepted by credit card, wire transfer, or via a registration link that will be sent to accepted applicants. Note that payment is not due at time of application.