Join a tri-campus community to enliven your classroom through global virtual exchange. The 2025 UW Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Fellows program is open to faculty who teach full-time at UW Bothell, UW Tacoma, or UW Seattle.
Apply by November 15, 2024
Faculty interested in developing a course collaboration with an international partner are invited to attend an info session on 10/25 or 10/28 and apply to be a 2025 UW COIL Fellow by 11/15.
Critical digital literacy and virtual collaboration skills are more important than ever, and COIL offers an opportunity to make the classroom learning experience globally connected. The tri-campus UW COIL Fellows Program offers an entirely online structured training, a supportive community, and a $1,200 stipend. COIL – also known as international virtual exchange – is a virtual exchange pedagogy that fosters global competence through development of a multicultural learning environment, linking university classes in different countries. Using both synchronous and asynchronous technologies, students from different countries complete shared assignments and projects, with instructors from each country co-teaching and managing coursework.
Who Should Apply?
- Full-time faculty on all three UW campuses interested in developing a COIL class in 2025 and/or 2026.
- No prior experience or international connections are required.
Program Elements
- $1,200 stipend to develop and implement this international pedagogy
- Community of practice meetings and 1:1 consultations
- Asynchronous assignments
- Mentoring from current or former UW COIL Fellows
COIL Fellows Information Sessions
Learn about COIL pedagogy and how the UW Tacoma, UW Bothell, and UW Seattle supports faculty in implementing COIL into their courses. Hear from program facilitators and previous UW COIL Fellows!
Friday, October 25, 2:00-3:15pm | Register
Monday, October 28, 1:00-2:15 pm | Register