best practices for incorporating an international collaboration into your course
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COTE Fellow Chat
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Community of Practice
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Learn More: h+p://commons.suny.edu/cote/
Join: h+p://commons.suny.edu/cote/fellowship-‐expecta=ons/
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Patrice Prusko & Lorette Pelletiere Calix
Open SUNY Fellow Role: Patrice: Expert Instruc=onal Designer Lore+e: Innovator/Researcher Topic: Best Prac=ces for Incorpora=ng an Interna=onal Collabora=on into Your Course Theme: Global COTE NOTE: http://bit.ly/1uUo3C7
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BEST PRACTICES FOR INCORPORATING AN ONLINE COLLABORATION INTO YOUR COURSE PATRICE TORCIVIA PRUSKO
LORETTE PELLETTIERE CALIX
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POLL Is your institution discussing or implementing actions to “internationalize” the curriculum or create more global awareness? a. Yes b. No c. Not sure
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THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES The Erasmus impact study (2014) shows: • Compared to 37% in 2006, in 2013 64% of employers
consider experience abroad important. • Students increased their soft skills: knowledge of other
countries, ability to interact and work with individuals from other countries, foreign language proficiency and communication skills.
• Staff report an increase in good practices and skills
(70%), beneficial effects on the quality of teaching (81%), international cooperation (92%) and research (69%)
DeWit, H. (2014)
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THE REALITY
“Only a small percentage of students participate in study abroad programs and many groups are underrepresented. There is little diversity in race, gender and ethnicity nor access for non-traditional, lower socioeconomic groups, those with disabilities and first generation college students” (Fischer, 2012).
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK:
Promoting and assessing value
creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework
(Etienne Wenger, et al 2011)
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VALUE CREATION
(Wenger, Trayner, & de Laat as cited in Bozarth, 2012, para. 3)
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INTERNATIONALIZING YOUR COURSE ● Guided Reflection ● Asynchronous Discussions ● Synchronous Sessions ● Guest Speakers ● Cross Team Projects ● Internationalization Learning
Objectives and Outcomes
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POLL How many of you have participated in an international course collaboration? a. Yes b. No
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SAMPLE COURSE COLLABORATION
Duration 2-3 weeks Initial asynchronous icebreaker 2-3 Virtual sessions Asynchronous discussion in between virtual sessions Team written assignment
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SCREEN SHOT OF A BLOG http://commons.esc.edu/globalissues/introduce-yourself/
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STEPS TO ORGANIZE A COLLABORATION ● Find a partner ● Start early ● Communicate often ● Doesn’t need to be an exact content match ● Grading ● Enrollment ● Give students notice of collaboration ● Advance notice of synchronous sessions ● Consider timing-holidays, university schedule ● Shared goals ● Course pre-planning worksheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmykCyZKmbWNdHprTVVxZzNncGJmelgxb2MzUnRzRVE&usp=sharing
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LESSONS LEARNED
• Icebreaker
• Close communication
• Collaboration part of course grade
• Interactive virtual sessions
• Faculty training/student orientation
• Advance notice of virtual meeting schedule
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THE IMPORTANCE OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS
FACULTY VIEWS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS
Contribute to the student learning experience 100%
Increase student engagement with coursework 83%
Help instructors feel substantially more connected to the students 71%
Greater instructor satisfaction with courses including virtual meetings 83%
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STUDENT PERCEPTION OF THE GREATEST VALUE CREATED
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TAKEAWAY #1
VISUAL MATTERS
Being able to see and hear one another promoted more interaction and kept students more focused
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TAKEAWAY #2
USE MOBILE FRIENDLY TOOLS
60% of students who used mobile devices said they felt the ability to access collaboration activities via mobile devices increased the time they spent on the course (29% of all student participants).
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TAKEAWAY #3
A TEXT BOX IS IMPORTANT
• Backchanneling • Technical problems • No microphone
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TAKEAWAY #4
ALWAYS HAVE A
“PLAN B”
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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ● Cost and lead time for textbooks ● Video may be blocked in some parts of the
world ● Not all resources available for download
outside of North America ● Slow internet/electricity issues ● Mobile may work better than Internet ● OER
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FINAL STUDENT OBSERVATIONS Very engaging learning experience - expanded my knowledge of Panama. I like the fact that I was introduced to new tools of communication I personally enjoyed being a part of the program. I hope the school continues with it. It's an experience all students should be a part of.
In international business you can’t always be face-to-face with the person you are communicating with. Technology has really helped to
shorten the gap and make communication easier. I feel like in the classes we were constantly having problems with technology: a
microphone wouldn’t work, the video wouldn’t stream, or the internet connection was not stable. But that is the way it is. While doing my
internship I had to communicate with other countries everyday and I would have the same problems. I have learned that I need to be patient
and deal with the occasional flaw in technology because it is key to communicating with other countries.
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Patrice Torcivia Prusko [email protected]
[email protected] @profpatrice
Lorette Pellettiere Calix [email protected]
CONTACT INFORMATION
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MORE INFORMATION SUNY COMMONS: http://commons.suny.edu/iitg/virtual-study-abroad-student-engagement-international-interaction-using-meeting-mobile-tools/
SUNY COIL: http://coil.suny.edu/
PROJECT WEB SITE: http://commons.esc.edu/virtualtermabroad/
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THANK YOU!
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COLLABORATIONS COMPLETED
Pilot: ESC Panama – SUNY/Cortland ESC Panama – College of Westchester ESC Panama – ESC CDL http://sunyescimmigrationexperiment.blogspot.com/2013/02/guidelines-for-the-international.html ESC Panama – University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia http://habitatsk.wordpress.com/ ESC Panama (Market Research) – College of Westchester http://commons.esc.edu/cowcollaboration2/ ESC Panama (International Finance) – College of Westchester http://commons.esc.edu/internationalcollaboration/
http://commons.esc.edu/cowcollaboration/
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USEFUL TOOLS AND RESOURCES Zoom http://zoom.us Blue jeans http://bluejeans.com Blackboard Collaborate Skype Google Apps Wordpress (blogs) Facebook What’s App
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Thank You! Join the SUNY Learning Commons http:///commons.suny.edu for access to the COTE Community group to continue the conversation! View a Recording of today’s Fellow Chat: http://bit.ly/COTEfellowchatRECORDING View the COTE NOTE: http://bit.ly/1uUo3C7 Become an Open SUNY Fellow: http://bit.ly/11l6Khe Submit a Proposal: http://bit.ly/COTEproposal
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Next Fellow Chat Open SUNY Fellow: Lorette Pelletiere Calix, Instructor and Director of Empire State College Programs in Latin America Open SUNY Fellow Role: Innovator/Researcher Topic: Virtual Meetings and Recordings Using Zoom Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:00 PM Register: http://bit.ly/1xxEXYL