The SUNY Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program is happy to provide resources to any instructor–and student–interested in virtual exchange! For 20 years, SUNY COIL has been working with institutions, administrators, faculty and students to make the process of collaborating online internationally. SUNY COIL works through the State University of New York with 157 + partners nationally and worldwide. See below for resources available to faculty and students!
SUNY COIL Resources
General Coil Resources:
- The SUNY COIL Main Website
- COIL INTRO: Start learning all about COIL!
- COIL Orientation: Available to all professors (and students) to share with their partner student teams.
Finding and Building Strong Partnerships:
- Working Manual: Manual to assist professors in finding a partner and visualizing what they need to do to run a COIL project
- COIL Logistics Document: Designed for partners who would like to design their COIL project together
Sample Syllabi:
- COIL Project Syllabi are located at the very bottom of this page. These are not perfect but are useful as a starting point.
COIL Readiness Checklist:
- Use this COIL Readiness Checklist as self-assessment, especially for professors who think they are ready to COIL without any training.
Student Specific SUNY COIL Resources
SUNY COIL Orientation Libguide
- SUNY COIL Library Guide: Useful as an orientation for all COIL student members
Cultural Introduction for Students
- This website is self paced for students to learn about culture on their own, asynchronously. This website was created by Daniel Stanford from DePaul University (Director of Teaching and Learning), Eva Haug (Cultural Specialist and COIL Coordinator for the Applied University of Amsterdam), and Hope Windle.
