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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Engineering Faculty,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please see the message from International programs office if you are interested in developing collaborative online international learning programs. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Regards</p><p class="MsoNormal">Yusuf</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Cristina Alfaro <<a href="mailto:calfaro@sdsu.edu">calfaro@sdsu.edu</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 2, 2020 1:44 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> International Affairs--COIL Initiative</p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Dear Associate/Assistant Deans, and Department Chairs,</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Please share this message with faculty members interested in adding international perspectives to their courses<span class="gmaildefault"> through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).</span></span><span style="color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">COIL<span class="gmaildefault"> </span>is a pedagogical approach to virtual global learning in which faculty members at institutions in different countries work together to co-develop a shared component for their respective classes. COIL leverages technology to expand global education to placebound students by integrating project-based learning across cultures in existing classes.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><br>The following initiatives are underway to encourage SDSU faculty members to develop COIL modules for their courses.<br><br><b>Introduction to COIL Video</b> - Please view this brief (~11 minute) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDJ5t4R5Wzk" target="_blank">video introducing COIL</a> for an overview. Additional information is available on the <a href="https://www.sdsu.edu/internationalaffairs/faculty-resources#collapsed19e230_1" target="_blank">International Affairs webpage for COIL</a>.<br><br><b>COILers Community of Practice</b> - The COIL community of practice (a Google group) is where "COILers" can share ideas, roadblocks, successful techniques etc. The video (linked above) provides step-by-step instructions on how to be added to</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> that group. However, SDSU faculty members interested in being directly added to the <span class="gmaildefault"><b>COILer's </b></span>group may contact Adrienne Fusek at <a href="mailto:afusek@sdsu.edu" target="_blank">afusek@sdsu.edu</a>.</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><br><b>Foundations Workshops</b> - The SUNY COIL Center is the industry leader in COIL and SDSU International Affairs and SDSU Global Campus have designated COIL coordinators who meet with the SUNY COIL network regularly. The SUNY COIL Center will be conducting workshops on developing COIL with the next workshop scheduled for January<span class="gmaildefault"> 2021</span>. Additional information about these workshops will be <span class="gmaildefault">be sent to those who join the COILers group.</span><span style="color:#500050"><br><br></span><b><u><span style="color:#cc0000">Course Internationalization Grants</span></u></b><span style="color:#500050"> -</span><span style="color:black"> International Affairs has a small amount of funding to support faculty members to internationalize their courses. Awards are not expected to exceed<b> </b></span><b><span style="color:#990000">$500</span></b><span style="color:black">. The application will be shared <span class="gmaildefault">on the International Affairs COIL website</span> <span class="gmaildefault">and with the COILers group.</span></span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Kindly,</span></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:black">Cristina </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cristina Alfaro, Ph.D.<span style="color:black"> </span></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Interim Associate Vice President for International Affairs</span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Professor of Dual Language Education</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">San Diego State University</span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#990000">Global Citizens, Compassionate Leaders, Ethical Innovators</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>