Building Resilient Partnerships to Develop Innovative Collaborative Online International Learning Opportunities

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

2:30 PM – 3:20 PM MDT

Location: Room 605/607

Explore how five institutions in four continents have leveraged existing resources during the global pandemic to create new collaborative online learning opportunities (COIL) for their students. This interactive session highlights the steps taken to forge a resilient collaboration and outlines strategies used to engage faculty and develop innovative program delivery.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize the main challenges that international education professionals faced during the pandemic in terms of program development and student engagement in a virtual, globally distributed environment.
Demonstrate how strategic professional networks can contribute to channel creativity, improve the productivity of COIL opportunities, and develop capacity for better practice.
Connect the case presented with participant’s own experiences and receive stimuli to develop professional networks in various contexts or improve cooperation with existing partners.

Chair and Presenter(s)

Soledad Zapiola

Executive Director, Office Of International Programs
Universidad De San Andres

Presenter(s)

RS

Robert Sandruck

Director Of Global Programs, Poole College Of Management
North Carolina State University
Kaan Tasli

Exchange Coordinator
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)