Registration

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Parallel Workshop 1 EMI Training

“Communication Skills for Teaching Success: Writing, Design and Presentation for COIL-Based EMI”

Instructors: Dr. Oliver Belarga (Kansai University), Sajjad Pouromid (Kansai University)

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The workshop will introduce Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a way to tackle the challenge of EMI-bound faculty development. The workshop is organized as a two-section event: oral and written communication sessions. Participants will have the chance to practice oral communication skills needed for a COIL class and several written communication skill activities will be reinforced afterwards. By the end of the workshop, the participants will have developed an English syllabus for a COIL course comprising the instructor’s profile, course profile, goal statements and evaluation criteria.  Since the session will be an interactive one, the prospective participants are strongly recommended to bring along with themselves the syllabus (Japanese or English) of a course they are thinking of teaching in English.  

Parallel Workshop 2 IT Training

“IIGE COIL-Matching Site・Preview of COIL-customized web interface"

Instructors: Matthew Hightower (Class2Class), Dr. Stephen Tschudi (Class2Class)

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In the past educators regardless of technological experience, discipline, or class level have been forced to use many tools and software companies to set up, create, and facilitate COIL exchanges. Where do I find a partner? How and where are we going to build out our lessons and activities? What apps should our Students use to communicate? What apps or tools are other teachers using? Can we use your LMS? These are just a few of the questions and problems we have heard educators ask time and time again and is the reason why we have set out to create an all-in-one platform specifically designed for COIL educators. In this workshop we will dive into what tools/software companies are currently being used by COIL educators around the world, walk you through a new all-in-one platform created by Class2Class/IIGE, and offers tips and tools for designing of COIL exchange on the Class2Class/IIGE COIL platform. The target audience for this 3-hour workshop comprises educators, administrators, and instructional designers working with international partners to design COIL exchanges for defined learner groups with specific aims.

Kansai University・Osaka City University Joint Program・University of the Ryukyus

Round-table Discussions

In this joint program co-hosted by three universities: Kansai University, Osaka City University, University of the Ryukyus will share their COIL initiative scheme in their institutions. This round-table discussion is delivered in two sessions. Jon Rubin from COIL Consulting is facilitating the first session. In this session, Jon will discuss further on designing COIL course to deepen student's learning, and strategy to disseminate COIL practice in campus. Discussion in the second session will explore the impact of COIL enhanced mobility program on student's intercultural competence, facilitated by Darla Deardorff, author/editor of 7 books and over 50 articles and book chapters on intercultural competence, international education, internationalization, and global leadership.

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14:00-15:30 Session I "Designing COIL Course for Student's Deepen Learning and COIL Dissemination Strategy in Campus"

Facilitator: Dr. Jon Rubin

Discussants: Dr. Don Bysouth (Kansai University), Elvita Wiasih (Kansai University), Dr. Ryuji Ishikawa (University of the Ryukyus), Dr. Yoshihiro Nakajima (Osaka City University)

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15:30-17:00 Session II "COIL Enhanced Student Mobility Programs"

Facilitator: Dr. Darla K. Deardorff

Discussants: Dr. Keiko Ikeda (Kansai University), Dr. Ryuji Ishikawa (University of the Ryukyus), Dr. Yoshihiro Nakajima (Osaka City University), Dr. Nobuhide Horino (Osaka NPO Center)