Learn how to engage your students and international partners inside and outside of the classroom through COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning), SUNY's flagship approach to virtual exchange. In this introductory webinar, UAlbany's COIL coordinators Annette Richie and Sharon Hope share the what, how, why, so what, and what next of incorporating COIL into classes.

Rather than a study abroad substitute, COIL is innovative pedagogy based on transformative project-based learning on global teams. Key transferable skills include authentic disciplinary/inter-disciplinary problem-solving, digital literacy for career readiness, and intercultural reflection.

Dr. Annette Richie serves as Director of Global Learning: Engagement and Excellence at the University at Albany. Annette spearheads UAlbany’s inclusive global learning initiatives: COIL, Global Distinction, International Studies, and Peace Corps Prep. Annette is a “third culture kid” who lived in 5 countries before turning 10 and went on to research and teach in medical anthropology, archaeology, and colonial Mexican ethnohistory for two decades before finding her way to a global career and curricular mapping in the Center for International Education and Global Strategy. Annette holds a doctorate in Anthropology from the University at Albany, a master's of science in Archaeology from the University of Toronto, and a bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Sharon Hope has been at the University of Albany for 6 years. She is an Instructional Designer in CATLOE (the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, Learning, and Online Education) and teaches in the First Year Experience Program and the University's Sociology Department. In addition to serving as a coordinator in the COIL program, she also supports the use of Open Educational Resources at the University. Sharon has over 2­­­­0 years of higher education experience in teaching and administrative positions. Before joining the University at Albany, she served as a Program Chair and Director of Online Learning for 11 years at a private institution in Albany, New York. Sharon holds a doctorate in Education, a master's in Educational Psychology, and a bachelor's in Business Management. Her research interests include student engagement and retention and faculty development.