RSS 1.0COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning)
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Salem State University began our COIL initiative at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using SUNY’s pioneering COIL Institute as a model and for support, we began engaging faculty in Collaborative Online International Learning through faculty learning communities and over 30 faculty across our disciplines have been trained in COIL, and over 300 SSU students and over 500 students at partner universities worldwide have been able to interact and collaborate in meaningful ways. We are also proud to have been awarded the 2020 AASCU Excellence and Innovation Award for COIL: Sustaining Global Engagement During a Pandemic. This collection includes syllabi, assignment prompts, teacher reflections, and learning resources used in SSU COIL courses.
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“Math for Childhood Education I” COIL Student Work – 5This Canva project graphically presents a customized version of the classic word game, "Stop Game" (or Scattergories), adapted with a mathematical and vocabulary focus. Objective: To leverage Canva's visual appeal to clearly outline the rules and scoring system, making the game accessible and engaging for all participants.
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“Math for Childhood Education I” COIL Student Work – 3This project outlines an engaging and interactive lesson plan designed to review and reinforce the fundamental concepts of basic mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). The core idea is to transform traditional math review into a captivating experience by integrating mathematical magic tricks. These "tricks" serve as fun, hands-on challenges that stimulate students' logical reasoning and critical thinking, while making the learning process highly enjoyable.
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“Math for Childhood Education I” COIL Student Work – 4This project focuses on the analysis and graphic visualization of the Brazilian Série A Championship standings, using data updated through November 15, 2024, at 00:00. The core objective was to transform complex classification data into clear, insightful graphic visualizations to facilitate interpretation and highlight key information. This was achieved using the powerful business intelligence tool, Microsoft Power BI.
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“Math for Childhood Education I” COIL Student Work – 1In this project, students share an idea for addressing basic math operations in Braille, a tactile reading and writing system consisting of raised dots organized into cells of up to 6 dots. The project demonstrates associations between letters and Braille symbology, as well as numbers, and proposes some calculations to be performed in Braille. Finally, the group shares a QR code that allows access to a game—Braille number bingo—that can be developed with students aged 9 and 10, from an inclusive perspective.
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“Math for Childhood Education I” COIL Student Work – 2In this project, students share an idea for schools to organize a soiree, addressing mathematical concepts from Basic Education in a creative, playful, and interdisciplinary way. The event is planned to last approximately one month. Students would be formed into groups, free to choose which art form and mathematical content they would like to address. Some classes in the first two weeks would be dedicated to this decision, along with research in books and online on the topic, and organizing the spaces to be used. In the third and fourth weeks, the students would create plays (recorded on video), poems, paintings, photographs, and sculptures. On a weekend day, with parents invited to attend and appreciate their children's work, the students would exhibit their creations and explain their relationship to mathematics to their classmates. The teacher could also make and take ready-made art, like famous ones.
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"Managerial Accounting" Student Work (Images from Presentation Slides)Image files used in student coursework for "Managerial Accounting," a Spring 2021 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course at Salem State University taught by Zlatinka Blaber (Accounting and Finance). The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There were 43 students in the SSU course and 5 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom, SASB Navigator Database, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Files include a slide on the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board as well as images of Acadia National Park, Massachusetts, Saudi Arabia, and King Abdulaziz University.
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"Cost Accounting" Student Work (Images from Presentation Slides)Samples of student work from "Cost Accounting," a Spring 2021 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Zlatinka Blaber (Accounting and Finance) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, Pakistan. There were 23 students in the SSU course and 25 students in the partner course Digital tools used in collaborative work included Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Tableau Desktop and Microsoft Power BI. Images are slides from student presentation materials.
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"Cost Accounting" Student Work (Images from Presentation Slides)Samples of student work from "Cost Accounting," a Fall 2021 undergraduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Zlatinka Blaber (Accounting and Finance) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina in Valledupar, Colombia. There were 9 students in the SSU course and 5 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Zoom. Images are slides from student presentation materials.
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"Technology Methods in the Early Primary and Elementary Grades " COIL Assignment Materials and Student Work (Photo Exchange)Digital photo essay assignment prompt and excerpts from student work for "Technology Methods in the Early Primary and Elementary Grades," a Fall 2021 graduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Youn Jung Huh (Childhood Education and Care) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Duksung Women's University in Seoul, South Korea.There were 27 students in the SSU course and 20 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom, Paddlet, Google Slides, Google Translate, and Google Forms.
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"Accounting Analysis for Decision Making" Project Grading RubricsProject grading rubrics for "Accounting Analysis for Decision Making," a Fall 2021 graduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Zlatinka Blaber (Accounting and Finance) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Poltava State Agrarian University in Poltava, Ukraine. There were 22 students in the SSU course and 20 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Zoom.
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"Teaching Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary to Multilingual Learners" Course Materials (Canvas Announcements and Assignment Prompts)Announcements sent to students in "Teaching Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary to Multilingual Learners," a Spring 2021 graduate Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) course taught by Melanie Gonzalez (Secondary and Higher Education) at Salem State University. The SSU course collaborated with a course taught at Universidad de Guanajuato in Guanajuato, Mexico.There were 18 students in the SSU course and 8 students in the partner course. Digital tools used in collaborative work included Zoom, Flipgrid, and Google Suite. The announcements were circulated via the Canvas learning management system and provided the SSU students with relevant details and assignment prompts for COIL coursework.
