Introduction to COIL: Communication, Sustainability & Collaboration | Continuing Education

Course description

This micro-credential course introduces the fundamentals of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and provides participants with skills to effectively engage in a COIL project. Participants will prepare for intercultural interactions, develop project learning outcomes with a focus on sustainability, explore collaboration strategies across diverse educational contexts, and navigate challenges in cross-cultural communication.

Course details

Hours: 8

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following micro-credential(s):

Fundamentals, Planning and Facilitating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Winter 2026 registration is now open.
Spring 2026 registration opens March 2, 2026.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery