Development of sustainable collaborative online international learning (coil) in nurse education: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Bente Kvilhaugsvik (Author), Eduardo Santos (Author), Alessandra Turin (Author), Claúdia Chaves (Author), Giacomo Patrizio (Author), Leif Steinar Alfsvåg (Author), Mauro Mota (Author), Petra Schumacher (Author), Stephanie Jonathan (Author), Torunn Kittelsen (Author), Carlo Alberto Camuccio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Politécnico de Viseu, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Introduction: In "Collaborative Online International Learning" (COIL) teachers/facilitators and students are expected to develop international awareness through dialogue with international peers. COIL´s potential for the development of global perspectives on professional themes without traveling abroad is unique. Objective: To identify obstacles and success criteria experienced during the development of a COIL module in nurse education. Methods: A qualitative study was developed with participants of a COIL module. Interviews with 11 students and 8 facilitators were included. The content analysis was performed on the data as a whole. Results: Four common categories emerged across students´ and teachers´ perspectives: positive experience; experienced difficulties; skills developed; and COIL suggestions. Additionally, opportunities provided by COIL were specific for teachers, and strategies used for the difficulties experienced were specific for students. Conclusion: COIL should be carefully planned and regulated like all programming of curricular activities. Different curricula, time zones, and schedules across education programs in different countries must be considered.

Item Description

10.29352/mill0222.29939
0873-3015
1647-662X