Tag: Applied ICD

Tips for a Successful COIL Experience

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Vahed, Anisa. (5 December 2025). Tips for a successful COIL experience. Times Higher Education.

This useful article helps those who have heard about COIL (collaborative online international education) and might be interested in trying it for themselves by providing specific and concrete goals. After finding the right partner, an obvious beginning point, the suggestions include:

  • pre-COIL preparation
  • collaboration and engagement
  • celebrating achievements
  • reflection and assessment

It concludes with a wide variety of tips for avoiding common pitfalls.

Montana Grassroots Project Promoting Cross-Cultural Dialogue

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Montana Cross Community Reconciliation Project, founded by the Global Peace Foundation, enters 7th year promoting cross-cultural dialogue.

The Montana Cross Community Reconciliation Project, founded by the Global Peace Foundation, aims to promote cultural respect and mutual understanding by helping participants overcome personal biases and prejudices.

Ultimately, the greatest form of change, the greatest form of just improvement of different causes, different issues, different strife between people really just seems to be, sit down, have a meal together, have difficult conversations.

  • Nick Enslow, a member and facilitator at the program

The group meets once a month, with each seminar featuring guest speakers from around the globe who share their personal experiences related to culture, race, gender, religion, or economic status.