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This paper explores the underutilized application of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in engineering education. As digitalization and globalization reshape higher education, integrating 21st-century skills—such as digital fluency, intercultural communication, and global problem-solving—has become essential. While COIL is well established in the humanities, its potential in technical disciplines remains largely untapped. This study investigates how COIL can support international, interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering through two key contributions: a COIL Continuum and a process model for course design and implementation. Based on a two-stage qualitative design, the first stage involved a systematic literature review to develop the COIL Continuum, categorizing formats from light to extensive. The second stage analyzed two Erasmus+ courses: a light-format lecture series and an extensive Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) case on energy systems engineering. Findings show that even light formats foster intercultural dialogue, while extensive ones deepen systems thinking. The process model offers practical guidance for educators aiming to integrate COIL in engineering education.

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Designing and Implementing COIL in Engineering Education: A Process Model and Continuum for Practice

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年

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  • Nelli Ukhova,
  • Ioseb Gabelaia,
  • Mohamad Hasan Khajedehi,
  • Iryna Sukhodub,
  • Michele De Carli

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This paper explores the underutilized application of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in engineering education. As digitalization and globalization reshape higher education, integrating 21st-century skills—such as digital fluency, intercultural communication, and global problem-solving—has become essential. While COIL is well established in the humanities, its potential in technical disciplines remains largely untapped. This study investigates how COIL can support international, interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering through two key contributions: a COIL Continuum and a process model for course design and implementation. Based on a two-stage qualitative design, the first stage involved a systematic literature review to develop the COIL Continuum, categorizing formats from light to extensive. The second stage analyzed two Erasmus+ courses: a light-format lecture series and an extensive Virtual Collaborative Learning (VCL) case on energy systems engineering. Findings show that even light formats foster intercultural dialogue, while extensive ones deepen systems thinking. The process model offers practical guidance for educators aiming to integrate COIL in engineering education.