Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Chie Ohtani , Sakiko Yoneda, Kimberly Niezgoda , Suzanne Murray Galella

This is a preliminary study of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in Teacher Education between Wilkes University and Tamagawa University. The purpose of this study is to examine if COIL is an effective option for teacher education during a pandemic. Findings are that both the 5th grade children and the Tamagawa students had a mutual learning opportunity, and COIL not only increased Tamagawa students’ motivation to be teachers, but also provided the American students with meaningful interactions with Japanese teacher trainees, and the insight into Japanese culture inspired the children.

Proceedings and Abstracts of the Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium

Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium

p.21

http://justec.tamagawa.ac.jp/2021/2021abstracts.pdf