VE/COIL Clinics

What Are VE/COIL Clinics?

VE/COIL Clinics are focused, theme-based professional development sessions online designed to advance both course-level innovation and institutional strategies for global engagement.

Each clinic spans three weeks, combining asynchronous learning activities with one or two live synchronous sessions. Participants should plan for approximately 8–10 total hours of engagement over the three-week period (about three hours per week), including live sessions and applied activities. This flexible structure allows participants to engage with content and peers while balancing professional commitments.

Clinics feature narrated overviews, real-world examples, and guided activities that participants can apply directly within their own teaching or institutional contexts.

In AAC&U’s professional development model, a clinic is a short, hands-on learning experience focused on applied skill building. Each VE/COIL Clinic combines guided instruction, peer exchange, and practical exercises to help participants translate global learning concepts into action—whether at the course, program, or institutional level.

Learn more about AAC&U’s broader [VE/COIL Initiative →] advancing global learning through virtual exchange.

What You’ll Learn

Each VE/COIL Clinic focuses on a key dimension of building and sustaining global learning experiences. Together, the four clinics form a cohesive series that moves from strategy to impact.

1. Career Readiness and Employer Engagement in VE/COIL
Connect global learning to career pathways, workforce skills, and industry partnerships.

2. Positioning VE/COIL as a Strategic Priority
Learn to align VE/COIL with institutional goals, curricula, and global challenge themes.

3. Technology & Pedagogy in VE/COIL
Select technology tools and integrate them effectively into pedagogy to create accessible, engaging global learning environments.

4. Assessing & Enhancing Student-Centered Learning Outcomes in VE/COIL
Strengthen reflection, measure learning, and use feedback to improve VE/COIL impact.

Who Should Participate?

Designed for educators and professionals advancing global learning across higher education.

VE/COIL Clinics are designed for educators and professionals across higher education who support or implement global learning.

Ideal participants include:

• faculty and instructors interested in integrating global collaboration into their courses;

• instructional designers and educational technologists supporting digital and international learning projects;

• administrators and academic leaders advancing institutional strategies for internationalization at home;

• career services and employer engagement staff linking global learning to career readiness initiatives.

Each clinic is capped at 25 participants to ensure a collaborative, discussion-rich learning environment where participants can share experiences, exchange ideas, and build connections with peers from around the world.

Registration and Pricing

Clinics are offered individually, and rates apply per clinic. Discounts are available for teams or individuals registering for multiple clinics within the series.

Registration includes live and asynchronous sessions, curated resource access, and an AAC&U digital credential issued upon completion.

To register, select your Clinic of interest above or visit AAC&U’s event portal to sign up directly.