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As educators, we have the responsibility to create the conditions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG4 “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” Integrating Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) modules in our courses eases the alignment of our curriculum with SDG4. When ‘COIL-ing’ students and instructors alike are encouraged to appreciate diverse backgrounds and perspectives and are required to use technology tools for collaborating, communicating, and learning. At the same time, they broaden and strengthen their understanding of the discipline and they develop intercultural awareness and communicative competencies. In this workshop, we will focus on helping participants collaborate to develop partnerships since collaboration between educators leads to improved achievement of student learning outcomes (Saka, 2021). First, we will share ideas and show how we have developed our professional network by cross-pollinating initially within our local community. Second, participants will network to find local partners with whom to master peer collaboration so that they can start COILing globally at last.
