Without Crossing a Border: Exploring the Impact of Shifting Study Abroad Online on Students’ Learning and Intercultural Competence Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Published in: Online learning (Newburyport, Mass.) Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 182 - 194
• Main Authors: Liu, Yingjie, Shirley, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Online Learning Consortium 01.03.2021; Online Learning Consortium, Inc
• Subjects: Business Administration Education; Case studies; COIL; College Students; Computer Simulation; Cooperative Learning; COVID-19; Curriculum Design; Electronic Learning; Engineering Education; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Group work in education; higher education; Institutional Cooperation; Intercultural Communication; Interpersonal Competence; Learning Readiness; online collaborative learning; Online Courses; online readiness; Pandemics; Skill Development; Student Motivation; Student Satisfaction; Students; Study Abroad; Team learning approach in education; Tourism; Videoconferencing; Virtual reality; Germany; India; Brazil; United States

While all higher education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, study abroad programs were uniquely challenged by the associated restrictions and limitations. This case study integrates a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) pedagogy approach and virtual reality (VR) technologies int...