Bound International has helped me connect with an international instructor who has a course that aligns well with my course.  They have provided valuable resources to help us link our courses together in a meaningful way, as well as, the tools to assess the impact of this experience on developing the intercultural competence of both the students and the instructors.  Finally, Bound International has provided a mentor to help support us both during the development of our COIL program and its implementation.

The connection to [my faculty partner] in Bolivia has been wonderful and the highlight of the program for me… the training sessions (regular and optional ones) have been really useful and relevant.  In addition, providing a coach for each team has been helpful.  [My faculty partner] and I met with our coach and she provided us with many insights related to a logistics issue we were encountering.  This has been invaluable  - just knowing there is a dedicated person to reach out to is comforting.  Also, the COIL program staff have been very accessible and ready to lend support whenever it is needed.

With years of taking students abroad, the thing that has been missing is interaction with their peers.  COIL offers an opportunity for students to have valuable intercultural experiences by working on projects with students from another culture… Bound International matched me with a partner, provided valuable training in intercultural learning and learning technologies and provided a coach to work with us as we developed our course. 

My interest in teaching a course using the COIL method is to give my students the opportunity to share their knowledge with young people from another cultural context, help them improve their intercultural communication skills and raise awareness about interculturality.  The program has given me the opportunity to work with a group of highly competent teachers from diverse cultures. In addition, I have received training in the various topics related to the inclusion of internationalization in the teaching curriculum. It has been a very rewarding experience.

[Bound International] gave me a broad understanding of what COIL is and what we can achieve. All the COIL staff was very passionate, knowledgeable and super supportive. It gave us the opportunity to connect with an American university that have the same objectives as us, therefore, to give our students the opportunity to interact with American students in a joint course.

Despite my experience offering COIL, I did not have all the knowledge about the multiple possibilities of a COIL. During the Bound International COIL program, I learned more and I discovered other methodologies and useful tools (I wish I had known them before) and I met colleagues who shared great experiences and even with whom I might offer COILS in the near future.

I think the Bound International COIL program has been very helpful providing me with a space to get to know them as a collaborative team and their goals, so I can have a better understanding of their practices. Also, I appreciate Bound intentions to create a sense of community among the faculty involved. Bound International has provided us with a lot of great information through trainings, etc. and it has helped me to identify common goals with my partner.  Bound has created a caring and supportive environment, and the professionalism, experience and engagement are noticeable.

It was highly enriching. Both content and delivery was diligently prepared.  The team was always diligent to meet our expectations. There was always a systematic way to remind course participants of the pending tasks. Karen and her team were always eager to meet our needs.

The training-- it really helped enforce developing our curriculum intentionally.

Karen was phenomenal. Mauricio is the best "Coach". All Bound personnel were eager to help.  I saw how my students were happier to contribute/work with fellow students from other countries.