All Outputs (36)

COIL@UArctic: inclusive approaches to educational network development. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2024. COIL@UArctic: inclusive approaches to educational network development. In Proceedings of the 16th International conference on education and new learning technologies (EDULEARN24), 1-3 July 2024, Palma, Spain. Valencia: IATED Academy [online], pages 5894-5900. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2024.1414

COIL@UArctic is a new University of the Arctic thematic network designed to promote and facilitate collaborative online international learning and biodiversity education. COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) is a sustained educational a... Read More about COIL@UArctic: inclusive approaches to educational network development..

Essential skills for a global workplace: revisiting the DINAMITE model for post-pandemic higher education. (2024)
Journal Article
CRAWFORD, I. [2024]. Essential skills for a global workplace: revisiting the DINAMITE model for post-pandemic higher education. Advances in online education [online], (accepted).

This paper investigates some of the recent terminology and concepts used to describe the type and nature of transferable skills that are developed and nurtured in students in Higher Education, with a particular focus on the DINAMITE model. This model... Read More about Essential skills for a global workplace: revisiting the DINAMITE model for post-pandemic higher education..

Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace. (2021)
Book
SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B., CRAWFORD, I. and LUCK, S. (eds.) 2021. Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7331-0

Although institutions of higher education have recognized the need for preparing their graduates for a digitalized, global workplace, these efforts have been sporadic, individualized, and varied from discipline to discipline. Nevertheless, over the p... Read More about Developments in virtual learning environments and the global workplace..

Employer perspectives on virtual international working: essential skills for the globalised, digital workplace. (2021)
Book Chapter
CRAWFORD, I. 2021. Employer perspectives on virtual international working: essential skills for the globalised, digital workplace. In Swartz, S., Barbosa, B., Crawford, I. and Luck, S. (eds.). Developments in virtual learning environments and global workplace. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online], pages 178-204. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7331-0.ch010

This chapter summarises the key findings from a doctoral research project that examined employer perceptions of virtual, international working immediately before, during, and after the global pandemic took hold in Spring 2020. The purposive interview... Read More about Employer perspectives on virtual international working: essential skills for the globalised, digital workplace..

Professional learning through collaborative online international learning. (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B., CRAWFORD, I. and LUCK, S. 2020. Professional learning through collaborative online international learning. In Gómez Chova, L., López Martínez, A. and Candel Torres, I. (eds.) Proceedings of the 12th International conference on education and new learning technologies (EDULEARN20), 6-7 July 2020, [virtual conference]. Valencia: International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED) [online], pages 3564-3571. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.0997

Collaborative online international learning (COIL) presents relevant opportunities for innovation in the teaching-learning process. Global virtual teams (GVTs) activities provide a very broad set of advantages, including the development of soft skill... Read More about Professional learning through collaborative online international learning..

Employability through experiential delivery of intercultural communication skills online. (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I., SWARTZ, S., LUCK, S. and BARBOSA, B. 2020. Employability through experiential delivery of intercultural communication skills online. In Domenech, J., Merello, P., de la Poza, E. and Peña-Ortiz, R. (eds.). Proceedings of the 6th International Higher education advances conference 2020 (HEAd'20), 2-5 June 2020, València, Spain. València: Universitat Politècnica de València [online], pages 993-1000. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd20.2020.11185

International trade, enabled by rapid technological advances, has had a profound effect on the way employees work and communicate in a borderless, virtual environment. Within this context, classroom collaboration through online virtual teams can be a... Read More about Employability through experiential delivery of intercultural communication skills online..

Learning how to work in multicultural teams: students' insights on the internationalisation-at-home activities. (2019)
Journal Article
BARBOSA, B., SWARTZ, S., LUCK, S., PRADO-MEZA, C. and CRAWFORD, I. 2019. Learning how to work in multicultural teams: students' insights on the internationalisation-at-home activities. Interpersona [online], 13(2), pages 205-219. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.378

Internationalization-at-home activities present relevant opportunities for innovation in the teaching-learning process. These activities provide a very broad set of advantages, including the development of soft skills and increased motivation of stud... Read More about Learning how to work in multicultural teams: students' insights on the internationalisation-at-home activities..

Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms. (2019)
Journal Article
SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B. and CRAWFORD, I. 2020. Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms. Business and professional communication quarterly [online], 83(1), pages 57-79. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/2329490619878834

By means of a cross-cultural virtual teams project involving classrooms in Scotland, Germany, and Portugal, students were exposed to the challenges of collaborating internationally with the intention of increasing their intercultural competency. Inte... Read More about Building intercultural competence through virtual team collaboration across global classrooms..

Does my country's social media work for you? A virtual team project with an international twist. (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LUCK, S., SWARTZ, S., BARBOSA, B. and CRAWFORD, I. 2019. Does my country's social media work for you? A virtual team project with an international twist. In Smith, J.A., Good, D., Kurthakoti, R., Swank, A. and Ichikawa, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 46th Annual conference of the Association for Business Simulation and Experiential Learning (ABSEL 2019), 20-22 March 2019, Old Town San Diego, California, USA. Developments in business simulation and experiential learning: proceedings of the annual ABSEL conference, 46. Oklahoma: ABSEL [online], article number 3211. Available from: https://journals.tdl.org/absel/index.php/absel/article/view/3211

The world's businesses are just that: world businesses. And to compete and be successful in these world businesses, no matter at what level of employment, employees need intercultural communication competency skills. The days of being fairly confiden... Read More about Does my country's social media work for you? A virtual team project with an international twist..

RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and the digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2014. RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and the digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university. In Andreani, J.-C. and Collesei, U. (eds.) Proceedings of the 13th International marketing trends conference, 24-25 January 2014, Venice, Italy. Paris: Marketing Trends Association [online], article ID 208. Available from: http://archives.marketing-trends-congress.com/2014/pages/PDF/208.pdf

Rapidly evolving digital media platforms have created an environment where communication can take place between anyone at any time and the traditional boundaries between internal and external communication have become porous and unpredictable. The te... Read More about RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and the digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university..

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and COVID-19: employer and student perspectives.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2021. Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and COVID-19: employer and student perspectives. Presented at 2021 (Robert Gordon University) RGU's annual learning and teaching conference (LTC 2021): creativity from crisis: emerging stronger, 8-9 June 2021, [virtual conference].

As a result of revolutionary change in remote and online working practices, triggered by the pandemic in 2020, the need for universities to prepare students for the international, virtual, workplace has never been greater. To remain competitive in a... Read More about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and COVID-19: employer and student perspectives..

COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. and EZENKWU, P. [2024]. COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration. To be presented at the 6th International virtual exchange conference (IVEC 2024), 21-24 October 2024, [virtual event].

COIL Match Maker is proposed as a new AI-powered software application that is designed to make the process of finding a COIL partner and creating a COIL project faster, simpler and more accessible - regardless of location, prior experience, or availa... Read More about COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration..

Mindfulness in the classroom: research project summary.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
BUCHANAN, N., HARRISON, I. and CRAWFORD, I. 2020. Mindfulness in the classroom: research project summary. Presented at 2020 (Robert Gordon University) RGU's annual Learning and teaching conference (LTC 2020): RGU professionals 4.0, 28 April 2020, [virtual conference].

According to Henning et al. (2018) universities in the United Kingdom are experiencing unpresented rises in incidences of reported anxiety and stress in student populations. It is likely that this has been compounded by the current pandemic. Mindfuln... Read More about Mindfulness in the classroom: research project summary..

Assessing the public sector's communication response during COVID-19.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2021. Assessing the public sector's communication response during COVID-19. Presented at 2021 Holyrood policy: public sector communications event, 28 January 2021, [virtual conference].

As the Covid pandemic continues to rage across the globe, organisations of all shapes and sizes must ensure they can continue to respond to complex stakeholder demands within a dynamic and uncertain operating environment. Public sector communication... Read More about Assessing the public sector's communication response during COVID-19..

Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
LUCK, S. and CRAWFORD, I. 2021. Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team. Presented at the 8th Annual interdisciplinary symposium: a teaching and research conference for free market intellectuals and academic diversity in higher education 2021, 19 March 2021, [virtual conference].

Students who took part in this intercultural communication activity had the opportunity to interact with students from another country. It was a chance to experience another culture, similarities and differences, collaborate on a shared project using... Read More about Defining leadership: lessons from a virtual international team..

Crisis communications and COVID 19.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2020. Crisis communications and COVID 19. Presented at 2020 RGU Knowledge bites for business, 16 October 2020, [virtual conference]. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/xs2h89js

With the pandemic entering a second wave across the globe, organisations of all shapes and sizes must ensure they can respond to complex stakeholder demands within a dynamic and uncertain business environment, where the risk of a corporate crisis is... Read More about Crisis communications and COVID 19..

Enhancing global learning and intercultural competence through VE/COIL: lessons from the field.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I., FOWLER, J., DOSCHER, S. and HAUG, E. 2021. Enhancing global learning and intercultural competence through VE/COIL: lessons from the field, 9 February 2021, [virtual conference]. Hosted on ACENET [online]. Available from: https://www.acenet.edu/Events/Pages/Enhancing-Global-Learning-and-Intercultural-Competence-through-VECOIL-Lessons-from-the-Field.aspx

Virtual Exchange (VE), including one of its most comprehensive forms, Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), is an innovative educational model for providing students with global competencies that complement traditional forms of physical... Read More about Enhancing global learning and intercultural competence through VE/COIL: lessons from the field..

COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. [2024]. COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network. To be presented at the 2024 European Association for International Education annual conference and exhibition (EAIE 2024), 17-20 September 2024, Toulouse, France.

COIL or Collaborative Online International Learning is a sustained educational approach where groups or individual students from one institution collaborate with groups or individual students from another institution, in a different country and/or cu... Read More about COIL and sustainability education in the Arctic region: developing the COIL@UArctic network..

Indigenous consultancy and collaborative online international learning: thematic network on collaborative online international learning and biodiversity education across the Arctic Circle (COIL@UArctic).
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2024. Indigenous consultancy and collaborative online international learning: thematic network on collaborative online international learning and biodiversity education across the Arctic Circle (COIL@UArctic). Presented at the 2024 Arctic congress, 29 May - 3 June 2024, Bodø, Norway.

COIL is part of the emerging field of Globally Networked Learning or Virtual Exchange, which involves educational initiatives using technology to facilitate cost-effective communication and collaboration across cultures. This type of experiential le... Read More about Indigenous consultancy and collaborative online international learning: thematic network on collaborative online international learning and biodiversity education across the Arctic Circle (COIL@UArctic)..

COIL@RGU workshop. [Workshop materials]
Digital Artefact
CRAWFORD, I. 2022. COIL@RGU workshop. [Workshop materials]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1904612

These slides and notes contain everything required to run a workshop focused on collaborative online international learning (COIL) projects. COIL is part of the growing field of globally-networked learning and internationalisation at home. Participat... Read More about COIL@RGU workshop. [Workshop materials].