TIEC Virtual Exchange Academy
Next Session: 2022 Spring/Summer TBA
(Tuesday and Friday mornings)
Join today as a pair of faculty members or reserve a bundle of seats for your University.
No international counterpart lined up? TIEC can help with that too.
Why Virtual
Around the world, educational institutions use virtual exchange (VE) to cultivate cross-cultural relationships and competencies for students. In the face of covid-19 and the multitude of challenges it poses to universities worldwide, VE has proven itself a valuable, sustainable, and accessible global learning tool. VE enables students to interdependently learn with peers in other countries through meaningful, facilated, and collaborative online experience that are low-cost, widely accessible, and scalable. VE provides opportunities for underserved students to participate in International programs and gain access to global educational experiences.
Interested in the latest research on virtual exchange’s potential impact on students?
Fun and engaging virtual exchange curriculum not only equalizes global opportunities, but it has kept students engaged and interested during a critical time. 
-Audrey Tolouian, Ed.D.,MSN,BASW,RN-CNE Clinical Assistant Professor The University of Texas at El Paso
Programs Dates
TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS
2022 Spring/Summer TBA
TIEC'S VIRTUAL EXCHANGE ACADEMY
Training Program Designed For University
Faculty face many challenges during a first-time virtual exchange course. Virtual exchanges are most likely to succeed when partners work together collaboratively. Therefore, TIEC’s VE Academy is focused on building capacity for Texas faculty and an international partner with coaching infused throughout development and implementation.
TIEC provides downloaded resources such as toolkits, checklist, technology guides, and access to a supportive community for six months to ensure faculty have the tools and resources needed to be sustainable.
TIEC'S Virtual Exchange Academy: What does training include?
COIL MODEL FUNDAMENTALS
Identify the fundamentals of the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) model for virtual exchange.
COIL FUNDAMENTALS
Apply appropriate student learning and success outcomes and tools for evaluation.
COLLABORATION
Collaborate with an International partner to design VE modules.
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
Join an active community of practice of faculty across Texas and the world.
ONGOING COACHING
Investigate various technology options through targeted sessions and ongoing coaching.
Did you miss the virtual Exchange Academy Info Session?
Learn about the TIEC Virtual Exchange Academy In this 1 hour info session. Our instruction and experts share what to expect from this training opportunity for faculty pairs looking to add a virtual global component to their courses.
Reserve your spot
We designed TIEC’s Virtual Exchange Academy so that faculty are trained together as pairs. Choose the pricing option that works best for your university.
Faculty Pair Training
1 TEXAS FACULTY + 1 INTERNATIONAL PARTNER
Just you and an international counterpart ready to dive in together ? Well reserve you both a spot.
Price: $1,400
Bundle Package
5 TEXAS FACULTY +5 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Buy one bundle of tickets for five pairs of faculty and you tell us who you’d like to attend.
Regular price:$6,300
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
International Faculty Pairing Service
Need help identifying international faculty to pair up with? We can help.