International collaboration using Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL)/Globally Networked Learning (GNL) model

Abstract

Participation in an international education experience provides an opportunity for nursing students to gain knowledge of other cultures and develop cultural competence. Using Collaborative Online International Learning/Globally Networked Learning model, students from the United States and Denmark collaborated for 3 weeks focusing on development of collaborative relationships and learning about nurses’ roles and clinical judgment in other countries. Students felt the international experience was positive, developed relationships, and increased their knowledge of the nurses’ role and use of clinical judgment in other countries. Providing an international education experience is an option for faculty regardless of institution size, location, and level of student.