TY  - CONF
TI  - Collaborative Online International Learning: a Catalyst for Advancing Lean Construction Education
C1  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
C3  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
SP  - 1516
EP  - 1527
PY  - 2025
DO  - 10.24928/2025/0186
AU  - Asnaashari, Ehsan
AU  - Sagoo, Amrit
AD  - Senior Lecturer, Construction Management Department, Chair, ADBE Digital & AI Working Group, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK, ehsan.asnaashari@ntu.ac.uk, orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-9428
AD  - Head of Department, Construction Management Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK, amrit.sagoo@ntu.ac.uk, orcid.org/0009-0005-7619-3288
ED  - Seppänen, Olli 
ED  - Koskela, Lauri 
ED  - Murata , Koichi 
AB  - This paper explores the implementation and impact of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) as a pedagogical approach to enhance Lean construction education. COIL facilitates collaboration between students from geographically diverse institutions through joint projects, promoting international engagement without the need for physical mobility. Two case studies are presented, involving Nottingham Trent University (UK) students collaborating with partner universities in India (2022) and South Africa (2023), to demonstrate how COIL projects were designed and executed to support the global application of Lean principles. Working in international teams, students applied Lean to identify and reduce various forms of waste on live construction sites. Their digital collaboration, captured through Miro boards, along with reflective reports, was analysed to evaluate the learning experience. Findings indicate that the structured COIL approach improved students’ understanding of Lean concepts and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while also strengthening key skills such as teamwork, resilience, and digital literacy. Despite challenges, including time zone differences, uneven levels of participation, and technological barriers, the projects highlight COIL’s potential to instil a sense of ownership in students' learning and support their personal and professional growth. This paper demonstrates how a do-it-yourself (DIY) learning environment can successfully foster international collaboration and promote Lean Construction education within a globally diverse academic community.
KW  - Collaboration
KW  - pedagogy
KW  - sustainability
KW  - waste
KW  - virtual exchange.
PB  - 
T2  - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33)
DA  - 2025/06/02
CY  - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2361/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2361
N1  - Export Date: 02 June 2025
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -