International+Peer+Assistant+Training

=International Peer Assistant Training =  We are going to continue our training and learning as International Peer Assistants, We will continue to c omplete the following assignments individually and as a team. Please read through each assignment, follow the instructions, and perform the tasks. Please do not hesitate to ask me, if you have questions. **1.** ** Mind Map ** As a group, International Peer Assistants will create a Mind Map using lucidchart.com. Here you will come up with ideas collectively that you feel new international students coming to campus may experience. Think about the issues and matters that new international students will need to learn and become oriented with upon arriving in the U.S. and to our campus. This will be the basis for developing orientation topics and training. You will need to go to: [|www.lucidchart.com] to create a Mind Map. Sign up for free account. Do not worry about being charged for an account as no credit card information is required. Lucidchart is intuitive but if you need help, go to [] for assistance.   Below is a sample of my Mind Map for you. Once you each have created your own Mind Map, we will work together has a group to develop a collective Mind Map to help us build our orientation program.  Click Here  ** 2. Animation Video about an Orientation Topic ** Next, International Peer Assistants will each create one animation video using [|goanimate.com] to discuss one orientation topic discussed in the Mind Map exercise. It will be a fun way to teach international students about one of the issues or topics that they need to know about. The website is very quick and easy use! Here is an example of a goanimate video regarding buying bed sheets and laundry detergent:  Click Here  Next, International Peer Assistants will each create a comic strip using [|pixton.com] to discuss an immigration topic that was discussed in the Mind Map exercise. It will be a fun way to teach international students about important topics that international students need to know in order to maintain their F-1 student visa status. Pixton is easy to use. You can create a comic in 3 easy steps.
 * 3. Comic Strip about an Immigration Topic **

Here is an example of a comic regarding how many hours an international student is permitted to work while studying: Click Here <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">** 4. Interactive Multimedia Quiz ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">Now we are going to make an interactive multimedia quiz using quizrevolution.com. You are going to use your Mind Map to generate ideas in addition to using the HC International handbook to develop short quizzes for our new international students. These quizzes will help them think about the pertinent issues that will affect them as an F-1 students. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">Here is an example of my quiz revolution quiz: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"> Click Here <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;">** 5. Sharing Your Assignments on a Collaborative Wiki ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;"> International Peer Assistants will share the above assignments on a collaborative Wiki. I have created a Wiki for you. Click on the link below and join the Wiki. Post your assignments under the the topic headings and view other peer assistant's completed assignments. Feel free to comment on them. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #08527b; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #08527b; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Here is our collaborative wik <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0066cc; font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">i


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> You will be graded on the above assignments using the following rubric: Learning Unit #2 Rubric  **