Kognito Releases Online Interactive Guide for International Students

Kognito now offers academic institutions with the option to purchase customized versions of the "Interactive Guide for International Students". Utilizing highly-engaging, interactive multimedia, this tutorial helps international students understand immigration guidelines, U.S. academic customs, and school-specific student services and activities available to them. A demo of the tutorial can be found online at www.kognito.net/international.

New York, NY (PRWEB) November 15, 2006 -- Kognito Solutions, LLC, an interactive learning company, announced today that academic institutions across the U.S. can now purchase modified versions of the online tutorial entitled "Guide for International Students." The interactive tutorial introduces students to immigration guidelines, U.S. academic customs, employment options, and school-specific services and activities, with which they will need to be familiar as they study in the U.S.

Developed in conjunction with the International Student Service Center at Baruch College of the City University of New York and subsequently adopted by New York University's Office of International Students and Scholars, the 35-minute interactive tutorial organizes information into easy-to-follow topics, augmented by state-of-the-art multimedia, including animations, videos, and narration to make the material easier to understand and remember. For example, the tutorial utilizes highly-engaging Flash animations to highlight documents such as the SEVIS I-20 and the I-94 card and interactively shows students the proper way to read and fill out these forms.

International student offices at all academic institutions can now purchase a modified version of this online tutorial for their international student body. Kognito will work with these offices in implementing various modifications to the tutorial, including the school's logo, information on school-specific student activities and services, and a tailored message for current and prospective international students.

"I wish I had a tutorial like this when I was an international student," said Ron Goldman, Kognito's Director of Business Development. "It sets a friendly and welcoming tone for new international students and helps ease their transition into American academic life."

"The process of coming to the U.S. and maintaining immigrant status can be a complex and stressful experience," said Marisa DeLaCruz Director of the International Student Service Center at Baruch College of the City University of New York. "Through the use of engaging multimedia, Kognito was able to create a learning resource that helps students reduce their anxiety about the process of coming to the U.S. to further their education, allowing them to, instead, focus on having a fruitful and rewarding college experience."

A demo of the "Interactive Guide for International Students" tutorial can be found online at www.kognito.net/international.

About Kognito

Kognito Solutions LLC, an award-winning interactive learning company is comprised of a unique team of learning, technology, and assessment experts that apply the latest empirically-based research in human cognition and learning principles to develop custom interactive tutorials, courses, simulations, and educational games for Fortune 500 companies and leading academic institutions.

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