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Cisco Confidential 1 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

NetAcad Technical Update

Jaskaran KalsiAssoc. Technical Manager - Europe

[email protected]


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How many of you are Instructors, LMCs, or any other?

IT Essentials Academies?

CCNA Academies?

CCNA Security/ CCNP?

Packet Tracer

Packet Tracer Skills Based Assessments

Passport 21

NetAcad Maintenance


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Technolog y Usage

Gives Students a

Comp et i tive Edge

Technology

Enables

Altern ative Models

of Learning

Digital Cont ent

Enables Mass

Customizat ion

New Technologies

Outpace Ado pt ion

Cycle


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Online courses and assessments complement traditional

classroom instruction

Social networking supports collaborative learning environments

Digital portfolios reflect range of student and faculty

work

Innovative technologies enable professors to teach in new

ways


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Collaborative

Global Community

21st Century Skills

and Applied Practice

Innovative Curricula

and Assessments

Cisco Networking Academys Comprehensive Learning Experience spans aCollaborative Global Community, integrating theApplied Practice of 21stCentury Skills and Innovative Curricula and Assessments



www.academynetspace.com

Over 75,000 registered users

(80% students, 8% instructors, 12% affiliates and others)

Over 17,314 registered in the European, Central & Eastern European, and

Russian & CIS countries

Play Games

Utilizing networkingand IT skills

Some gamesincorporate PacketTracer

Connect

To Academies

To Individuals

To your own personalSocial Networks

Collaborate

Provide feedback ongames in the GameSpace

Submit questions forNetSpace Challenge

Win

Prize Room

Recognition on leaderboards



Cisco Networking Academys Comprehensive Learning Experience spans aCollaborative Global Community, integrating theApplied Practice of 21st

Century Skills and Innovative Curricula and Assessments

Collaborative

Global Community

21st Century Skills



and Assessments



A suite of offerings to supplement Networking Academy curricula.

Designed to help students prepare for 21st century careers.

Helps students discover career opportunities and expose them to attitudes,

mind-set and skills to compete in the 21st century.

Optional learning materials to use in a class.

Passport21 to

Broadband

Passport21 to

Entrepreneurship



Five Case Studies Charging for Expertise

Starting an Internet Caf

Making a Business Successful

Providing Outsource Services

Building a Contracting Business

Cisco Aspire Game

Passport21to Entrepreneurship


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Passport21to Broadband

Two Case Studies

Providing Outsource Services

Building a Contracting Business

Cisco Packet Tracer Simulation Scenarios


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Cisco Networking Academys Comprehensive Learning Experience spans aCollaborative Global Community, integrating theApplied Practice of 21st

Century Skills and Innovative Curricula and Assessments

Collaborative

Global Community

21st Century Skills



and Assessments


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Packet Tracer

Student Networking Knowledge and Skills

CCNPIT Essentials:PC Hardwareand Software

ITEssentials

CCNA

Discovery

CCNP

Security

CCNA

Exploration

Networking forHome and Small

Businesses

Working at aSmall-to-Medium

Businessor ISP

Introducing Routingand Switching in the

Enterprise

Designing andSupporting Computer

Networks

NetworkFundamentals

Routing Protocols andConcepts

LAN Switching andWireless

Accessing the WAN

CCNASecurity

ROUTE:Implementing IP

Routing

SWITCH:

Implementing IPSwitched Networks

TSHOOT:Troubleshooting and

Maintaining IPNetworks

NetworkProfessional

IT Technician

NetworkTechnician

NetworkAssociate

NetworkSpecialist


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From either an Instructor

or AdministratorHomepage you will seethe Course Cataloguelink.


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From either an Instructoror AdministratorHomepage you will seethe Course Materialslink.


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From either an Instructoror AdministratorHomepage you will see alink to Tools.


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Toggle between thevarious tabs

Downloadable

documents, videos,software, etc. for CCNASecurity


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From which section within Academy

Connection can you access the Scope &Sequence document for a course?

Course Catalogue


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100% in-person

Conventional classroom learning

Instructor led training; Online Curriculum; Hands-on Practical

Formal & Informal Assessments

Blended Distance Learning

A blend of face-to-face learning & in-person.

Online learning & remote access of equipment (NetLAB)

Recommend that assessments are in-person

100% remote (CCNA Security)

Mainly for Instructor Training purposes.

All activities & tasks completed remotely.

Ideally assessments should be monitor remotely. (Webcams)


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Course Instructor Training Classes Student Training Classes

IT Essentials Min Duration - 2 DaysMax Duration - 6 Months

Min Duration - 4 Weeks

Max Duration - 12 Months

CCNA Discovery Min Duration - 2 DaysMax Duration - 6 Months

Min Duration - 4 WeeksMax Duration - 12 Months

CCNA Exploration Min Duration - 2 DaysMax Duration - 6 Months



CCNA Security Min Duration - 2 DaysMax Duration - 6 Months



CCNP Min Duration - 2 DaysMax Duration - 6 Months



Based around a typical course of 70 hours


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CompTIA has updated its A+ exams with Windows 7 content

New content was added to both A+ exams from Jan 2011

There will be a new certification exam in 2012

Networking Academy has supplemented ITE v4.1 with new Windows7 learning materials

Windows 7 PDF with content & screenshots - December 20, 2010

Windows 7 exam form - December 20, 2010

Lab updates - March 2011

Content is posted on the instructor and student class home pages,available in English only.


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CCNA Discovery & Exploration

No major changes to course content!

CCNA Security

Positioning: follow on from CCNA (Routing & Switching knowledge)

Delivery mechanism: ILT; Online Curriculum/Assessments; Hands-on practical

Equipment: CCNA Security Bundles; Upgrade options also available

Training: In-person; BDL; 100% remote (recommended 70 hour course)

NetLab & Packet Tracer facilitation

Note: SDM to become EOL - Cisco CCP replacement

CCNP

Delivery mechanism has changed (no online curriculum)

3 courses (ROUTE; SWITCH; TSHOOT)

Wireless content minimized; hence wireless devices removed from bundles


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Note: Unsupported announcement for ITE II & PNIE was sent 31-Aug-08

Course

Curricula

EOL

Announcement

End of Offering (EOO) End of

Support

(EOS)

End of

Availability

(EOA)Last Class

Start Date

Last Class

End Date

ITE II9-Dec-10 or

16-Dec-10

31-Jan-11 31-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 31-Jul-11

PNIE9-Dec-10 or

16-Dec-1031-Jan-11 31-Jul-11 31-Jul-11 31-Jul-11

EOL Milestones Definitions

End-of-Life Announcement Date when end-of-life milestones are announced and academies are notified

End of Offering (EOO) Last dates for starting and ending new student and instructor classes

End of Support (EOS) Last date to receive Help Desk support related to curriculum or course maintenance

End of Availability (EOA) The date all content is removed from Academy Connection.


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What is the minimum duration that a CCNAExploration class can be taught to a student?

4 Weeks

(remember the max duration is 12 months)


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Changes to our Networking Academy Bundles: CCNA - replacement of ISR routers

CCNA Security - replacement of ISR routers

CCNP - replacement of ISR routers

IPT - removal of all bundles

NetLAB - replacement of ISR routers

End-of-Life announcement received Affected devices: 1800 & 2800 series routers.

New bundles are NOW available!

Current bundles remain compatible so continue any purchases.

EOL date: 31st October 2011 for the 1800/2800 series.


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CCNA; CCNP; & NetLab bundles will be subject to the followingchanges:

The CISCO1841 device is replaced with the CISCO1941/K9 device.



CCNP; & CCNA Security bundles will be subject to the followingchanges:

The CISCO1841-HSEC/K9 device is replaced with the CISCO1941-SEC/K9.




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Advantages:

Latest IOS supporting up-to-date features

Provides greater control and accountability of use/distribution

One IOS (Universal Image)

Licenses required to open up features

Disadvantages:

Devices with IOS 15 are not backward compatible (locked down)

Requires some resolution to be included with NetAcad Maintenance

Universal image may be memory hungry (currently being tested)

All new devices (1900/2900) will be shipped with IOS 15


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New type of formative performance assessment.

Helps students who are preparing for final hands-on SBAs.

Packet Tracer SBA environment presents:

Complex & Authentic Tasks

Immediately scores the exam

Provides rich detailed feedback

Integrated into the gradebook

Simple activation

Software requirements:

Packet Tracer v5.2.1 as a minimum

Java version 1.6 or higher


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Proficiency Estimates Detailed Scoring Feedback


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How many Packet Tracer Skills BasedAssessments does Cisco Networking Academy

offer?

11

(5 for CCNA Discovery)

(5 for CCNA Exploration)

(1 for CCNA Security)


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