Networking Academy
Offerings Update
Lima Peru, 30 May 2012
Gary Coman
Director, Corporate Affairs
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Curricula and
Assessments
Highly interactive
online curricula
engage students and
enhance learning, and
state-of-the-art online
assessments provide
immediate, interactive
feedback on students’
strengths and
weaknesses
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Simulation and
Gaming in Education
Cisco Packet Tracer
provides a powerful
simulation-based
learning environment
that supplements
physical equipment
with virtual networks.
The Cisco Aspire
Beta 4 game integrates
virtual worlds, levels,
competition, and
scoring to help
students learn while
they are having fun
Entrepreneurial
Skills
Passport21 to
Entrepreneurship
provides
entrepreneurship
education through a
series of case studies,
and Cisco Packet
Tracer activities that
expose students to
critical business and
financial skills
Programs and
Services
• Personalized eVouchers
• Recognition program
• Networking Academy
Maintenance Service
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ROUTE:
Implementing
IP Routing
SWITCH:
Implementing IP
Switched Networks
Networking for
Home and Small
Businesses
Working at a
Small-to-Medium
Business
or ISP
Network
Professional
Introducing Routing
and Switching in the
Enterprise
Designing and
Supporting
Computer Networks
Network
Specialist
Network
Associate
Network
Technician
IT Essentials:
PC Hardware
and Software
TSHOOT:
Troubleshooting
and Maintaining IP
Networks
Network
Fundamentals
Routing Protocols
and Concepts
LAN Switching
and Wireless
CCNA
Security
CCNP
Accessing the
WAN
CCNA
Security
CCNA
Discovery
CCNA
Exploration
IT
Essentials
IT Technician
PACKET TRACER
Student Networking Knowledge and Skills
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Over the Past 12 Months—January 31, 2012
IT Essentials
150,825 (20%)
CCNA
572,548 (77%)
CCNP
10,988 (2%)
CCNA Security
9,688 (1%)
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RELEASE DATES:
June
2007
March
2008
June 2008
V4.0
March
2010
December
2010
March
2011
V4.1
Windows 7
Supplemental
Content
Windows 7
Lab Content
UN Language courses
Non-UN Language courses
20%
Of Student Enrolled in ITE
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42%
Of Students Are Enrolled
in a Translated Course
Aligns to
CompTIA A+ 2009
Certification
Objectives
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• Maintain alignment with A+ certification direction in close partnership
with CompTIA
• Continue to focus on PC Hardware and Software (PC Hardware, OS,
networking, laptops, printers, operational procedures)
• Started planning process on next revision. Possible changes include:
• Incorporating Windows 7 supplemental content into the course
• Adding Windows 7 OS as part of lab bundle
• More depth in Troubleshooting, PC Networking, Security
• Supporting emerging technology trends – mobility, client side virtualization
• Design for & leverage capabilities of new technology system
• Plans to translate to Simplified Chinese!
• More information to come in June-August timeframe:
•
Availability dates, content changes, lab equipment bundle changes
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RELEASE DATES:
June/December
2007
February
2008
CCNA
Discovery
and CCNA
Exploration
V4.0 Courses
March
2008
November
2011
April
2012
UN Language courses
77%
Of Student Enrolled in CCNA
Discovery and
CCNA Exploration
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August
2011
Non-UN Language courses
37%
Of Students Are Enrolled
in a Translated Course
Aligns to
CCNA Certification
Objectives
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• Understand instructor’s opinions about curriculum-related issues
• Validate anecdotal information with a larger, representative audience
• 1,171 Instructors who have taught CCNA Discovery or CCNA
Exploration in the past 12 months
Region
Africa
Asia Pac
Greater China
CEE
European Markets
Japan
LA & C
ME
Russia & CIS
US/ Can
Unknown
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n
36
116
14
109
236
7
175
46
31
290
111
Sample%
3.1
9.9
1.2
9.3
20.2
0.6
14.9
3.9
2.6
24.8
9.5
Education Level
Secondary/High School
Community/Technical
College
College/University
Other
Sample%
18.4
34.7
41.1
5.8
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Amount of Content—Discovery
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
D1 (n=292)
D2 (n=280)
D3 (n=230)
D4 (n=213)
Amount of
content just
right
Too much
detail on some
topics
Too many
topics
Too many labs
Too many
activities
Not enough
content
Amount of Content—Exploration
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
E1 (n=850)
E2 (n=837)
E3 (n=796)
E4 (n=762)
Amount of
content just
right
Too much
detail on some
topics
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Too many
topics
Too many labs
Too many
activities
Not enough
content
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Topics to Remove
45
Write-in responses
• No major trend
• Anything obsolete
• EIGRP (6)
• VTP (3)
• Classful networks (3)
• ISDN (3)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Frame relay
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RIPv1
STP detail
PPP detail None of these
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Topics to Add
Please rate the
importance of
adding/increasing
emphasis on each
of the following.
1=Not at all important
2=A little important
3=Somewhat important
4=Important
5=Very important
Wireless
Data Center
Voice
MPLS
DSL
Metro Ethernet
Cable
Dark Fiber
DWDM
SONET/SDH
Time-Division Multiplexing
Frame Relay
ISDN
1
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3
4
5
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IPv6 Coverage
High, Where IPv6 takes
precedence over IPv4
Medium, where IPv6 may
be taught along with IPv4
throughout the course at a
level that would prepare
our students to work with
IPv6
Low, meeting the
minimum required by what
the certification will
require
0
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20
40
60
80
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Mobile Activities—Instructors
How desirable is it to
be able to do each of
the following on your
phone or tablet?
1=Not at all desirable
2=A little desirable
3=Somewhat desirable
4=Desirable
5=Very desirable
Manage exam activations
See whether students have taken
exams/completed assignments
Check student grades
Manage class activities
View the online curriculum
Access study guides/flash
cards for students
1
2
3
4
5
Mobile Activities—Students
What Networking
Academy-related
tasks do you think
your students would
like to do on a
smartphone or
tablet?
Check their grades
See what assignments they have
View curriculum
Take quizzes
Access study guides/flash cards
Play networking games
Complete interactive activities
Complete PT activities
0
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20
30
40
50
60
70
80
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•
•
•
Maintain alignment with
certification direction in tight
partnership with L@C
Continue focus on core routing
& switching technologies
Design for & leverage
capabilities of new technology
system
• Greater flexibility for instructors to
tailor courses and support
multiple learning paths
•
Include emerging technologies
topics, e.g. Data Center,
Virtualization
•
Integrated IPv6 in course flow
•
Identify core and non-core content
for certification
•
Expand PT SBA enhancements
•
Early stages of planning process
•
Gathering requirements based
on student and instructor
feedback, market and technology
trends
•
More information to come in
June-August timeframe
• Support mobile access and
content delivery on any device
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Enhance curricula content:
•
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Update and add course content to align to cert
• Leverage development tools to identify, track, and resolve edits
• Follow standard ToS and assessment processes
• Architect the content in logical sets of learning that increase flexibility and can be
reused as part of other offerings
Curriculum will undergo updated FQA process
Content will be reviewed by external validators
• Opportunity for feedback from customer through external review process
• SMT will be completed before release
Course will follow new, more timely maintenance process
PT activities will be aligned to PT 5.3
Leverage advisory team
• Course Design
• New System Integration
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• Aligns with updated CCNA Security (IINS) Certification Exam (640-554)
• Cisco ASA content added in a new chapter including four ASA labs
• Cisco Configuration Professional (CCP) replaced Security Device
Manager (SDM) throughout the course content and labs
• Expanded scope of existing content, including the following:
Info on mitigating SNMP threats
Discussion on IPv6 ACLs and object groups
Content on IPS Global Correlation and Security Intelligence Operation (SIO)
Info on Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) filtering
Info on Cisco protected port feature (PVLAN Edge)
Content on Cisco SecureX security architecture
Info on the Secure Copy (SCP) command
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End-of-Life Milestones for CCNA Security v1.0
End-of-Life
Announcement
Last Class
Start Date
Last Class
End date
End-of-Support and
End-of-Availability
March 8, 2012
May 31, 2012
August 31, 2012
August 31, 2012
Cisco IINS Certification Exam Availability
Course
Exam Name
Exam Number
Availability
CCNA Security v1.0
IINS
640-553
Available through
September 30, 2012
CCNA Security v1.1
IINS
640-554
From February 28,
2012
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Assessment Options
Improved security for final exams
Ability to track student progress across
curriculum and assessment activities
Improved security for chapter exams
Addition of optional topic-based
exams with PT and MC questions
Improved security for PT Exams
Pool of items for Chapter Exams
More drag-and-drop simlet Items
Ability to add/subtract items on Chapter Exams
Ability to add/subtract items on Final Exams
Chapter Exams are PT Exams rather than MC
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• Additional form for some exams to reduce cheating and
overexposure of original exam
• Clarification and simplification of instructions
• Removal of extraneous or repetitive tasks
• Removal of some scoring dependencies that might result in
multiple incorrect scores
• More flexibility when scoring student answers
• More targeted diagnostic feedback for both students
and instructors
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Cisco Packet Tracer 5.3.2 or Above Required
CCNA Discovery
Exam Name
Networking for Home and Small Businesses
Dhomesb PT Practice SBA
Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP
DsmbISP PT Practice SBA
Introducing Routing and Switching in the Enterprise
DRSEnt PT Practice SBA
DRSEnt PT Practice SBA2
Designing and Supporting Computer Networks
DCompNtwk PT Practice SBA
CCNA Exploration
Exam Name
Network Fundamentals
Enetwork PT Practice SBA
Routing Protocols and Concepts
Erouting PT Practice SBA
Erouting PT Practice SBA2
LAN Switching and Wireless
Eswitching PT Practice SBA
Accessing the WAN
EWAN PT Practice SBA
CCNA Security
CCNA Security
Exam Name
CCNAS PT Practice SBA
Note: PT Practice SBAs are available in English only but are available for use in non-English classes
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Curricula and
Assessments
Highly interactive
online curricula
engage students and
enhance learning, and
state-of-the-art online
assessments provide
immediate, interactive
feedback on students’
strengths and
weaknesses
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Simulation and
Gaming in Education
Cisco Packet Tracer
provides a powerful
simulation-based
learning environment
that supplements
physical equipment
with virtual networks.
The Cisco Aspire
Beta 4 game integrates
virtual worlds, levels,
competition, and
scoring to help
students learn while
they are having fun
Entrepreneurial
Skills
Passport21 to
Entrepreneurship
provides
entrepreneurship
education through a
series of case studies,
and Cisco Packet
Tracer activities that
expose students to
critical business and
financial skills
Programs and
Services
• Personalized eVouchers
• Recognition program
• Networking Academy
Maintenance Service
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Cisco NetAcad
Offerings
• NetAcad Portfolio
• Curricula
• Assessments
• Simulation & Gaming
• Supplemental content
• Translated courses
• Programs & Services
• Vouchers
• Recognition
• Networking Academy
Maintenance Service
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Partner Offerings
• Cisco Press resources
• ASC/ITC resources
• NetAcad Resource
Program
• L@C Partner courses
Community
Generated Content
• Translations
• Cloud Seminar
• Voice Primer
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• Content developed through partnerships between Networking
Academy instructors and Cisco
• Goal of these collaborative efforts is to assemble relevant content
to share with the entire NetAcad community
• We’re in the early stages of supporting this approach
• Not a formal curricula or offering of the Cisco Networking
Academy program
• Leverage the NetAcad Communities to load & share content
• No commitment by the community or Cisco to update this content
or provide any formal support to the wider Academy community
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NetAcad Instructor Community Site (community.netacad.net)
• Communities
• Offerings
• CCNA Discovery & CCNA Exploration
•Community Generated Content
• Cloud (Intro page)
Cloud Discussion Forum
Cloud Seminar Files
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• New technology solution provides new capabilities and features to
incorporate into learning offerings
• ITE and CCNA curricula revision are priority over the next year
• Stay tuned for more information as planning process progresses
• Promote adoption of updated CCNA Security v1.1 course
• Continue with enhancements to PT Practice SBAs
• Broaden use of supplemental content and gaming
• Experiment with enabling Community Generated Content
• Roll out new programs such as Personalized e-Vouchers and
Recognition
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Thank you.