RPI-Schenectady
Academy Support Center
Instructor Training Center
Academy Update
October 6, 2015
David Kotfila, Bernadette O’Brien, Marie Zwickert
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Academy Update - Agenda
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Introductions
Professional Development
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Summer Training
Conference
New Curriculum Update
Introduction to Networks 5.1
CCNA-Security v2.0
IT Essentials
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Marie –Cisco Update
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Equipment
Netspace
Questions
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Introductions
RPI-Schenectady ASC ITC
David Kotfila - RPI
Bernadette O’Brien – Schenectady
Marie Zwickert – Cisco Networking
Academy
Instructor Trainers
Karen Woodard, Michael Knichel,
John Rullan, Robert Cannistra,
Arnold Ramsaran, Aaron Conn, John
Mowry, Kevin Shannon
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Professional Development
 Tuesday October 27, IPv6 3:30 pm
 November 4, Ipv6 3:30 pm
 Delivered via WEBEX. Headset needed for best
participation
 Registration for all classes at
http://www.cs.rpi.edu//~kotfid/PD/
Additional PDs offered starting in January.
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RPI-Schenectady Conference June 14-15, 2016
 RPI Campus, Troy, NY
 Cost: $150--includes breakfast and lunch both
days and instructor appreciation event .
 Technical topics include: CCNA and IT
Essentials Labs, IPv6 , EtherChannel, Security,
ACLs, New technologies, Updates from Cisco,
Best Practices, and much more...
 Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn, Troy, NY
 SAVE THE DATE!
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Conference Questions?
 Registration Site will be available early in 2016
 Questions?
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Summer Training 2016
 IT Essentials June 27 – July 1
 CCNA Security TBA
 CCNA 1 Introduction to Networks July 11 - 15
 CCNA 2 Routing and Switching Essentials July 18 – 22
 CCNA 3 Scaling Networks July 25 - 29
 CCNA 4 Connecting Networks August 1 - 5
 CCNA Virtual Boot Camp August 1 - 5 (FREE)
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Free Summer 2016 Instructor Camps
 CCNA Virtual instructor boot camp for those who want to
pass the cert exam (or enhance their skills and interact with
other instructors) Discount vouchers for CCENT and CCNA for
participants.
 CCNA Security instructor class at RPI.
 Trained instructors may attend any new instructor class to
retool on the new curriculum.
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Feedback about Instructor Camps?
 What do you want?
 How can we meet your needs?
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Curriculum Update
Introduction to Networks v5.1
In response to the concerns from the community. The
academy released an updated version of Introduction to
Networks.
 Streamlined -Reduction in the length of the course
Extra material beyond the scope of the ITN put in an appendix
Labs shortened
 Extensive use of short videos to demonstrate key
topics
 Removal of duplicate content
 Some content rewritten to reduce the number of words
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Curriculum Update
Introduction to Networks v5.1
 Graphics reworked and improved
 Sections rewritten to provide more clarity
 All labs and Packet Tracer activities designated as
either recommended or optional (find this listing in the
Planning guides)
 Transport Layer chapter moved to after the Network
Layer chapters
 All changes documented in the Release Notes – found
in Instructor resources
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Curriculum Update
Introduction to Networks v5.1
Release Notes
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Curriculum Update
Introduction to Networks v5.1
 All assessments have been updated
 Appendix content not assessed
Where to find resources-demo
 Release Notes
 Scope and Sequence
 Activity Map
 Instructor Planning Guides
 Instructor Power Points
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Curriculum Update
CCNA-Security v2.0
 Academy curriculum is updated and released.
 Book is released.
 http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/associ
ate/ccna_security/index.html
 Last day to test on the old exam: November 30, 2015
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CCNA-Security v2.0 Topics
 https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certificati
ons/security_ccna/iins-v3/examtopics?utm_source=cdc&utm_medium=lnk&utm_camp
aign=cdc-inbnd
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IT Essentials Training and Mapping to
CompTIA A+ 801/802 Certification
 Model: 6 weeks long, 5 days a week, 8 hours a day for
a total of 240 hours
 Still having students fail even after 3 attempts
 What is the percentage overlap between ITE and
801/2?
 What testing software do you use? How successful?
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Marie Zwickert
See separate slide deck
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Equipment
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Equipment
Example: 12 1841 routers running IOS 15.x and 12 2960 switches for
a total of $3000. 24 networking devices for $3000!
Another vendor selling 2811 routers running IOS 15.x for $80 each.
$100 for Enterprise version of the software. 2960 switches for $60
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NetSpace
 Importance of using NetSpace.
 Where are the Course Resources?
 Chrome no longer supports java so therefore does not
allow the use of the packet tracer questions in the
assessments.
 Recommended - recent versions of Firefox and IE
 Change in how to re-enable incomplete assessments
 Problems with site in September have been addressed
 Add Bernadette as an ASC support specialist at your
academy.
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Questions?
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Corporate Partners
 Atrion
http://www.atrion.net/careers/
 Red River http://www.redriver.com/
 Core BTS http://www.corebts.com/splash/
 Nfrastructure http://www.nfrastructure.com/
 Annese & Associates http://www.annese.com/
 CloudSmartz http://www.cloudsmartz.com
 Custom Computers http://www.customonline.com/
 These companies cannot hire enough qualified individuals!
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Contact Us
 David Kotfila
david.kotfila@gmail.com
 Bernadette O’Brien
obrienb@schenectady.k12.ny.us
 Marie Zwickert
mzwicker@cisco.com
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