The idea of interconnecting or twinning Cisco NetAcad Labs originates from Pierre de Fooz (BiASC & HEPL Liege, Belgium) who has created a working prototype and has performed tests with students from Belgium, Sweden and France.
The Twinning competition is a co-creation remote lab challenge for "Twin Academy Teams". All Cisco NetAcad Member Academies from Europe North, Scandinavia, the Baltics & the Benelux region are invited to take part in the competition, with co-creation teams ("Twin Academy Teams") of two instructors and four students. Every "Twin Academy Team" consists of 2 Instructors and 4 students from two Cisco Academies working together and researching, designing, developing and testing uses cases and connection services for Cisco hardware and other IT infrastructure. For taking part in the Twinning Project & Competition you have to be an active Cisco Academy and join up with another Cisco Academy team to co-develop the new connection service.
Competition teams will have access the working prototype so that they can evaluate, use and test the existing connection services. After getting acquainted with the current prototype, teams are invited to propose and create additional uses cases or connection services. For testing the AcadConnect Twinning prototype your team needs a Raspberry Pi (Model 3) .
The aim of the Twinning Competition is to create uses cases and connection services for remote use of Cisco Academy labs.
TWINNING CONCEPT
The Twinning Concept is based on the need for connection services across borders allowing collaboration between Cisco Academies, students and instructors by making possible remote connections with physical lab equipment.
When Cisco NetAcad labs and students/instructors are interconnected, it becomes possible for Cisco Academy students and instructors to experience real-life infrastructure and security planning, design, configuration, automation, monitoring and troubleshooting. A definitive advantage of Twinning will exist for students and instructors who have limited access to networking systems. They can be linked to real lab equipment, which will motivate them to continue their education and to become certified professionals.
Interconnecting Cisco NetAcad labs involves uninhibited communications between the hard- and software used in the Cisco NetAcad Labs. Because "twinning" involves real-time communication between students and instructors a smooth video/audio connection is additionally required to facilitate the collaboration.
CHALLENGE
- Creating didactic use cases of remote lab activities for students in true NetAcad style
- Developing a prototype and demonstration with practical examples
- Co-creating through a collaborative partnership of “Twin Academy Teams”
- Experimenting with existing Twinning prototype
- Creating connections between your lab and your partner's lab
Twin Academy Teams are briefed, trained, coached and followed up by NetAcad Coaches and Cisco Experts
Design, develop, prototype and create a didactic use case based on the Twinning concept between remote Cisco Academy labs. If necessary, create and develop the required connection service needed to operate the use case. Develop a prototype, demonstrations and examples. This involves testing, adding, improving and optimizing connection setup and termination processes, taking into account relevance, usability, manageability, availability, security, performance and affordability.
FROM KICKOFF TO FINALS
The kickoff briefing will be organized in May. A video explaining the prototype and the current prototype application will be demonstrated and shared with the participants. The challenge is for the teams to come up with extended new use cases, services or modules for remote lab activities.
During the competition there will be regular checkpoints with NetAcad coaches and Cisco experts.
An interim evaluation checkpoint will be organized, in which teams present a new use case or connection service, taking into account setup and termination processes and user experience. The best ideas will be selected to continue the competition and develop a solution.
TEAMS
- Number of teams in phase 1: max. 8 Co-Creation Teams or "Twin Academy Teams"
- "Twin Academy Team" Membership: min. 2 Cisco Academy Instructors + 4 Cisco Academy students (from two Cisco Academies)
- Teams Enrollment: May-June 2020
- Student Proficiency Level: CCNA 3, Security, CyberOps, CCNP
=> For some students taking part in the competition can replace an internship
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If you require more information, please contact
Yvan Rooseleer <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>
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