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NetAcad Courses Migrating to New Learning Environment

Since the Summer all of the NetAcad course are being migrated to a new learning platform. The migration does not influence the course content and online testing.

If you create a legacy course it will have to terminate on 31 July 2021. Only courses in the new environment can last longer than this date.

By 11 December 2020 all NetAcad courses will have migrated to the new environment.

NetAcad Overview 2020-2021

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NetAcad Overview 2020-2021

• Faces of the Cisco Networking Academy
• 2.15M Students Currently Enrolled Globally
• Why Cisco NetAcad  for Education?
• Cisco Networking Academy Partnership
• Cisco Networking Academy Ecosystem
• Delivery platform
• Skills-to-Jobs Learning Experience
• Networking Academy Curriculum Portfolio
• Course Learning & Career Pathways

PPT: Download English_July_2020_Product_Portfolio_Executive_Deck

 

NetAcad New Course Experience

All Cisco Networking Academy are migrated to a new user experience. However, only the learning management system is changing; the course content, hands-on labs and exams remain the same. The plan is to migrate every NetAcad course to the new environment by End October 2020. 

ADVICE: If you are keen on using the new course experience, create the course when the actual course has been migrated.

The new experience courses provide a cleaner and more unified user experience. There are more possibilities for instructors to customize content. Also, there are better ways to prevent cheating during exams have been put in place.

Main elements of the new course experience tour

• Introduction to Navigation
• Adding and Editing Content
• Tours and Tooltips
• Marking Students Complete
• Hiding and Revealing Content
• Advanced Quiz Settings
• New Quiz Question Types
• Adding Custom Assignments
• Grading Assignments
• Taking the Pulse with Polls and Surveys
• Fostering Collaboration

Self-guided video tours: https://www.netacad.com/portal/content/self-guided-tour

Presentation: Download NetAcad New Course Experience

REMARK
Legacy experience courses end on 31 July 2021. There is no way to extend the course. You have to recreate a course if it needs to be used after 31 July 2021.

Video introducing NetAcad with images from the Benelux

Recent images from Belgian and Benelux teachers and students to explain NetAcad to the world

New CCNP PILOT for career-ready training

A new CCNP PILOT course is being tested by a group of experienced NetAcad instructors. On 7 March we will inform all interested community members and demonstrate the virtual labs and the learning environment.

A lot of demand has been received for an improved CCNP career-oriented training in Cisco Networking Academy. Recently a pilot project has started within BiASC in which twelve experienced Cisco NetAcad instructors will give feedback on the learning management system and the virtual labs.

On 7 March we intend to have an open meeting with the CCNP pilot instructors and other interested BiASC members. At the end of the session you will have a clear opinion about the new CCNP training materials and the virtual labs.

Topic: Cisco NetAcad CCNP ROUTE PILOT Meeting => Feedback Session
Date: 7 March 2019
Time: NL 10am-13pm *** FR 14-17pm
Address: Cisco BeLux, De Kleetlaan 6A, Diegem

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/e4dQ0TDAekRAHXvR2

 

Uitnodiging – Brussels Smart City for Education - 8 maart 2017

Online Registratie: http://brussels.us15.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=648efecb575b5dc55e915edfc&id=e82965973d&e=f0c25fd676

 

Bericht van Bianca Debaets, Staatssecretaris voor Digitalisering

Geachte mevrouw, geachte heer,

Graag nodig ik u uit voor het event “Brussels Smart City for Education: leren en kennis delen in het digitale tijdperk”, dat past in een reeks evenementen geïnitieerd door het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest rond het project Brussels Smart City.

Projects for students in Netspace

Teachers are able to add assignments for students within Netspace. You can require from the students to upload the results in various formats. Moreover, you can add a detailed rubric explaining how the work will be evaluated.

After uploading, teachers have the possibility to annotate remarks and to give feedback. A speedgrader assists you in the evaluation task.

Detailed information and tutorials about Assignments van be found here:

https://www.netacad.com/group/program/faqs-and-tutorials

Here is a good reference to learn more about rubrics and evaluation criteria for student projects:

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/

New Curricula in Netspace

All new curricula - like IT Essentials 5.0 en CCNA 5.0 - will be delivered fully inside Netspace, thereby improving the learning experience.

Benefits of delivery in Cisco NetSpace

• Curriculum is accessible on mobile devices
• Improved user interface
• Ability to increase and decrease size of text box within the course
• Course management flexibility for instructors
• Ability to re-arrange course chapters
• Ability to add additional course content, including videos, documents, links, etc.
• Ability to add assignments
• Communication and collaboration tools, including groups, discussion threads, and course calendar with automatic notifications

 

Networking Academy Backgrounds - Rich Learning Environments

Here is a presentation offering an overview and some backgrounds about the Networking Academy rich learning environmnet which has grown better and better over the years.

PPTX:  Download Netacad-Rich-Learning-Environment

PPT:   Download Netacad-Rich-Learning-Environment

PDF:  Download Netacad-Rich-Learning-Environment

 

Technology Evolution Goals

What does Technology Evolution Mean?

Engaging Classroom Learning Experience

Netspace Learning Environment

Academy Connection To Close on 30 June

On 30 June 2013 Academy Connection will close.  All instructors will be required to move to Cisco NetSpace. 

Don’t wait to the last minute to upgrade.  Join us on 3 April for an interactive virtual event to learn more about Cisco NetSpace and how to use it in your classroom.

Register by clicking here: https://cisco.webex.com/cisco/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=202560133

 

Change to Academy Connection Login Experience

Please note that on March 11, 2013 Cisco is changing the log in experience for Academy Connection. Starting Monday, March 11 when you click the Log In button on www.cisco.com/go/netacad  to access Academy Connection, you will automatically be redirected to the new login page for Cisco NetSpace at www.netacad.com, where you can log in to NetSpace or Academy Connection from one convenient location.    The following screenshot shows the link to log into Academy Connection that will appear in a yellow box at the top of the page on March 11: 

Cisco is redirecting all users to the NetSpace login page for several reasons:

• Users can now bookmark one site: www.netacad.com  
• A large number of users have already moved to NetSpace and more continue to upgrade at a rapid pace.
• The majority of student classes opened in the last two months have been opened in NetSpace.
• This change continues to provide easy access to any classes you are completing on Academy Connection before it closes on June 30, 2013.

Moving to NetSpace

We encourage you to join your peer Networking Academy instructors who are already teaching with NetSpace. Just log into Academy Connection and click the NetSpace banner on the instructor homepage to start the upgrade process. A few things to remember:  

• After upgrading to NetSpace, you can continue to use Academy Connection to access current classes.
• After you have upgraded, all new courses must be created in NetSpace.
• The latest start date instructors can use for new student classes in Academy Connection is April 1, 2013.
• All new student classes in Academy Connection must be created before April 1, 2013.
• All classes opened in Academy Connection must end by June 30, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact your Academy Support Center or the NetAcad Global Support Desk for assistance.

NetSpaceTutorials

Here are some guides and tutorials about Cisco the Netacad leanring managemetn system Netspace

Guides

Instructor Quick Start Guide
Student Quick Start Guide
NetSpace and Academy Connection Feature Comparison

 
Tutorial Videos: Instructors

Navigating Cisco NetSpace

More
https://www.netacad.com/group/program/faqs-and-tutorials

Netspace in Production on 17 December

On the 17th December 2012 Netspace will in production.

All current classes reamin actiev in Academy Connection unti 30 June 2013.