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Communities of practice

In recent courses Cisco Networking Academy is introducing the idea of communities of practice

Communities of practice are formed by people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor: a tribe learning to survive, a band of artists seeking new forms of expression, a group of engineers working on similar problems, a clique of pupils defining their identity in the school, a network of surgeons exploring novel techniques, a gathering of first-time managers helping each other cope. In a nutshell:

• Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
• More information: http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/

For our interests, CoPs used by networking programmers include:

• GitHub
• Stack Overflow
• Cisco DevNet

The Network Programmability with Cisco APIC-EM course refers to Communities of Practice (also known as Cop). If as a BiASC member, you want to have access to the Emerging Technologies APIC-EM course materials, please send an email to <yvan.rooseleer@biasc.be>

 

New CCNA R&S Instructor PowerPoint (PPT) slides

The CCNA R&S Instructor PowerPoint (PPT) slides have all been updated.

Changes include: 

- Better instructional flow
- Updated template 
- Enhanced content based on your feedback

Start using the new slides today! You will find them under Course Resources for each CCNA R&S class - https://www.netacad.com/group/resources/course-resources

Mininet - An Instant Virtual Network on your Laptop

Mininet creates a realistic virtual network, running real kernel, switch and application code, on a single machine (VM, cloud or native), in seconds, with a single command: sudo mn

This tool is used in the workshops of the CyberSecurity Operations Networking Academy course.

Mininet enables you to quickly create, interact with, customize and share a software defined network prototype, and provides a smooth path to running on hardware. Because you can easily interact with your network using the Mininet CLI (and API), customize it, share it with others, or deploy it on real hardware, Mininet is useful for development, teaching, and research. Mininet is also a simple way to develop, share, and experiment with OpenFlow and Software-Defined Networking systems.

Mininet is actively developed and supported, and is released under a permissive BSD Open Source license.

Documentation: https://github.com/mininet/mininet/wiki/Documentation

Benelux Academy Day - Cisco Amsterdam - 17 May 17

   

At the Academy Day organized in collaboration with Cisco Amsterdam we were able to welcome more than 80 delegates from education to learn about new developments in the ICT domain and about new online curricula. The Academy Day is becoming a prime networking event for innovation in education. An interesting evolution is that there is a lot of support from the IT sector with offerings from Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, LPI, NDG, Suse and FastLane.

Highlights

• Dive into Country Digitization & Internet of Things projects in the Netherlands
• Overview of the 33 courses in the Networking Academy Curriculum
• Practical Workshop on Internet of Things
• Simulations with Packet Tracer v7 
• Interactive session about innovation competences and active learning with Hackathons and Packathons
• Interesting offerings from Cisco with Big Data & Analytics and DevNet, from Oracle Academy, Suse Academy and FastLane Summer School
• Certification Tracks with CompTIA and Linux Professional Institute

Photo's: https://goo.gl/photos/jDQJMQNxokDoGPST9

 

Brussels Smart City for Education | 8 March 2017 13pm | Tour & Taxis

REGISTRATION: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2017/02/uitnodiging-brussels-smart-city-for-education-8-maart-2017.html

Brussels Smart City for Education includes inspiring conferences, participatory workshops and immersion in the most innovative solutions for the digital era.

The event is aimed at anyone or any organisation active in the field of education.

Meet the leading experts, and discover practical applications interactively.

Event
On 8 March 2017, from 13.00 to 16.30.
Venue: le BEL (Tour & Taxis)
Av. du Port, 1000 Brussels.

You will receive the programme shortly.

Brussels Smart City is an initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region.
www.smartcity.brussels

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.

Infosessie Basistrajecten "Digitale Vaardigheden"

Inschrijvingsformulier URL: https://goo.gl/forms/KUwRAPbxC3VSJ3222

Op vrijdagnamiddag 27 januari 2017 plannen BiASC en NASC in Brussel een verkennende infosessie over nieuwe basistrajecten "digitale vaardigheden" voor betrokkenen uit hogescholen, CVO’s, secundair onderwijs en andere opleidingsinstituten. Het gaat over twee soorten trajecten: enerzijds voor ICT-opleidingen, anderzijds voor niet-ICT opleidingen.

LOCATIE
Odisee 
Lokaal E.1000
Warmoesberg 15
1000 Brussel

DOELGROEP
Deze bijeenkomst is bestemd voor docenten die voorop willen lopen en interesse hebben voor nieuwe basistrajecten "digitale vaardigheden". In Nederland is een nationaal project “Country Digitization” gestart. Daarbij is er veel aandacht voor digitale vaardigheden in normale (niet-ICT) opleidingen.

TOPICS

• Certificaat digitale vaardigheden (InAspire)
• Nieuw interactief cursusmateriaal voor beginners (Cisco Academy Programma)
• IT Certification Roadmap (CompTIA)
• Nieuw eBook "IT Fundamentals" (CompTIA)
• Nieuwe versie "IT Essentials" A+ (Cisco Academy Programma)
• Focuspunten Benelux-kennisdagen (eerste helft 2017) met ondersteuning van CompTIA

INSCHRIJVING (GRATIS VOOR LEDEN)
Indien je graag deelneemt aan deze verkennende meeting, vul dan aub het onderstaande formulier in.

Inschrijvingsformulier URL: https://goo.gl/forms/KUwRAPbxC3VSJ3222

Deze verkenningsdag is een uitwisselende netwerkactiviteit en heeft geen commerciële doeleinden. BiASC en NASC zijn onafhankelijke IT-netwerkorganisaties gericht op het onderwijs en met het doel kennis en best practices uit te wisselen.

Ken je iemand met interesse voor het onderwerp, dan kun je dit bericht aan hem/ haar doorsturen.

IoT Hackathon Instructor Workshop | openBerlin | 17-18 November 2016

  

On 17 and 18 November 2016 an IoT Hackathon Workshop for Cisco Networking Academy Instructors was organized at openBerlin. Participants were 45 instructors from all around the EMEAR region. Although this Hackathon was run at double speed, the results were still quite impressive. Both green ideas and technology innovation are found among the solutions and prototypes invented by the teams. The hackathon was conducted by BiASC and NASC, two Cisco Academy Support Centers from the Benelux.

THEME OF THE HACKATHON
General theme: Developing Digital Economy/ Developing Digital Business 
Subtheme: Internet of Things/ Internet of Everything
Topic: Smart Shopping/ Smart Shopping Center

TASK
The task given to the participants was to develop creative ideas and a prototype for Smart Shopping or for the Smart Shopping Center.

 

Postgraduate Programme | Information Systems Management | Cisco Certification | Corning | VMware | 2016-2017 | Brussels

In central Burssels Odisee University College offers a full Cisco Certification Networking Academy Programme including CCNA, Security and CCNP. This postgraduate programme of 30 to 60 credits starts early October 2016.

 

The contents of the course modules of the postgraduate programme in Information Systems Management have been aligned with new certification tracks of Cisco, VMware and Corning. Starting the first week of October, we welcome you in the Cisco labs at the Odisee Brussels Campus every Monday through Thursday from 18 tot 21pm.

Complete Course Description

• Download Postgraduate-degree-programme-information-systems-management-2016-2017

Course Modules

• Interconnecting Network Devices 1 (CCNA)
• Interconnecting Network Devices 2 (CCNA)
• Network Security (CCNA Specialist)
• Advanced Switching (CCNP)
• Advanced Routing (CCNP)
• Datacenter Technologies (VMWare, Corning)
• System & Network Design Case Study

YUMI – Multiboot USB Creator

YUMI (Your Universal Multiboot Integrator), is the successor to our MultibootISOs. It can be used to create a Multiboot USB Flash Drive containing multiple operating systems, antivirus utilities, disc cloning, diagnostic tools, and more. Contrary to MultiBootISOs which used grub to boot ISO files directly from USB, YUMI uses syslinux to boot extracted distributions stored on the USB device, and reverts to using grub to Boot Multiple ISO files from USB, if necessary.

Aside from a few distributions, all files are stored within the Multiboot or yumi folder (depending on version), making for a nicely organized Multiboot USB Drive that can still be used for other storage purposes.

Important Note: YUMI was intended to be used to try to run various "LIVE Linux" Operating Systems from USB. Installing Linux from the YUMI created USB Drive to a Hard Drive is not officially supported. If the installer portion of any Live Linux distro does work, consider it a bonus.

URL: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

Benelux Academy Instructor Event | Liège Belgium | 26-27 May 2016 | Registration

Registration Link

http://www.cvent.com/events/benelux-instructor-event-2016/event-summary-4388ea87237c44838fd99510e15275cd.aspx

Invitation

http://biasc.be/2015/12/benelux-instructor-event-2016-li%C3%A8ge-belgium-26-27-may-2016-invite.html

Schedule

Download Cisco Netacad Benelux Instructor Event May 2016 Schedule

More information

http://biasc.be/2015/12/benelux-instructor-event-2016-li%C3%A8ge-belgium-26-27-may-2016-preliminary-agenda.html

Recognition award - Evoliris Brussels

Evoliris VZW - CA has completed five years of active participation and service in the Cisco Networking Academy program. We would like to thank your academy for the dedication and contributions that help make Cisco Networking Academy the premier global education program for developing the networking architects of the future.

 Contact person: Luc Huygh <mailto:Luc.Huygh@evoliris.be>

New Linux course available in Netspace

A new Linux course is available for teaching in Netspace. For the time being no instructor training is required. All Netacad instructors are able to create Linux classes.

The skills taught in this course are applicable to a wide range of careers including networking, software development and Linux administration. 

This course aligns to the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Linux Essentials Professional Development Certificate. 

What you need to know to teach IPv6 in CCNA2

Presentation by: Rick Graziani, Cabrillo College, 30 OCT 2013

This presentation introduces the IPv6 topics that students will experience in CCNA 2 and what the instructor should know to best teach IPv6. It will help you understand and teach, IPv6 static routes, EIGRP for IPv6 and OSPF for IPv6.

Download What you need to know to teach IPv6 in CCNA 2

Sugata Mitra: Build a School in the Cloud

Published on 27 Feb 2013

Onstage at TED2013, Sugata Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India, where children can explore and learn from each other -- using resources and mentoring from the cloud. Hear his inspiring vision for Self Organized Learning Environments (SOLE), and learn more at tedprize.org.

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/

BiASC Activities 2014: ASC + ITC + ARC

These are the main activities of BiASC for the year 2014

1. Studying, researching and preparing new IT curricula for academies*
2. Onboarding: supporting new and existing academies*
3. Providing Academy Orientation: informing and advising academies*, trainers and instructors about evolutions and new trends both in the domain of IT and in Pedagogy
4. Organizing and attending international conferences about evolutions and new trends both in the domain of IT and in Pedagogy
5. Training teachers and instructors
6. Promoting new and helpful resources
7. Aligning international courses with local curriculum; Adapting and Translating course materials
8. Accrediting instructors to teach protected curricula
9. Collaborating to improve the teaching and learning of IT
10. Sponsoring competitions for IT students in the field of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship

*Academies are university colleges and other educational institutions

List of IPv6 labs and activities in CCNA 1 - Introduction to Networks

An instructor who would like to view all relevant labs and activities regarding IPv6 in the new course  Introduction to Networks can use the list below as a quick reference.

• 6.1.4.6 Activity – IPv6 Header Fields
• 6.2.2.8 Lab - Viewing Host Routing Tables
• 8.2.2.5 Activity – Practicing IPv6 Address Representations
• 8.2.3.5 Activity – Identify Types of IPv6 Addresses
• 8.2.5.3 Packet Tracer- Configuring IPv6 Addressing
• 8.2.5.5 Lab – Identifying IPv6 Addresses
• 8.2.5.5 Lab – Configuring IPv6 Addresses on Network Devices
• 8.3.2.5 Packet Tracer – Verifying IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing
• 8.3.2.5 Packet Tracer – Pinging and tracing to Test the Path
• 8.3.2.7 Lab – Testing Network Connectivity with Ping and Traceroute
• 8.3.2.8 Packet Tracer – Troubleshooting IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing 
• 9.3.1.4 Packet Tracer – Implementing a Subnetted IPv6 Addressing Scheme

 

Networking Academy Pedagogy Changes

Networking Academy strives at using the best pedagogical practices available when designing course materials. The focus in the  new courses is on "mastery". Other keywords: Model Building, Telling Stories, Playing Games

More details: 

• Download P1 Jeremy PedagogicalChanges_Final_7-30-2013
• Download P1 Dennis Cisco Packet Tracer 6.0.1

What I need to know about IPv6 to teach CCNA R&S 1 & 2

Here are two Powerpoint Presentations from Rick Graziani, delivered at the Cisco Academy Conference 2013:

• Download IPv6_in_CCNA1_v2
• Download IPv6_in_CCNA2_v3