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Invitation for Belgian Academies by Cisco and BiASC on 8 November

Image taken at previous Cisco NetAcad meeting in Cisco BeLux Office in June 2019

On 8 November 2019 BiASC and Cisco Networking Academy intend to organize plenary sessions and technical workshops in order to inform Cisco Networking Academies about the ongoing evolution in the certification landscape.

SAVE THE DATE

• The main driving force of this event is the evolution of Cisco certification tracks and Networking Academy content.
• Apart from the keynotes the conference will be very practical with breakout sessions. 
• Sessions will be in three languages (Dutch, English and French)
  As English is the official language of Cisco Systems it is possible that international speakers will use the English language.
• Another similar event in the Dutch language will be organized at Cisco Amsterdam on 30 October. Also Belgian Academies are welcome there.

In the next few weeks you will be informed about the details of the Networking Academy meetings.

 

 

Invited by Cisco Amsterdam on 30 October

Photo taken at the previous Cisco NetAcad meeting in Amsterdam in January 2019

All Cisco Academies in the Benelux are invited by Cisco Networking Academy at the Cisco Main Office in Amsterdam on 30 October 2019.  SAVE THE DATE

• The main driving force of this event is the evolution of Cisco certification tracks and Networking Academy content.
• The target audience of this event is higher education. You have to be a teacher in higher education to attend. There will another event for other target groups.
• Apart from the keynotes the conference in Amsterdam will be very practical with breakout sessions. 
• All sessions will be in Dutch.
• More details about the event will be published soon

For Belgian Instructors the date of 30 October is not ideal, but all Benelux Cisco Academies are invited. A similar conference will be organized in Belgium on 8 November. SAVE THE DATE. One part of the day will be in French, another part will be in Dutch.
As English is the official language of Cisco Systems it is possible that international speakers will use the English language.

Unified CCNA Training for NetAcad Instructors

Existing NetAcad instructors will need to get acquainted with new topics of the new “unified CCNA” 

There exist recorded training sessions related to the new topics:

• Network programmability
• Wireless
• Security

To access the sessions register to the IPD week class and click on Technical sessions and locate the following topics:

• Puppet, Chef And Ansible
• Wireless Security
• Getting to know Cisco DNS center
• REST API & JSON Encoded Data
• WLAN Fundamentals

The PowerPoint materials and video recording are available for you to train yourself and prepare.

 

More sessions will be recorded and they will cover the new “ Unified CCNA”.  

Takeways from Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day - 14 June 2019

NetAcad Workshop Day at Cisco BeLux Office

14 June 2019

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On 14 June about 70 Cisco Academy instructors, advisors and experts from Belgium and Luxemburg were present at the Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day. Key presenters were both Cisco specialists as well as NetAcad Instructors.

ALL PICS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/tRppwVzbZJoS7AHy6

Takeaways from the Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

• We are entering a new wave in Cisco industrial certification, CCNA becoming more generic, and allowing professionals to choose a specialism. What you have learned until now remains relevant.
• Career specializations are divided in the following groups: Enterprise; Security; Collaboration; DataCenter & Service Provider.
• The main Cisco NetAcad learning tracks will be divided in two groups: exploration and career-oriented.
• The career-ready tracks will be CCNA Enterprise; Security & CyberSecurity; Internet of Things & DevNet.

Next Academic Year 2019-2020

• Cisco Academies do not have to adapt their planned schedule for the following academic year.
• In November the new online courses will be ready for evaluation.
• BiASC and Cisco NetAcad will be providing timely information to member academies.
• From November onwards specific workshops will be planned by Cisco and BiASC to help everyone through the transition.

 

 

IoT Security Game

The IoT Security Game will be demonstrated during the next NetAcad event at the Cisco BeLux office on 14 June 2019
URL: https://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2019/03/cisco-belux-netacad-workshop-day-agenda-schedule.html

Cisco NetAcad into Gamification

The IoT Security Game is a Catch The Flag type of cybersecurity game, that helps students to reinforce their existing cybersecurity skills by applying them into an isolated networking environment with an end to end IoT System. In the game, students re-use all the White Hat Hacker skills they have learned in the IoT Security course to discover threats and recommend mitigation strategies in a set of challenging missions that mimic real world situations. To successfully solve the missions, students need to actively collaborate within their team, but to win, they need to compete on the score points with other teams. The competition aspects and the game dynamics create a fun and exciting activity that motivates students to learn more.

Elements necessary for the game

• Game Controller Raspberry Pi 
• Cloud Services Simulator Raspberry Pi 
• Kali Linux VM
• End Device
• Game Central Switch

 

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices -- Online Webinar

Play with Linux and Python on the Networking Devices, 8 May, 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time: Register Here

What app would you develop if you could run it directly on a router or a switch? What full-stack system would you want to deploy and run directly on a router or a switch if they could run a full Linux operating system? Now that your imagination is running wild, join this session to learn how on a network infrastructure you can now run your Python code directly from the IOS CLI. You will also learn how to spin up a full Linux container on a router with either your favorite network performance-monitoring tool or with a chat-bot app that lets you manage the network from a messenger app on your phone.

If you register, you will get access to the recording.

Cisco NetAcad Workshop Day --- Agenda & Schedule

 

All Cisco Academies from the Benelux are invited to the NetAcad Workshop & Networking Day with a central theme of "Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future" at the Cisco BeLux Office on 14 June.
REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

BREAKOUTS/ WORKSHOPS
Please register your choice of breakouts. In that way you will receive a WiFi login for the conference as well as a Webex Teams account for the presentations and handouts  URL: https://forms.gle/nKMXi1TSuqDCPfrA7 
For some workshops it is necessary to bring your own laptop.

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Target Group: Cisco Academy Instructors & Managers
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-C-D-I
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-B
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS E-F-G-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Innovation in Education - Keynote 5

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)

• Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" -- Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- Bart Bruninx, Steven De Ruyver, Cisco
• Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment -- Tom Cordemans
• Breakout D -- Introduction to Packet Tracer -- Yvan Rooseleer
• Breakout E -- IoT Security (long session) -- Willem-Jan Derks, Hans Roeyen 
• Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Alain Pieters
• Breakout G -- dCloud/ VIRL Virtual Internet Routing Lab) (long session) -- Tom Istaz, Pierre de Fooz
• Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan Rooseleer, Marc Delmotte, Fabian Restiaux
• Breakout I -- Introduction to the Networking Academy Portfolio -- Semyon Ovsyannikov, Nico Declerck

CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY | 14 JUNE 2019

Welcome at the next NetAcad Instructor Workshop in Belgium => 14 JUNE 2019 => Three Languages

Need an update? We invite you and your fellow NetAcad instructors to join us at the Cisco office in Diegem to learn about evolutions that will influence your life as an instructor. Also new instructors are kindly invited.
Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

REGISTRATION URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

AGENDA & SCHEDULE 

Theme: Unique Opportunities for the Profile of the Future
Location: Cisco BeLux Office, De Kleetlaan, Diegem near Brussels, Belgium
Date: 14 June 2019

• 09:30 Arrival
• 10:00 Welcome by Cisco 
• 10:15 Digital Skills - Keynote 1
• 10:30 NetAcad Trends and Evolutions - Keynote 2
• 11:15 Diversity > Female participation - Keynote 3
• 11:30 Short Break
• 11:45 BREAKOUT SESSIONS A-B-C
• 12:30 Lunch Break
• 13:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS D-E-F
• 14:00 BREAKOUT SESSIONS G-E-F-H
• 14:45 Short Break
• 15:00 Cisco on Digital Transformation - Keynote 4
• 15:30 Nico on Future Classroom - Keynote 5

 

BREAKOUT SESSION TITLES (AND SPEAKERS)
Breakout A -- CCNA Security -- IPsec VPN Evolution : Why should we consider IKEv2 ?" (Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout B -- CyberSecurity Expertise -- (Yves Mertens via Webex Online)
Breakout C -- CCNP Route Pilot Course -- First impressions of a new learning environment
Breakout D -- IT Essentials -- Why is "anatomy" so important?
Breakout E -- IoT Security -- Experience the necessity of secure IoT (long session) (Semyon Ovsyannikov, Hans Roeyen)
Breakout F -- DevNet -- What does a network programmer perform?  (long session) (Antione Engelen, Alain Pieters)
Breakout G -- dCloud/VIRL -- dCLoud & VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab) : Do I need this network simulator in my Cisco academy ?" (Tom Istaz, Moustapha Ramachi, Pierre de Fooz)
Breakout H -- NetAcad Orientation for New Instructors -- Yvan

Please register your name using the form below if you wish to attend the CISCO NETACAD BENELUX WORKSHOP DAY on 14 JUNE 2019:
URL: https://goo.gl/forms/mQygObc3KNUc9bYh1

Remark: the original date of 23 May has been changed to 14 June due to other bookings at the Cisco Office.

Hardware & Troubleshooting IT Essentials

Voor de online cursus IT Essentials bestaat er veel online materiaal met tips en informatie over hardware en troubleshooting. Ziehier enkele voorbeelden:

REPLACE DIRECT

Veelgestelde vragen LCD Beeldschermen
NL URL: https://www.replacedirect.be/nl/klantenservice/veelgestelde-vragen/vragen-beeldschermen.html

"Fiber is the Future" Workshop

On 7 and 8 January 2019 BiASC organized a practical hands-on fiber optics training in cooperation with SixFourteen Projects and T'SAAM VTI Diskmuide. Fiber is the future. It is relevant for NetAcad instructors to learn the tricks of the trade. Anyway, for Fiber you need to be focussed, clever and handy. If you are in a fiber team, some team members have to be handy, others have to be clever. Everyone has to be focussed.

Topics

• Cables, connectors and splicing: Hands-On Exercises
• Design and Measurement: Practical Applications
• Corning Fiber IQ Programme 

At the end of the training you will be able to install and measure fiber cable in your own school.

Pictures: https://photos.app.goo.gl/EWeRSPKdezLzmDJW8

If you want to know more about this  practical two-day training for six participants, please contact <yvan@biasc.be>

 

FOSDEM Open Source - Brussels - 2 & 3 February 2019

FOSDEM is a two-day event organised by volunteers to promote the widespread use of free and open source software. Taking place in the beautiful city of Brussels (Belgium), FOSDEM is widely recognised as the best open source conference in Europe.

Every year, FOSDEM hosts a wide variety of activities about open source. The 2019 edition features 452 speakers, 470 events, and 54 tracks. There are essentially six different categories of sessions and activities: keynotes, main tracks, developer rooms, lightning talks, stands and certification exams.

Date
2 & 3 February 2019

Location
Activities take place in 33 rooms spread across several buildings of the Solbosch campus of the ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles).
ULB,Campus du Solbosch,Av.F.D.Roosevelt50,1050 Bruxelles,Belgium

Registration
No registration necessary

Good to know

• Cisco provides all of the WLAN hardware and manages the wireless network at FOSDEM.
• Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has a stand at FOSDEM.
• LPI Linux Certification exams have been scheduled on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. 

Cisco Collaboration for Education - Classroom of the Future - 19 Dec 2018

Maarten Druwe of Cisco Systems explaining Collaboration tools

On 19  December 2018 a group of members from BiASC were invited at the Cisco BeLux office in Diegem to learn the ins and outs of online collaboration. Frank, Maarten and Rudy of Cisco BeLux thoroughly demonstrated the use of online collaboration tools to a group of about 15 academy trainers, allowing participants to ask all the questions about new communication tools and methods. Demonstrations of Collaboration Systems need restricted groups of about 15 participants. 

Webex Teams and Webex Meet are very well designed with open standards and are quite user friendly. If you like to experiment with Webex just send a message to <yvan@biasc.be>. Education prices are free for students and one euro per academy user (teachers, manangement, admin staff).

To start using all the possibilities a "presenter" needs a decent introduction. "Participating" in online collaboration is easy, just press "Join".

Pictures of the demonstration: https://photos.app.goo.gl/wgDyx3UyNH7WMubAA

=>    Members of BiASC who are interested in a deep-dive demonstration please contact <yvan@biasc.be>

 

 

NetAcad Days 24 & 25 januari 2019

Alle BiASC-leden worden uitgenodigd op de komende studiedagen op 24 en/of 25 januari bij Cisco in Amsterdam. Networking Academy helpt studenten om zich klaar te stomen voor de arbeidsmarkt van de toekomst. De sessies gaan door in het Nederlands.

 

NetAcad Days 24 & 25 januari 2019

 

Om het jaar 2019 goed te beginnen, nodigen wij u samen Cisco NetAcad uit voor de Cisco NetAcad Days op 24 en 25 januari op het kantoor van Cisco te Amsterdam. Tijdens deze dagen wordt u meegenomen in de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rondom het Networking Academy programma en de wereld van IT.

 

> Meld u aan
Inschrijven voor beide dagen is niet verplicht. 

 

Het Networking Academy programma bereidt sinds vele jaren studenten voor op de IT-arbeidsmarkt. In lijn met het dynamische en constant veranderende IT-landschap, investeert Cisco voortdurend in de Networking Academy. Dit zorgt voor ‘cutting-edge’ updates in het cursusmateriaal op onder andere netwerken, IoT en cybersecurity.

 

Met het toerusten in de juiste digitale vaardigheden, helpt de Networking Academy studenten om zich klaar te stomen voor de arbeidsmarkt van de toekomst.

 

MapQuest Directions API Application

In the Emerging Technologies Workshops about SDN and APIC-EM students will use Python to get hands-on practice with libraries and APIs for remote network management. There is an initial lab in the student course in which you learn to get information about real world route directions using the MapQuest Directions API.

=>   If you are a Cisco NetAcad Instructor and wish to access this course, send an email to <yvan@biasc.be> with the subject line "Access to Emerging Technology Workshop SDN & APIC-EM"

 

Sample Lab - Parsing JSON with a Python Application

In this lab, students will create an application that retrieves JSON data from the MapQuest Directions API, parses the data, and formats it for output to the user. You will use the GET Route request from the MapQuest Directions API. Review the GET Route Directions API documentation here:

URL: https://developer.mapquest.com/documentation/directions-api/route/get/
Note: If the above link no longer works, search for “MapQuest API Documentation”

For accessing the lab you will have to be enrolled in the Emerging Technologies Course. This is free for NetAcad Instructors

HOWTO integrate emerging technology workshops into the curriculum

Cisco Networking Academy will continue to offer specific Emerging Technology Workshops that can be used in addition to the existing curriculum.

Typically, the workshops use the Python programming language as well as relevant APIs to access and monitor services.

Topics

• Network Programmability
• DevNet
• DevOps
• Cloud
• Collaboration

Definitely, it is possible to use the Emerging Technology Workshops for any student group that is ready to grasp the new concepts and methods.

Overview how to integrate into the current curriculum

• PPT: Download Insertion Points - ETW 

More information about Emerging Technologies Workshops

• Download En_ETW_Overview-PPT_v1.0 (5)

Classroom of the Future Demo | Cisco Diegem | 19 DEC 2018

Geregeld krijgen we aanvragen omtrent de thematiek van "Classroom of the Future", en velen van ons zijn daarmee bezig.

Op 19 december 2018 is er de de gelegenheid voor een IT-lesgever én een andere deelnemer van een Cisco Academy om een demo CLASSROOM OF THE FUTURE bij Cisco Diegem mee te maken. Dit initiatief komt vanuit de basis, en niet vanuit Cisco. Het zo goed zijn een IT'er en een niet-IT'er af te vaardigen. 

 

Het is wonderlijk te zien hoe graag de Cisco mensen zelf graag samenwerken met Webex Teams, en daarbij gebruik maken van HI RES displays en geluid.

 

Indien je graag deelneemt, geef de namen op van de twee deelnemers die aan de demo deelnemen. Het aantal plaatsen is beperkt.

 

Registratie URL: https://goo.gl/forms/LJXl6yUwjifinwr52

 

Wanneer	wo 19. dec 2018 10am – 2pm (CET)
Waar	cisco Diegem De Kleetlaan 6, 1831 Machelen

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon - October 2018 - Pictures & Results

Click on the link below to view the pictures
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2C5z6Woih43AtTKF7
More pics: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1919063561495868&type=1&l=c3bca0270c

The jury consisting of representatives from business partners selected the following winning teams:

-1- Thomas More
-2- Odisee
-3- Defense
-4- PXL

A budget 12000 euro for prizes will ensure that the winners are able to go for a next step: 

• taking part in CiscoLive2019
• organizing events to attract young students into ICT education 
• obtaining hard and software for the Classroom of the Future
• buying hard and software for hands-on IoT labs

 

AGENDA 30 AUGUST CISCO

AGENDA 30 AUGUST CISCO DIEGEM

 

The aim of this meeting at Cisco Diegem is to inform academy instructors how to prepare students for the Lighthouse Hackathon in October

 

10-13 HACKATHON PREPARATION

Introduction by Rik max. 30'

Practical Issues by Yvan max. 45'

Course overview for hackathon preparation by Semyon max. 60'

Pitch Training intro by Osama max. 45'

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon Brussels - Preparation & Information - 10-12 October 2018

Updated: 7 September 2018
All Benelux Academies of higher education are invited to the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018 providing your students the opportunity to build a human network and to make the best of their talents in Brussels at the heart of Europe.
This document contains useful information to prepare for the Cisco Lighthouse Challenge in October 2018.
-The event is co-organized by Cisco CSR, BiASC and Odisee UC with facilities offered by Odisee University.
-The student challenge is focused on technology skills used for the benefit of democracy & politics.

Cisco Benelux Lighthouse Hackathon & Innovation Challenge 

Task: Create a prototype installation based on specific requirements; configuring and creating selected hard and software 
General Theme of the Hackathon: Democracy & Politics

WHAT IS A HACKATHON? - A “Hackathon” is not about computer “hacking”. It means “ACTIVE” learning - It is a three-day event promoting 21st century skills, design thinking and multidisciplinary team work - Students teams are solving an unknown challenge presented by a problem owner (external) - Key components: ideation, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and interdisciplinary communication - A Hackathon needs a decent  preparation - Participants are coached by a variety of experts and coaches.

DATES 

10 OCTOBER 2018 Arrival between 9-12am Lunch at 12am Kickoff at 13pm
Kickoff & Team Briefings - Preparation, Ideation & Design Thinking - Research & Analysis - User Requirements & Usability Design 
Solution Proposal - Prototype Proposal - Technical Preparation, Technical Analysis & Design - Coaching  

11 OCTOBER 2018  
Designing & Creating Prototypes - Communication & Marketing plan - Coaching  

12 OCTOBER 2018 
Finalizing plan & Prototypes - Solution Documentation - Demonstrations & Pitching - Jury Decision - Award Ceremony

Introducing Cisco Webex Teams

Webex Teams is a complete cloud-based collaboration suite that enables teams to:

Meet
Message
Call
Whiteboard
Share

The Webex Teams environment is free for Cisco Networking Academy students and instructors. Webex Teams is definitely a fantastic tool for developers, enabling you to create amazingly interactive applications involving APIs, request/reponse, messaging, python coding, ...

A new workshop has been created within Cisco Networking Academy to learn both the practical usage and the coding/automation possibilities of the new collaboration environment. During the course you will be introduced to Cisco Webex Teams and Cisco Webex Teams for Developers. You will learn how to obtain your Cisco Webex Teams Access Token which will be used in the hands-on labs.

More information: http://honim.typepad.com/biasc/2018/08/staying-on-top-of-emerging-technologies.html
Getting Started Guide: https://www.webex.com/includes/documents/us-meetings-gsg-6.12.pdf?TrackID=1029718&hbxref=&goid=eQSG