CCNA v7: UI, Assessments, and Other Features

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Echo Rantanen Technical Manager US/Canada Cisco Networking Academy December 2019 IPD Week CCNAv7: UI, Assessments and Other Features Telethia Willis Curriculum & Assessment Engineering

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only New Features New User Interface and Updated Course Templates Assessments Bridging Course Resources Agenda 1 2 3 4 5

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Listened  Feedback from the community  Outcomes from pilots and research  Data from systems and assessments  Performance metrics Delivered  Created a New UI and Instructional Design  Used a DevOps approach with new Automation Tools  Built a completely new authoring and delivery infrastructure Changed  What we build  How we build it  Where we build  How we share We Changed Everything! June 2019 July 2019 Aug 2019 Sept/Oc t 2019 Dec 2019 Scope and Sequence New Cert Announced 3 CCNAv7 Courses + Bridge + PT 7.3 ITEv7 IoT Sec Translations Continuous Development CCNAv7 First Look

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential A Few Numbers to Think About PT Activities 91 Labs 50 Assessment Items Over 1800! Videos 83 CYU* 153 *CYU – Check for Understanding Module Quizzes 47

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6 © 2018 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Simulation and Gaming Engineering Functional Quality Assurance . Translation Assessment and Curriculum Engineering SMEs, Instructional Designers Design, develop and sustain learning assets and courses. Media Engineering Media, Software and HTML Developers, UX Designers Create and innovate media, animations, Course GUI Research & Reporting Psychometrician, Data Analysts Sustainment SMEs Work with the Helpdesk and other teams to update, correct and improve products. Continuously monitor effectiveness of elements of the curricula. Ensure quality of all learning products and processes prior to release. Develop innovative learning tools and simulation and gaming experiences. Provide localized content in many languages. Learning Engineering

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Enhanced Course Design Modular Design  Self-contained units  Targeted learning of skills Learning Effectiveness  Better student engagement  Better course flow with intros and summaries  Designed for skills progression User Experience  Improved student view and navigation  Easier instructor content management Module Module Module Module Module

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Enhanced Course Design Skills Progression Reinforce in Syntax Checker Expose in Content and Video Demo 1 2 3 4 Practice in a Scaffolded PT Activity Apply knowledge in less scaffolded Lab Expand in PT 5

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Networking Today Basic Switch and End Device Configuration Protocol Models Physical Layer Number Systems Data Link Layer Ethernet Switching Network Layer Address Resolution Basic Router Configuration IPv4 Addressing IPv6 Addressing ICMP Transport Layer Application Layer Network Security Fundamentals Build a Small Network Introduction to Networks v.7.0 Explore the Network Configure a Network Operating System Network Protocols and Communications Network Access Ethernet Network Layer IP Addressing Subnetting IP Networks Transport Layer Application Layer Build a Small Network Introduction to Networks v6.0 Module Chapter Both designed as 70 hours courses A module is an integrated unit of learning that targets a common set of competencies or skills. Module size depends on the competency and number of topics. 11 Chapters 17 Modules Modules vs. Chapters

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Accessibility Enhancements Enhancements for Screen Readers  Media descriptions and transcripts throughout  Descriptions & transcripts tied directly to user interface  Conversion to HTML- screen reader can read tables, command windows, Syntax Checkers Better Keyboard Accessibility  ‘Skip to Content’ sidebar navigation  All activities are now keyboard accessible  New, accessible header with all user functions Redesigned User Interface  Developed for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1  New sidebar navigation  Mobile-friendly  Performance enhancements  Improved color contrast Enhanced Course Design “Small wireless router with three visible antenna and ports.”

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Improved Outcomes • Complete a topic with self-assessment • Gives students the opportunity validate and retain critical knowledge • Use feedback as review Check Your Understanding

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Improved Outcomes • Exams are dynamically generated from pool of questions, maintaining exam integrity and validity • Available for all course exams • Form and Section Details indicate total items available and selected from the pool for students. • All items, delivered or not, are available for preview with the assessment viewer Dynamic Forms -Administer unique exams to each of your students

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Improved Outcomes Secured Activation increases final exam security New Assessment Launcher • Final exams remain secure until administered by instructor • Replaces the Assessment Viewer • For security & integrity, questions are not visible

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Improved Outcomes Domain Level Reporting • New Class Performance Summary report for instructors • Replaces the Student Performance Summary • See how your students are performing in each domain based on objectives of the modules and course Secured Activation provides useful insights on class performance

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Improved Outcomes Check Your Understanding  Multiple per module  Correct/incorrect scoring and ‘show me’ option Module Quizzes  1 per module  Correct/incorrect scoring and ‘show me’ option Formative and Summative Assessments guide learning at strategic points Module Group Exams  Multiple per course Final Exams  1 per course Certification Practice Exams  1 for ENSA course Self-Assessments Launched by Instructor

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential • Based on feedback from the Instructor and Student Advisory boards and usage metrics: • Pretests not included – very low usage metrics, resources better spent in other areas • Practice Finals not available – due to aggressive release date these are not included at this time. Looking at possibly adding them at a future date. • Quizzes moved to UI – the quizzes were designed as practice for students. These were moved to the new GUI to be more interactive • Quizlets removed – focused on more videos and interactive content in new GUI • Form-fillable PDFs – stopped providing first in IT Essentials v7 – massive effort in man hours better spent on development. Acrobat Reader still allows students to add text to PDFs. CCNA R&Sv6 vs. CCNAv7 – What’s Different?

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential • One curriculum launch button compared to one for each chapter • Modules instead of chapters • Modules clustered in groups for assessments  Module Group Exams cover anywhere from 2-4 modules and contain 30-35 items, compared to 20 something chapter exam questions in CCNA R&Sv6  Item types are the same - multiple choice, drag and drop, and PT as a Media Object (PTMO) • Assessment activation for Module Group exams is the same as Chapter exams in CCNA R&Sv6 CCNA R&Sv6 vs. CCNAv7

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only CCNA R&S Introduction to Networks (ITN) Assessment Pilot • April – August 2018 • Evaluate Assessment Design • Evaluate Development and Scalability • Evaluate Secured Delivery

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23 © 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Pilot Top Priorities Maintain Rigor in Assessment Design for Validity Create a scalable and sustainable solution Item Exposure while Instructor Confidence

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24 © 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential ITN Pilot Key Features Dynamic Sections Isomorphs Secured Environment 01 Sections on exam forms that randomly selects and delivers items 02 Build the bank using isomorphs. These are unique items with differing presentation but equitable difficulty. *Use a template with regular expressions and other features to generate isomorphs automatically. 03 Restricted views of exam environment to minimize exposure of content. 04 Automatic Item Generation Implemented in CCNAv7

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25 © 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Static Items Used for core items and statistical balancing. All students get these items on the exam. Dynamic Pool Technique for creating pools of items based on different features. Select a specific number of items from a pool, for example 15 out of 25 available. Isomorph Templates A pool of unique items with differing presentation but equitable difficulty. Create a new or reuse a good existing item and modify certain elements and properties. Three Primary Assessment Design Elements Assessment Design Elements

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26 © 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Key Feature: Isomorphs (One to Many Items) • We are able to create item templates from items that have features well-suited to generate isomorphs (unique items with differing presentation but equitable difficulty). • Items are similar in psychometric properties (difficulty, discrimination) but may be different structurally (presentation of stems, exhibits, solutions, and distractors). Item Template -------- -------- -------- -------- Automatic Item Generation Item Item Item

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31 © 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Student Performance Summary A “-” indicates that the student did not receive this item. All items, delivered or not, are available for preview with the assessment viewer

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential Secured Final Exam ITN v6 Final ITN v7 Final Please Note: 1) Number of items remains the same at ~60 per final exam 2) Number of attempts is still 3 attempts per form, only 1 form available currently in v7

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential CCNAv7 Bridging Course • Available December 10, 2019 • Includes 7 new modules combined into 1 course template • Can unpublish and publish modules based either on CCNAv7 SRWE (4 modules) or CCNAv7 ENSA (3 modules)

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Can I Teach CCNA v7 with1941/2901 Routers? • Yes, you can use the 1941/2901 Routers, but please note: • CCNAv7 Hands-on labs and Skills Assessments (SA) were written using the Cisco 4221 routers • Some modifications for router interface names will be required • Most CCNAv7 commands should work, but full regression testing for the 1941 and 2901 was not done 4221 1941/2901 – Interface names G0/0 & Example:

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only Network Device Differences Videos • Curriculum team created 2 videos available to students and instructors about Network Device Differences – mostly available ports • Available in the IPD Week course on the CCNAv7 page for instructors • Student access - CCNAv7 ITN Module 10 – 10.4.1 and 10.4.2

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential CCNAv7 Course Resources • Scope and Sequence • Release Notes • Instructor Planning Guides (includes Instructor PPTs) • Instructor Lab Source Files • Instructor Packet Tracer Source Files • Packet Tracer Activity Source Files • Student Lab Source Files • Student Packet Tracer Source Files • Exam Design Documents • PTSA Design Documents Access Course Resource Pages through NetAcad.com https://www.netacad.com/portal/resources/course-resources/ccna-itn https://www.netacad.com/portal/resources/course-resources/ccna-srwe https://www.netacad.com/portal/resources/course-resources/ccna-ensa https://www.netacad.com/portal/resources/course-resources/ccna-bridging

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© 2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. For Cisco Networking Academy use Only What to do when you find an error? • Check the errata sheet on Course Resources page (if available) • If issue not listed, please report to the Support Desk • Includes any errors in PT assessments and PT Activities