Global Instructor Resources Contest Karen Alderson Regional Technical Manager, USA/Canada kalderso@cisco.com

Global Instructor Resources Have you visited the GIR site yet? GIR, which is Global Instructor Resources in short was launched in Dec 2012. From its name you might have guess that its is a consolidation of all teaching materials shared by instructors and TA members. It contains a wealth of technical resources created globally, make available to every Network Academy Instructor around the globe. You can leverage these resources as additional learning materials, introduce multimedia content such as videos to capture your students’ attention and make learning more engaging. There are over 147 resources from 7 different categories. More topics are being added each week. We have a category that we specially recommend for those materials that is a “must-read” . We have added some enhancement to the site, and you can now contact any of the Technical Managers by pointing and clicking your mouse on the person in the banner and an email will be automatically generated.  

What is the GIR Contest? A Global Contest that focuses on producing original content to support the teaching and learning of topics included in the CCNA curriculum. The resulting content will be posted on the GIR portal to be shared with the Global Community The GIR Contest is a competition that focuses on participants generating original content to support the teaching and learning of topics in the CCNA Curriculum. In a way, it’s a design contest and It challenges instructors to submit the very best teaching resources that they have created over their teaching experience. Participants who wish to compete must submit their teaching materials (not exceeding 40 minutes of learning) in any or all of the following formats: - An introduction document of the material (required) - A brief video recording - PowerPoint slide deck - Packet Tracer file - Topology and configuration file for real equipment - Additional support materials for reference (for example: useful links from Cisco.com, RFC documentation) All documents must be submitted as one zip file, the total size of compressed file should not exceed 100 Mb.

Who can participate? Any *active Academy instructor is eligible to participate Not just CCNA Instructors The submitted teaching resource must be original Authored by the instructor Must not have been submitted to any other previous contest Content may be submitted in local language or in English However, local language teaching resources can only compete for the Regional Prize In order to be eligible for the Global Prize, the resource must be in English *must have taught a course in the last 12 months The Contest is open to: (a) Cisco Networking Academy instructor who has taught a Cisco Networking Academy course within the twelve months prior to the Contest Registration start date; (b) who is at least 18 years of age at the time of entry; and (c) who has a valid Academy Connection or NetSpace username and password when registering. Instructors do not have to necessarily teach CCNA, but the content that is submitted must focus on the topics in the CCNA Curriculum.

Winners and Prizes Global Prizes Regional Prizes Lucky Draw Prizes One (1) first prize winner will receive a gift voucher valued at US$700 redeemable at a retailer selected by Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd. One (1) second prize winner will receive a gift voucher valued at US$500 redeemable at a retailer selected by Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd. One (1) third prize winner will receive a gift voucher valued at US$350 redeemable at a retailer selected by Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd. Regional Prizes Eighteen (18) regional prize winners will each receive a gift voucher valued at US$300 redeemable at a retailer selected by Cisco Systems (USA) Pte Ltd. Lucky Draw Prizes Thirty (30) lucky draw prize winners will each receive an e-book gift voucher valued at US$15 redeemable at Cisco Press or an equivalent retailer.

Teaching Resources Mandatory for each submission A teaching resource must not exceed 40 minutes of learning A teaching resource must have an introductory description in English All documents for the Teaching Resource must be submitted as one zip file that should not exceed 100 MB Types of teaching resources A brief video recording PPT Slide Deck Packet Tracer file Topology and config files of real equipment A lab scenario Case study etc This needs to be clearly specified on the portal Participants who wish to compete must submit their teaching materials (not exceeding 40 minutes of learning) in any or all of the following formats: An introduction document of the material (required) A brief video recording PowerPoint slide deck Packet Tracer file Topology and configuration file for real equipment Additional support materials for reference (for example: useful links from Cisco.com, RFC documentation) All documents must be submitted as one zip file, the total size of compressed file should not exceed 100 MB.

Contest Timeline 28th of June 26th of July 15th of September Registration Opens/Submissions Accepted Registration Closes/ End of Submission Round One Judging opens (Peer Voting) Peer voting closes/ Regional Winners announced Round Two Judging (by Cisco) Global Winners get announced 28th of June 26th of July 15th of September 1st of May 10th of July 11th - 31st of August The Contest is going to have multiple intervals during its timeframe that instructors should be aware of. Registration on the portal and the opening for submissions is going to start on the 1st of May. During the 1st of May – 30th of May, we are going to offer Bonus Points for Early submissions. This would greatly increase instructors’ changes to win so this must be carefully communicated to customers 01 May 2013 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time = registration opens and submissions are accepted 01 May 2013 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time to 31 May 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time = early submission time period 28 June 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time = registration closes and end of submission period 10 July 2013 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time = peer voting opens 26 July 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time = peer voting closes 11 August 2013 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time to 31 August 2013 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time = Round Two Judging After 15 September 2013 = winners announced 1st - 30th of May Early Submission BONUS Points

Join the contest! http://lms.netacad.net/course/view.php?id=4641 Self-Enrollment Moodle course Let’s collaborate together and participate in the Contest! In the end we are all going to win the biggets sharing of experiences we have ever made and our students are going to win even more in the end!

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