1. Global Instructor Resources Contest
Karen Alderson
Regional Technical Manager, USA/Canada

2. Global Instructor Resources
Have you visited the GIR site yet? GIR, which is Global Instructor Resources in short was launched in Dec 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 will be automatically generated.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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!