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Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Hau Nguyen Grossmont College August 2019 hau.nguyen@gcccd.edu. Agenda. COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment COMPTIA Interactive Exercises COMPTIA CertMaster What is Cengage Mindtap?

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  1. Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/NetworkingHau NguyenGrossmont CollegeAugust 2019hau.nguyen@gcccd.edu

  2. Agenda • COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment • COMPTIA Interactive Exercises • COMPTIA CertMaster • What is Cengage Mindtap? • Mindtap for Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses • Mindtap Demo for Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking with Canvas LMS Integration • Mindtap Benefits • What My Students Think about Cengage Mindtap for Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses? • Mindtap and Canvas Best Practices/Tips & Tricks • NDG Netlabs • What My Students Think about Netlabs? • National Cyber League (NCL) • What My Students Think about NCL? • Real Hardware for Hands-on In-class Activities • Questions?

  3. COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment

  4. COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment

  5. COMPTIA Interactive Exercises

  6. COMPTIA CertMaster

  7. What is Mindtap? https://www.cengage.com/mindtap/ • New to MindTap? Try it and be the Student! • cengage.com/learn/be-the-student-workshop

  8. Cengage Mindtap for Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses 9

  9. Cengage Mindtap for Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses • Computer Forensics • Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations • Security Policy and Auditing • Management of Information Security • Security • Principles of Information Security • Security Awareness • Networking • Guide to Networking Essentials (New!) • Guide to TCP/IP: IPv6 and IPv4 • Guide to Operating Systems • Hands on Virtual Computing • Microsoft Specialist Guide to Microsoft Windows 10 (Exam 70-697, Configuring Windows Devices) • More Information: https://www.cengage.com/s/computing-information-technology/information-security/ • CompTIA • A+ IT Tech Support (220-1001 & 220-1002) (New!) • A+ Certification: Core 1 Exam (220-1001) (New!) • A+ Certification: Core 2 Exam (220-1002) (New!) • Network+ N10-007 • Linux+ and LPIC-1: Guide to Linux Certification (New!) • Security+ (Exam SY0-501) • Cloud+ (Spring 2020) • CySA+ (Fall 2020) • Server 2016 • Microsoft Server 2016, Exam 70-740 • Microsoft Server 2016, Exam 70-741 • Microsoft Server 2016, Exam 70-742 • Ethical Hacking • Hands On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense

  10. MindTap Demo for Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking with Canvas LMS Integration

  11. Mindtap Interface

  12. Mindtap Virtual Machines by Practice Labs

  13. Mindtap Benefits • Hands-on Virtual Machine (VM) Lab Environment by Practice Labs • Auto-graded Simulations, Labs, and Quizzes • Excellent Study Materials for student review • Great Instructor Resources • Integrated Videos • Interactive Reading Material • Integration with Canvas LMS, Blackboard, etc. • Auto grade transfer from MindTap to Canvas • Cengage Unlimited: students talking multiple classes with • Mindtap each semester pay only one subscription price

  14. What My Students Think about Cengage Mindtap for Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses? • “It's easy to access.” • “Lots of material, plenty of learning tools to take advantage of.” • “I like the available flash cards and the book material is easy to take in.” • “It is really helpful and hands-on which is really useful when you ask it to show you how to do the steps.” • “Like the videos and how they are tied into the discussions.” • “I really enjoyed how the videos and practice labs tied directly in with the material covered in the textbook.” • “Cengage Mindtap is easily accessible and is easy to read up course material.” • “Cengage is really easy to use, its simple.” • “I like the auto-submission for completion.” • “I like that Cengage Mindtap gives you hands-on activities.” • “I liked how easy Cengage was to use within canvas, and I like access to the book wherever I am.” • “I like the layout.” • “I think the labs are very thorough.” • “In Cengage Mindtap, I like the easy access you have when maneuvering around content.” • “It allows you to keep track of your grade.” • “I like that I can access the eBook from my mobile phone.” • “I like the lab simulations.” • “The best thing for me is to be able to study the material on-the-go by using the audiobook feature.” • “Yes, the QUIZES are awesome!!”

  15. Mindtap and Canvas Best Practices/Tips & Tricks • Hide extra MindTap modules that are not needed in Bulk; reduces confusion • Make extra Hands-on Labs as Practice in MindTap • Edit Assignments in Bulk for Graded or Practice assignments • Make due dates in Canvas; no need to make due date in MindTap unless want to restrict student from doing assignment when it’s late • Build your course once in Canvas with MindTap integration and then copy the course to create a new course; avoid using import course, use copy course

  16. NDG Netlabs https://www.netdevgroup.com/products/

  17. Netlabs Hands-on Virtual Machine Labs

  18. What My Students think about Netlabs for Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses? • "Netlabs are awesome." • "Working with Kali Linux is interesting, and it has pretty good descriptions of what you're doing." • "I like Netlabs particularly using virtual computers is really engaging and keeps it fun." • "I like Netlabs because it explains well." • "What I like about the Netlabs is the virtual desktop that you can go in and tinker with it." • "Educational and hands on." • "I like being able to work on systems I have never touched before." • "Netlabs provide nice first-hand, simulated experience when doing networking." • "I liked what Netlabs did with the labs to teach us about the different topics." • "Netlabs was great as it gives you first hand experience with actual security penetration software!" • "Netlabs was very informative. I was able to learn quite a bit from it. It was very hands-on." • “Great virtual environment." • "Its easy to use.“ • "I LOVE the Netlabs!!! Very cutting edge and extremely responsive."

  19. National Cyber League (NCL) https://www.nationalcyberleague.org/

  20. What is National Cyber League (NCL)? • Defensive and offensive puzzle-based, capture-the-flag style cybersecurity competition. • Virtual training ground helps students prepare and test themselves against cybersecurity challenges that they will likely face in the workforce.  • All participants play the games simultaneously during Preseason, Individual Game and Team Game. • NCL allows players of all levels to enter; easy, medium and hard challenges • The NCL challenges are based on the CompTIA Security+™ and EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)™ performance-based exam

  21. NCL Gym Hands-on Training Modules 22

  22. What My Students Think about National Cyber League (NCL) for Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses? • "I really enjoyed everything about NCL.“ • "This was a phenomenal experience." • "Nice variety of applications of what we've learned or are learning." • "NCL was easily my favorite part about the class, I really enjoyed learning the various topics and getting to be hands on with the material." • "Its great overall very good way to train and experience what hacking is all about." • "I love that there were many different categories of things to tackle in the league." • "NCL is a great learning tool and practice environment." • "This was way more fun that I expected. The highlight of the class." • "I liked everything about the NCL, it helps you learn a lot. Every challenge provides you with at least one new concept or fact." • "I like the challenges the NCL provides and the different topic it covers." • "I enjoyed having a competition aspect to the course, as well as a chance to experience more real-world applications of the course material." • "The NCL was much more hands-on. I enjoyed that it was challenging and educational.“ • "Real time application of skills talked about in labs was very nice."

  23. Real Hardware for Hands-on In-Class Activities • pi-tops for students with Raspberry Pi • Networking hardware • Cybersecurity hardware

  24. Summary • Can use a wide variety of products for Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking • COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment • Cengage Mindtap with Practice Labs • Netlabs • National Cyber League (NCL) • Real Hardware for Hands-on In-class Activities

  25. Questions? Hau Nguyen Grossmont College hau.nguyen@gcccd.edu

  26. UP NEXT • 2:45 PM - Industry Panel: Tech Talents, Skills, & Abilities • Thank you for attending the Instructor Best Practices Track!

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