Preparing Students for 21st Century Careers

1. Preparing Students for 21st Century Careers June 2010

2. Agenda Passport21 Offerings Passport21 to Entrepreneurship Passport21 to Broadband Using Passport21 Materials Passport21 Beta Release

3. Value = Comprehensive Learning Experience • Cisco Networking Academy’s Comprehensive Learning Experience spans a Collaborative Global Community, integrating the Applied Practice of 21st Century Skills and Innovative ICT Curricula and Assessments 21st Century Skillsand Applied Practice Innovative ICTCurricula, Assessments and Services Collaborative Global Community

4. What We’re Hearing • More emphasis on personal development, business development and soft skills • Communication, negotiation skills • Financial literacy—tracking costs, budgets, investment requirements, ROI • Manage business relationships • Expand applied practice • Problem solving • Creativity • Decision making

5. John Chambers Chairman and CEO, Cisco “We are facing a transition, and we must take this opportunity to provide today’s students and entrepreneurs with the tools and the thinking that is required for the future. Collaborative technologies can fundamentally transform both how we teach and learn. We need to harness the power of the Internet and these new technologies for creating and sharing knowledge that will prepare students with the skills to compete in the 21st century.”

6. Passport21 Offerings Passport21Offerings • A set of offerings to supplement Networking Academy curricula • Designed to help students prepare for 21st century careers • Helps students discover career opportunities and expose them to attitudes, mindset and skills to compete in the 21st century • Optional learning materials to use in a class Passport21 to Entrepreneurship Passport21 toBroadband

7. Personal development—Self-confidence, motivation, leadership, exposure Business development—Financial literacy Technical knowledge—Increased practice leading to greater mastery of skills Benefits of Passport21 Offerings For Students For Instructors • Engaged, excited, motivated students • Professional development opportunity

8. Passport21 to Entrepreneurship

9. Entrepreneurship Education World Economic Forum White Paper Cisco Networking Academy Approach • Unlock entrepreneurial capabilities to meet global challenges of 21st Century • Advance entrepreneurship education as a key driver for sustained social and economic development • Cultivate and provide exposure to entrepreneurial thinking and mindset • Teach technology-based entrepreneurial skills • Help students discover entrepreneurship opportunities • Align with ICT skills and 21st century skills taught in Networking Academy courses

10. Entrepreneurship Education Technology Skills 21st Century Skills Entrepreneurial Skills • Networking • Security • Wireless • Basic Computing • Configuration • Collaboration • Community • Communication • Problem-Solving • Initiative-Taking • Mindset • Innovative Thinking • Personal and Social Responsibility • Business Management WhatYou Learn How You Learn How You Think

11. Passport21to Entrepreneurship FiveCase Studies Charging for Expertise Starting an Internet Café Making a Business Successful Providing Outsource Services Building a Contracting Business Cisco Aspire game

12. Case StudiesOnline Case Study Modules with Realistic Scenarios

13. Cisco AspireSimulation-based Game for Experiential Learning • Multiple levels, multiple paths • Multiple contract choices • Simulated time and economy • Money management • Problem injector • Skills proficiency indicator • Networking simulation

14. Cisco AspireGame Pedagogy

15. Passport21 to Broadband

16. Broadband (BB) • Familiarize students with opportunities created due to BB expansion • Combine networking and entrepreneurship opportunities • Focus on internet-based applications and socially responsible local economic growth

17. Passport21 to Broadband • TwoCase Studies • Providing Outsource Services • Building a Contracting Business • Cisco Packet Tracer Simulation Scenarios

18. Broadband (BB) Case Study Scenarios Packet Tracer Scenarios • Providing installation services for a local cable company • Advising business owners on the best use of e-solutions • Installing a customer site router to connect to DSL and provide secure wireless • Upgrading a customer serial connection to use a new broadband connection with a VPN • Installing a managed single router solution including voice and high-speed Internet • Troubleshooting a wireless network • Troubleshooting a teleworker network problem

19. Case Studies Outline Charging forExpertise Starting an Internet Café Making a Business Successful Providing Outsource Services Building a Contracting Business • Recognizing expertise • Generating income • Creating a presentation • Keeping records • Providing good customer service • Think like an entrepreneur • Plan like an entrepreneur • Decide like an entrepreneur • Writing the business plan • Review the business plan • Customer and market analysis • Implement, evaluate, and anticipate change • Revise the business plan • Employment opportunities in contracting • The role of contracts in business relationships • The request for proposal • Identifying the business structure • Creating a business structure • Expanding the business structure

20. Using Passport21 Materials

21. Using Case Studies

22. Student User Experience CCNA Discovery: Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP Spanish 2. Go to Student Class Home Page 3. Click on Passport21 materials 1. Study ITE or CCNA Curricula 4. Learn related business skills in case studies 5. Practice skills in Cisco Aspire game

23. Instructors Add Passport21 Materials • Located below the “View Official Course Materials” section on the Instructor Class Homepage • Both primary and secondary class instructors have access • Available in all courses, all language versions • “Find Out More” links to the Passport21 Course Catalog page

24. Providing Class Access • Check box for selected material(s) and save • Links to the selected resources will display on both Instructor and Student Class Home pages, ready for use • Un-check box for selected material(s) and save • Links to the de-selected resources will be removed from both Instructor and Student Class Home pages

25. Student Class Home Page CCNA Discovery: Working at a Small-to-Medium Business or ISP • Students only have access to Passport21 materials after the instructor has enabled the content • Students access Passport21 materials from their Student Class Home page Spanish

26. Passport21 Beta Release

27. Passport21 Beta Release Plan

28. Passport21 Instructor Community • Join the Passport21 instructor community to access instructor orientation materials, collaborate with other instructors, and get community support • http://passport21.netacad.net

29. Beta Resources Available General Information Instructor Orientation • Instructor Orientation presentation with notes • Cisco Aspire tutorials • WebEx Recordings • Passport21 Overview presentation • Cisco Aspire video trailer • Brochure • FAQ • Available on Passport21 Community site at http://passport21.netacad.net • Available on Cisco Passport21 Course Catalog page on Academy Connection