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Change of Name from Cisco Networking Academy to Cisco Academy
Over here in Nigeria for example, there is this challenge about creating awareness of what Cisco Networking Academy is made up of, to managements and faculties in tertiary institutions.
The first question normally asked by these managements is: Is it only networking students must do? We all know the Cisco Networking Academy encompasses almost all fields of computer science.
I rather think and suggest a name change from "Cisco Networking Academy" to "Cisco Academy".
Thanks.
11 votesThank you for the suggestion. We will not be able to change the name of the program.
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EXPORT THE LIST OF CLASES
In manage section, add show classes and have posibility to export in csv or xls , to review number of clases, participants and how many classes do you need to process or need a specific process.
1 voteArchived ·
AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Please review the Academy Success Dashboard Report from the I’m Managing page. This will help give you more of this type of information.
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Smart plat form for commands
Usually after some time you forget the commands therefore there should be smart gui of Cisco iOS
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Online/Digital Signing of Certificates
We often have classes that we make available to various communities during outreach programs and expos. People who signup for these classes are sometimes not full time students or people in the same geographical area. This makes it hard to sign off on certificates as an Instructor.
Please develop the capability to add Instructor Signatures digitally on certificates at the beginning of courses so that certificates are signed when downloaded after completion.
Alternative, provide an option where certificates do not need to be signed for certain courses and this option can be enabled or disabled when creating courses.
48 votesThanks for the suggestion. Self-paced courses are signed by Laura Quintana and instructor-led courses must have the instructor signature. Unfortunately, we will not be able to change this at this time.
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Certificates request
The instructor name in in the drop down menu of the certificates request should be by default the instructor that is logged on to the system and makes the request.
4 votesThanks for your suggestion. We will implement this suggestion in the future.
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Talent Bridge Matching Engine- Age Requirement Idea
Would love to have the Talent Bridge Matching Engine lower their age to 16 - however due to legal I understand that may not work.
However what about if we put in messaging that says "Will be 18 by time of employment"
Thurs providing the opportunity for 'young' seniors 17 yrs of age, to LOOK for employment prior to graduating? This would be key for our CyberPatriot High School participants and I'm sure others.
1 voteThanks for the feedback. This has been given to the Talent Bridge team and they will consider the idea for implementation.
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Add how to calculate checksums to CCNA R&S
FCS and CRC are discussed often in CCNA R&S but never expanded upon. New instructors that may be POCs for the Cisco Academies that participate in Cisco’s free Networking Maintenance Agreement are allowed to download and install IOS upgrades on academy hardware, yet they have to research to find out how to validate checksums. I propose that the following lab be added to the CCNA ITN as lab 4.4.4.2
1 voteThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we will not be able to implement.
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Improve graded PT activity creation
When creating a graded PT activity, currently you need the initial and answer network, and are forced to check the items you want graded (which when grading on a lot of items can be very tedious to set up).
I'd like to see an improvement where PT automatically detects the changes from the initial network to the answer network and checks all those values for you automatically.
This would cut down all the time searching the tree and the boxes to check (not to mention if you forget to check something along the way).
9 votesArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We have forwarded this request to the Packet Tracer team. They will look at for future releases.
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VIRL Subscriptions
Bring VIRL into the Academy so that it may be used within classrooms and by students outside the classroom. This would be of great value for CCNP level classes where Packet Tracer falls short. The original $79 annual subscription for students would be valuable for Academy students. And then there needs to be a cost effective way to use VIRL within the classroom.
4 votesThanks for your suggestion. At this time, we can’t implement your idea, but we will continue to look at it for a future release.
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Share video
Students learn how they get certification
4 votesPlease open a new request with more details.
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conflict assessments across multiple classes
For conflict assessments activations across multiple classes, the error message should be specific by giving name of the classes causing the conflict. For now, it is difficult for instructor to trace the other class assessment activation causing the conflict as attached
15 votesThanks for your suggestion. We will look at implementing this idea in a future release.
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Create an "Intro to Wireshark" class.
create a short class that would teach the students the basics of using Wireshark to both create and analyze Wireshark traces on wired and wireless networks.
1 voteArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We are unable to create a short class to cover this topic at this time.
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Add to platform speech server
I think it would be great to have possibility to hear learning materials, especially in the mobile version of course. Yes, there are some interactive exercises that can't be done in such "sound learning" environment but sometimes we want to stay learning on the road, at supermarket etc. when we have to wait and lost time....
1 voteArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We will keep this in mind for the future. At this time we will not be able to implement.
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1 voteArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We are not able to implement this at this time. Canvas does have an app you can use for your course; however, we do understand this will not give you access to everything for Cisco NetAcad.
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Discount Voucher
Discount vouchers for instructors and students should be given directly by the ASC Manager when future instructors and students who took the lecture requests for a voucher or wants to retake the exam after they fail it at first try.
1 voteThanks for the suggestion. At this time we will not be able to implement the request
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CCNx
add content centric networking sort cache
1 voteArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We have provided this information to the Packet Tracer team. They have added to their list of enhancements ideas. They will work to implement when possible.
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Network+
Create an appendix for Network Essentials that would hit the missing material for the Comptia Network+ certification.
3 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we will not be able to implement at this time.
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Security+ Appendix
Create an appendix for Cybersecurity Essentials that would hit the missing material for the Comptia Security+ certification.
3 votesThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately we will not be able to implement at this time.
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Use real IOS in Packet Tracer
With IOSv, IOSvL2, and ASAv all available through VIRL, why not allow these to be used within Packet Tracer. Students may then have a more realistic experience with the IOS. And there would be full support for all of CCNA, CCNA Security, and even CCNP. I believe many Academies would be willing to pay a one-time fee or subscription for this feature. It would be very helpful for Academies that do not use NetLab.
1 voteArchived ·AdminSandra Ray
(Customer Support Director, or Executive, Cisco Networking Academy)
responded
Thank you for the suggestion. We have provided this information to the Packet Tracer team. They have added to their list of enhancements ideas. They will work to implement when possible.
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Easy certificate download
I was looking for a one click option for any specific student’s status of completion for all simultaneous courses he/she have been enrolled so that I could download certificate of letter of completion for that student in a much easier way.
1 voteThanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately due to privacy reasons, we will not be able to implement this idea. Students can download all of their certificates themselves and work the instructors if signatures are needed.
