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Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing course as part of an official working Academy
Program.
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e to NA 3 Version Instructor Guide. Cisco Worldwide Education (WWE)
appreciates all of the hard work of all the instructors. The hope of this guide is to make
teaching NA 3 course a little easier. As an introduction to this guide, the following four
themes will be emphasized:
Student-Centered, Instructor-Facilitated
NA curriculum was not designed as a stand-alone e-learning or a distance-learning
course. Throughout the history of the working Academy Program, the teaching and
learning model has been, and continues to be, based on instructor facilitation. The diagram
"Learner Model: Academy Student" summarizes the emphasis WWE puts on the learner.
Starting with the prior knowledge of the student, the instructor coordinates learning events.
These events are built from a variety of resources, to help the students working
knowledge and skills.
One Curriculum Is Not Appropriate For All Students
The working Academy Program serves hundreds of thousands of students in almost
150 countries. Students range from early teens to mature adults, from advanced middle school
students to undergraduate engineering students. How can one curriculum be right for
everyone?
There is no way one curriculum will fit the needs of all students. The local instructor plays the
central role. Given the learning goals of the program, and the resources described, WWE is
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completely reliant on local instructors to make the program work for their specific students.
Instructors are given reference points to base their instruction from the follo