GETTING STARTED TRAINING FOR INSTRUCTORS Getting Started with MindTap for IT/Security/Networking Presenters: Amy Savino, Cengage Carrie Shaffer, Practice Labs Cassie Cloutier, Cengage Introductions --

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Amy Savino Product Manager IT, Networking, Security TODAY’S TEAM Cassie Cloutier Associate Marketing Manager IT, Networking, Security Amy Savino Product Manager IT, Networking, Security Carrie Shaffer Customer Success Manager Practice Labs

TRAINING AGENDA Path to Employability Practice Labs / Live Virtual Machine Labs MindTap Overview Overview of Analytics / Reporting Best Practices/Tips and Tricks Getting Started Resources for Students Instructor Training Resources Technical Support / TechCheck

COURSE AREAS Tech Support/A+ Cyber and Information Security Networking Computer Science Programming Web Design Management of Information Systems MindTap’s for Advanced Computing and for all disciplines and areas. For today, we are focusing on content that is focused on post-secondary CC or U appropriate content that maps to certs to help students get jobs.

RESEARCH-BASED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Certification prep Real life context Help demystifying complex subject matter Hands-on labs Bloom’s Taxonomy These four areas are key instructional items when developing our MindTaps for Advanced Computing The instructional design flow is based on research, instructor, student, administration, instructional designers and potential employer feedback We position content for real life success with hands on labs including trouble shooting and problem solving, which are designed to students over hurdles of difficult concepts. We include Con academy type videos. Bloom’s Taxonomy validates the need for higher level, but that students do need help getting from A-Z. These Con Academy-type videos get students over the hump. We introduce harder concepts in an easy to understand way and then build from there. We build all MindTap according to Quality Matters standards. Your instructional designers will love this because they will not have to go through the course, dissect it, fix it, ask more or less from you, then can just see the QM certification and approve it for use in your course.

LIVE VIRTUAL MACHINE LABS – Spring 2018 Improved Grading Functionality for Live Virtual Machine Labs Security+ 6e: NOW A+ 9e: Coming this Spring Semester Network+ 8e: April 2018 New Functionality: Screenshot tool Multiple Choice Questions at the end of the lab Grade report that feeds into gradebook for instructor review Our product team is working on new functionality to enhance the Live Virtual Machine Labs grading experience We are providing better grading functionality for these labs to prove and increase student engagement throughout each lab. A+ will be releasing first – expected by the end of September and Security +, 6th ed following by the end of December 2017. New multiple choice questions will exist throughout each lab, so while the student is completing each lab step, they will answer a question to prove that they completed each lab step. These questions will be auto-graded, and will automatically feed into the gradebook. The second new functionality are student screen shots. When the student completes the lab, the will be presented with a screenshot button, which will prompt them to take a screenshot of their completed lab, right within the lab. The screenshot will have a watermark with a time/date stamp to eliminated any potential for cheating. The screenshot will add additional proof that the student completed the lab fully, and will automatically feed to the gradebook with a "pending" grade, until the instructor manually grades it, however, it is not factored into the total grade. For example, if a student received an overall score of 85% on the multiple choices quizzes throughout the lab, then an 85% will feed to the gradebook. Each screenshot that the student captures will also be available for instructor viewing within the gradebook, but will not require manual grading. As with all MindTap grades, instructors can adjust any LVML lab score as needed.

BEST PRACTICES | TIPS + TRICKS Before Class Begins Use resources on the Cengage Training Website Make MindTap at least 60% of the grade Strongly consider completing the assignments at least once yourself Use Live Virtual Machine Lab Training Videos for additional Instructor help Review Live Virtual Machine Lab User Guide and FAQ document When the Class Begins Make sure students complete ‘Systems Check’ before they register Get students registered on the first day of class using this video Show them the ’Getting Started with MindTap’ video first day of class Think of requiring the ‘Welcome to Your Course’ and ’Getting Started with MindTap’ videos for a portion of the grade if you have an LMS

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LMS INTEGRATION Blackboard, D2L, Canvas, Moodle A Seamless User Experience Sign on / log in via your LMS for Instructors and Student Simplified Registration Process Integrate with your LMS via MindLinks Content Customization and Deep Linking Link to individual MindTap content and assignments Automatic Grade Synchronization (Excludes Moodle

MINDTAP LEARNING PATH Pre-built learning path to match the Organization of a corresponding textbook. This can be customized to fit your course. Activities within the learning path move students from basic understanding leveraging media elements such as videos, animations and readings. Guided practice sections are designed to help students think critically and apply concepts. Questions are designed to engage students with illustrations, interactive demos and more. The Learning Path progresses to help students apply what they have learned and reinforce more difficult subjects.

+ POWER OF PERSONALIZATION Add Unit Add Folder Add Activity Not only are you able to add your own content to drive engagement and outcomes, but you can also adjust the structure and flow of the learning path and your course. Use the pencil icon to add, move, retitle, hide, delete, or change the learning path to best reflect the way you like to teach the course. Or Click the + button and add a unit, folder or activity MindTap gives you the option to add your own flavor to the course because nobody knows how to engage their students better than the instructors teaching the course,. You shouldn’t have to settle for static course content. MindTap’s innovative personalization tools allow instructors to customize every element of their course— from rearranging the Table of Contents to inserting videos, comments, activities and more into the MindTap Reader itself. By selecting the + sign at any point in the learning path you can add your own flashcards, RSS feeds, YouTube Videos, homework assignments from Web links, and more!

MINDTAP READER The MindTap Reader is much more than an eBook. It includes integrated study tools like Highlighting Notetaking (These aggregate in the StudyHub App) ReaderSpeaker Reads text aloud Dictionary defines words—even ones that aren’t key terms Add Flashcard automatically populates one side of a flashcard with the highlighted portion Instructors can share notes and highlights in student texts Instructors can click the pencil button and personalize the eBook https://youtu.be/sVy9dNNll_Y

STUDYHUB APP https://youtu.be/sVy9dNNll_Y The studyhub app aggregates your notes, highlights, and bookmarks all in one view. From here, you can create a personalized study guides, review your notes, and print key information

LIVE VIRTUAL MACHINE LABS Live virtual machine labs provide more advanced learning, and students are working in a live environment via the Cloud with real servers and networks that they can explore, fail, try again until they succeed. YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrdKx3lXXVy3kTmUpZiDszWZ80IS-8xNZ Website: http://practice-labs.com/Academic.aspx Security+ Cryptography

IN THE NEWS MEDIA FEEDS Curated RSS feeds automatically update throughout the semester with relevant current events and articles directly in the learning path and in the context of the chapter.

WHITEBOARD VIDEOS Coding IDE in MindTap now supports bite-sized learning in the form of "snippets". These snippets can be placed directly inside of instructions and feature: Code, terminal, and web snippets Intelligent cursor following for code snippets Built-in instruction and grading support (if needed) Works with new "Instructions only" mode (demo below) or existing thin / wide instruction formats

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