2. Hands-on Approach to Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Hau Nguyen Grossmont College August 2019

3. Agenda COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment What is Cengage Mindtap?
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?

4. COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment

5. COMPTIA eBook and Learning Environment

6. COMPTIA Interactive Exercises

7. COMPTIA CertMaster

8. What is Mindtap? New to MindTap? Try it and be the Student!
New to MindTap? Try it and be the Student!
cengage.com/learn/be-the-student-workshop

9. Cengage Mindtap for Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses9

10. 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 , Configuring Windows Devices)
More Information:
CompTIA
A+ IT Tech Support ( & ) (New!)
A+ Certification: Core 1 Exam ( ) (New!)
A+ Certification: Core 2 Exam ( ) (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
Microsoft Server 2016, Exam
Microsoft Server 2016, Exam
Ethical Hacking
Hands On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense

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

12. Mindtap Interface

13. Mindtap Virtual Machines by Practice Labs

14. 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

15. 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!!”

16. 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

17. NDG Netlabs

18. Netlabs Hands-on Virtual Machine Labs

19. What My Students think about Netlabs for
Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses?
"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."
"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."

20. National Cyber League (NCL)

21. 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

22. NCL Gym Hands-on Training Modules22

23. What My Students Think about National Cyber League (NCL) for
Teaching Cybersecurity and IT/Networking Courses?
"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."
"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."

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

25. 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

26. Questions?
Hau Nguyen
Grossmont College

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