What’s a Linux?: Creating & Teaching College Courses at 24

What’s a Linux?Creating & TeachingCollege Courses at 24 Mark Stanislav mark.stanislav@gmail.com

What’s a Linux?Creating & TeachingCollege Courses at 24 25 Mark Stanislav mark.stanislav@gmail.com

Or...Survivingthe Zombie KittyApocalypse

My Background...Professional PHP Web Developer Entrepreneur in IT Security Start-Up Linux/FreeBSD System’s Administrator Adjunct LecturerAcademic B.S. Networking and IT Administration M.S. IA/Network Security (in progress...)

My Background...Professional PHP Web Developer Entrepreneur in IT Security Start-Up Linux/FreeBSD System’s Administrator Adjunct Lecturer Today’s TopicAcademic B.S. Networking and IT Administration M.S. IA/Network Security (in progress...)

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“I saw your application...”

“I saw your application...”Applied for two positions at ITT Technical Institute Adjunct instructor for Linux administration Full-time instructor for information security

“I saw your application...”Applied for two positions at ITT Technical Institute Adjunct instructor for Linux administration Full-time instructor for information securityResume got me an interview for both

“I saw your application...”Applied for two positions at ITT Technical Institute Adjunct instructor for Linux administration Full-time instructor for information securityResume got me an interview for bothTeaching experience made me eligible for one

“I saw your application...”Applied for two positions at ITT Technical Institute Adjunct instructor for Linux administration Full-time instructor for information securityResume got me an interview for bothTeaching experience made me eligible for oneThe ITT Technical Institute Process...

DisclaimerEastern Michigan University did not send me here“Promotions company in Detroit” did not send me here

DisclaimerEastern Michigan University did not send me here“Promotions company in Detroit” did not send me hereITT Tech sure as hell did not send me here.

DisclaimerEastern Michigan University did not send me here“Promotions company in Detroit” did not send me hereITT Tech sure as hell did not send me here.All views expressed are surely my own...

Getting the ITT Tech Job

Getting the ITT Tech Job“Demo lesson plan” consisted of me speaking for lessthan 5 minutes; handful of slides

Getting the ITT Tech Job“Demo lesson plan” consisted of me speaking for lessthan 5 minutes; handful of slidesThree ‘important people’ showed up half way Yes, ~2.5 minutes in something lasting 5 minutes.

Getting the ITT Tech Job“Demo lesson plan” consisted of me speaking for lessthan 5 minutes; handful of slidesThree ‘important people’ showed up half way Yes, ~2.5 minutes in something lasting 5 minutes.Was criticized for not moving around more when theydidn’t provide me with a projector remote...

Getting the ITT Tech Job“Demo lesson plan” consisted of me speaking for lessthan 5 minutes; handful of slidesThree ‘important people’ showed up half way Yes, ~2.5 minutes in something lasting 5 minutes.Was criticized for not moving around more when theydidn’t provide me with a projector remote...I was hired soon after; assumably because I spokeenglish, was breathing, and confused them enoughabout HIDS/NIDS

Orientation Day

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.”

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.”

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.” READ: $$$$

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.” READ: $$$$“Help make sure people pass [to the next class].”

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.” READ: $$$$“Help make sure people pass [to the next class].” READ: $$$$

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.” READ: $$$$“Help make sure people pass [to the next class].” READ: $$$$“These students pay $43,000 for an associate degree.”

Orientation Day“Students are customers ﬁrst, students second.” READ: $$$$“We have shareholders to think about. ESI is public.” READ: $$$$“Help make sure people pass [to the next class].” READ: $$$$“These students pay $43,000 for an associate degree.” READ: What The Fuck?

Instructor Tasks

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.Print grades for ~30 students, 3 times a semester.

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.Print grades for ~30 students, 3 times a semester.Take attendance every week within 1 hour of start time

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.Print grades for ~30 students, 3 times a semester.Take attendance every week within 1 hour of start timeIf you speak to a student about missing a class or aproblem they have; create a report about it

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.Print grades for ~30 students, 3 times a semester.Take attendance every week within 1 hour of start timeIf you speak to a student about missing a class or aproblem they have; create a report about it“Important information” designed by curriculum board

Instructor TasksStudent missed class? Personally call them that night.Print grades for ~30 students, 3 times a semester.Take attendance every week within 1 hour of start timeIf you speak to a student about missing a class or aproblem they have; create a report about it“Important information” designed by curriculum boardStudent doesn’t have homework? Tell them to leavewhile you review. Why yes, this *is* middle school.

Curriculum

CurriculumCourse packet is gospel: Cannot change order of weeks

CurriculumCourse packet is gospel: Cannot change order of weeks“What’s important” determined by ITT Tech

CurriculumCourse packet is gospel: Cannot change order of weeks“What’s important” determined by ITT TechInstructors don’t make the ﬁnal exam

CurriculumCourse packet is gospel: Cannot change order of weeks“What’s important” determined by ITT TechInstructors don’t make the ﬁnal examExtra credit is basically disallowed to be given

CurriculumCourse packet is gospel: Cannot change order of weeks“What’s important” determined by ITT TechInstructors don’t make the ﬁnal examExtra credit is basically disallowed to be givenIn September 2009, class was based on Fedora 9 Fedora 9 released 05/13/08 Fedora 11 released 06/09/09

Rip-Off Math$33,000 Adjunct Pay ($1,600) 1 Student ($1,350) 25 Students ($33,750)$24,750 ($32,150) ITT Proﬁt$16,500 $8,250 $0 3 Credit Hours at ITT Tech

Rip-Off Math$33,000 Adjunct Pay ($1,600) 1 Student ($1,350) 25 Students ($33,750)$24,750 ($32,150) ITT Proﬁt$16,500 One building; no “campus” One IT guy for building $8,250 Handful of administrators $0 Lackluster equipment 3 Credit Hours at ITT Tech

ITT Tech Summary

ITT Tech SummaryYou don’t have to know what you are speaking about

ITT Tech SummaryYou don’t have to know what you are speaking aboutBaby-sit your students to pass the class. Adults? Ha!

ITT Tech SummaryYou don’t have to know what you are speaking aboutBaby-sit your students to pass the class. Adults? Ha!Student skips 1/2 the quarter? Give every opportunityto pass. If they don’t come back, no more $$$$

ITT Tech SummaryYou don’t have to know what you are speaking aboutBaby-sit your students to pass the class. Adults? Ha!Student skips 1/2 the quarter? Give every opportunityto pass. If they don’t come back, no more $$$$Gives instructor bonuses for grades and attendance;incentive to inﬂate numbers. Yep! More $$$$

ITT Tech SummaryYou don’t have to know what you are speaking aboutBaby-sit your students to pass the class. Adults? Ha!Student skips 1/2 the quarter? Give every opportunityto pass. If they don’t come back, no more $$$$Gives instructor bonuses for grades and attendance;incentive to inﬂate numbers. Yep! More $$$$Do Not Go Here. Seriously...Do Not Go Here.

Arbitrary Funny Quote #1 People ﬁnd happiness in weird places....

Arbitrary Funny Quote #1 People find happiness in weird places....“Why isnt it just help chkconfig and not man chkconfig? Whydo they make it the least sensible thing possible?”

Arbitrary Funny Quote #1 People find happiness in weird places....“Why isnt it just help chkconfig and not man chkconfig? Whydo they make it the least sensible thing possible?”…1 minute later…

Arbitrary Funny Quote #1 People find happiness in weird places....“Why isnt it just help chkconfig and not man chkconfig? Whydo they make it the least sensible thing possible?”…1 minute later…“...but I love running cat /dev/urandom, its fun to watch.”

How I Was Hired at EMU

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program head

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program headHe found out I was going to be teaching at ITT Tech

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program headHe found out I was going to be teaching at ITT TechEMU needed someone to takeover Intro to Linux

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program headHe found out I was going to be teaching at ITT TechEMU needed someone to takeover Intro to LinuxKnew of my professional background

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program headHe found out I was going to be teaching at ITT TechEMU needed someone to takeover Intro to LinuxKnew of my professional backgroundRegarded me as a capable individual to take the spot

How I Was Hired at EMUGood relationship with undergraduate program headHe found out I was going to be teaching at ITT TechEMU needed someone to takeover Intro to LinuxKnew of my professional backgroundRegarded me as a capable individual to take the spotRather simple, really.

Undergraduate NSA Center for Applied Information Assurance Academic Excellence Information Assurance Management Information Assurance CryptographyNational IA Education Networking and IT Administrationand Training Program Graduate Information Assurance Mapped Courses to Network SecurityCNSS Agency Standards 4011 and 4012 Digital Investigations

Creating a Lab Exercise

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time3. Run through your exercise noting what the steps are

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time3. Run through your exercise noting what the steps are4. Add/cut content to make it ﬁt your ideal timeline

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time3. Run through your exercise noting what the steps are4. Add/cut content to make it ﬁt your ideal timeline5. Test your altered lab exercise and take more notes

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time3. Run through your exercise noting what the steps are4. Add/cut content to make it ﬁt your ideal timeline5. Test your altered lab exercise and take more notes6. Test again following your lab as it is written and adjust

Creating a Lab Exercise1. Create a general idea of what the lab should teach2. Try to select enough content to ﬁll-up lab time3. Run through your exercise noting what the steps are4. Add/cut content to make it ﬁt your ideal timeline5. Test your altered lab exercise and take more notes6. Test again following your lab as it is written and adjust7. Repeat #6 until it works every time, without fail

Building Your Curriculum

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hour

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hoursWriting a new syllabus: 2 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hoursWriting a new syllabus: 2 hoursUploading content to online courseware: 2 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hoursWriting a new syllabus: 2 hoursUploading content to online courseware: 2 hoursWriting a semester-long lesson plan: 2 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hoursWriting a new syllabus: 2 hoursUploading content to online courseware: 2 hoursWriting a semester-long lesson plan: 2 hoursResearching chapters related to content: 3 hours

Building Your CurriculumMaking 11 labs from scratch, fully tested: 25 hoursWriting 3 quizzes + ﬁnal exam: 6 hoursDeveloping class project: 1 hourCreating PPT slides for all lab exercises: 5 hoursWriting a new syllabus: 2 hoursUploading content to online courseware: 2 hoursWriting a semester-long lesson plan: 2 hoursResearching chapters related to content: 3 hoursCreating binder + grading sheets + extras: 4 hours

Curriculum Build Total Time Spent: 40 Hours Money Made: $0.00 Validity: 1-2 semesters

Curriculum Build Total Time Spent: 40 Hours Money Made: $0.00 Validity: 1-2 semestersPreparing the curriculum BEFORE the semestergives you sanity and students better education.

Curriculum Build Total Time Spent: 40 Hours Money Made: $0.00 Validity: 1-2 semestersPreparing the curriculum BEFORE the semestergives you sanity and students better education.You have to keep it current to teach IT and not suck

Curriculum Build Total Time Spent: 40 Hours Money Made: $0.00 Validity: 1-2 semestersPreparing the curriculum BEFORE the semestergives you sanity and students better education.You have to keep it current to teach IT and not suckNew OS release? Retest labs and update screenshots

Curriculum Build Total Time Spent: 40 Hours Money Made: $0.00 Validity: 1-2 semestersPreparing the curriculum BEFORE the semestergives you sanity and students better education.You have to keep it current to teach IT and not suckNew OS release? Retest labs and update screenshotsA good curriculum will make students feel progress

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start.II. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start.II. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start.II. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start.II. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. Builds upon earlier labs E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. Builds upon earlier labs E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. No plaintext formatting B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately. 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal.# Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. Builds upon earlier labs E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. No plaintext formatting B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately.# 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal. Commands? Change font. Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. Builds upon earlier labs E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. No plaintext formatting B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately.# 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal. Commands? Change font. Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) Reasonable length of work /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Sample Lab Exercise Lab #1 - Installing CentOS 5.4 into VMWare 7 & sudo StanislavLab Steps:I. Configuring VMWare 7 Workstation Explanatory title A. Open the VMWare Workstation shortcut from your desktop. B. Click New Virtual Machine. C. Select Custom and click Next. D. For the hardware compatibility screen, leave the settings alone and click Next. E. If required by your instructor, select Installer Disc, otherwise configure Installer disc image file. Logical section structure F. Your virtual machine name should be CentOS 5.4. G. Click Browse and select your USB drive. Click Make New Folder and call it NITA412. Click OK. H. Please ensure that your location is set for the USB drive. Click Next. I. Leave the processor configuration alone and click Next. J. Configure the virtual machine to use 1024MB of RAM. Click Next. K. Configure your networking to be Bridged. This setting is very important. Click Next. Concise sentences L. Leave the I/O settings alone and click Next. M. Make sure Create a new virtual disk is selected and then click Next. N. Verify that SCSI is the selected type of disk and click Next. O. Allocate 20GB of disk space for the drive. Click Next. P. Leave the disk filename alone and click Next. Q. Click Finish. Click Power on this virtual machine if it doesnʼt automatically start. Slim usage of font effectsII. Starting the CentOS 5.4 Installer A. On the initial boot screen, type linux text and choose OK. B. Select Skip when prompted to perform the media test and choose OK. C. click OK on the welcome screen for the installer. D. Select English as your language and choose OK. Builds upon earlier labs E. Select us as the keyboard layout and choose OK. F. Select Yes when prompted about erasing all data on the hard drive.II. Partitioning the Hard Drive & Configuring the Boot-Loader A. On the “Partition Type” screen, select Create custom layout and choose OK. No plaintext formatting B. Select the line where it says “Free” from the partition editor and choose New. Configure the partition structure as listed below, making sure to setup the filesystem and partition size accurately.# 1. Note: After inputting your size for a partition, the final result will vary slightly in the list. 2. Note: You will notice an ʻExtendedʼ partition structure for /dev/sda4; this is normal. Commands? Change font. Mount Point Filesystem Type Size / ext3 3072MB (3GB) /usr ext3 8192MB (8GB) Reasonable length of work /home ext3 5120MB (5GB) /var ext3 2048MB (2GB) None swap 2039MB (2GB) Get to the point! C. Review your partition layout with a classmate or the instructor and then choose OK. D. On the boot loader configuration screens (five of them) select OK for each.

Presentation Slides For Labs

Presentation Slides For Labs Screenshots: Step-by-step of how the lab should work

Presentation Slides For Labs Screenshots: Step-by-step of how the lab should work Highlight certain output or indicators of success I don’t do this yet but will be for next semester

Presentation Slides For Labs Screenshots: Step-by-step of how the lab should work Highlight certain output or indicators of success I don’t do this yet but will be for next semester Focus on the beneﬁt of the given task(s) in relation to how it gets the student closer to ﬁnishing a major goal “By adding this module, you now enable SSL support”

Presentation Slides For Labs Screenshots: Step-by-step of how the lab should work Highlight certain output or indicators of success I don’t do this yet but will be for next semester Focus on the benefit of the given task(s) in relation to how it gets the student closer to finishing a major goal “By adding this module, you now enable SSL support” Emphasize the critical slides and segue into larger lecture topics “...SELinux will provide you Mandatory Access Controls, this differs from DAC because...”

Arbitrary Funny Quote #2 He does drive a Volvo.

Arbitrary Funny Quote #2 He does drive a Volvo.“Volvo is like Linux…”

Arbitrary Funny Quote #2 He does drive a Volvo.“Volvo is like Linux…”"Thats the standard? Im going to do itsome other kind of way!"

Intro to Linux SurveysWhat/why do you want to learn Linux?

Intro to Linux SurveysWhat/why do you want to learn Linux? “Learn all I need to learn about Linux to make me marketable. I want a practical knowledge of the details so I can interpret to people who dont know about it.”

Intro to Linux SurveysWhat/why do you want to learn Linux? “Learn all I need to learn about Linux to make me marketable. I want a practical knowledge of the details so I can interpret to people who dont know about it.” “Learn how to utilize linux because that is what most of the hacking software is based in.”

Intro to Linux SurveysWhat/why do you want to learn Linux? “Learn all I need to learn about Linux to make me marketable. I want a practical knowledge of the details so I can interpret to people who dont know about it.” “Learn how to utilize linux because that is what most of the hacking software is based in.” “Better understanding of computer language”

Number of Years Experience with Linux None <1 1-2 2-3 >3 100% 80%% of Students 60% 40% 20% 0% EMU FA 09 ITT FA 09 EMU WI 10

Command Line Interface Experience Yes No 100% 80%% of Students 60% 40% 20% 0% EMU FA 09 ITT FA 09 EMU WI 10

Primary Day-to-Day Operating System Windows Mac OS Linux 100% 80%% of Students 60% 40% 20% 0% EMU FA 09 ITT FA 09 EMU WI 10

Students Are Respectful

Students Are RespectfulI’ve received more “sir” preﬁxed statements in a fewsemesters than the totality of my life prior

Students Are RespectfulI’ve received more “sir” preﬁxed statements in a fewsemesters than the totality of my life priorPeople call me professor, despite me explaining I amnot a professor

Students Are RespectfulI’ve received more “sir” preﬁxed statements in a fewsemesters than the totality of my life priorPeople call me professor, despite me explaining I amnot a professorTelling people just to call me by my ﬁrst name, theygenerally default to one of the aforementioned words

Students Are RespectfulI’ve received more “sir” preﬁxed statements in a fewsemesters than the totality of my life priorPeople call me professor, despite me explaining I amnot a professorTelling people just to call me by my ﬁrst name, theygenerally default to one of the aforementioned wordsNo one so far has ever been overtly rude to me in classor disrespected me openly for any reason

Students Are RespectfulI’ve received more “sir” preﬁxed statements in a fewsemesters than the totality of my life priorPeople call me professor, despite me explaining I amnot a professorTelling people just to call me by my ﬁrst name, theygenerally default to one of the aforementioned wordsNo one so far has ever been overtly rude to me in classor disrespected me openly for any reasonWhen I say something in class, people do it and don’tquestion it... unless they got a quiz answer wrong :)

The Worst Parts of Teaching

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues Grading; uploading documents; ﬁxing slides last minute

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues Grading; uploading documents; ﬁxing slides last minute Network downtime/broken lab machines

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues Grading; uploading documents; ﬁxing slides last minute Network downtime/broken lab machines Getting past the wall of initial curriculum building madness

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues Grading; uploading documents; ﬁxing slides last minute Network downtime/broken lab machines Getting past the wall of initial curriculum building madness Feeling like an asshole because someone did poorly on a test

The Worst Parts of Teaching It’s really hard to see a student who doesn’t care about class Keeping track of one-oﬀ situations like grades & student issues Grading; uploading documents; ﬁxing slides last minute Network downtime/broken lab machines Getting past the wall of initial curriculum building madness Feeling like an asshole because someone did poorly on a test Students that don’t fully read documents you prepare

Arbitrary Funny Quote #3This is just frustrating... regarding a class project...

Arbitrary Funny Quote #3 This is just frustrating... regarding a class project...“So, these tasks we are doing, we have no idea what thissoftware is. Are we supposed to be researching orsomething?”

Arbitrary Funny Quote #3 This is just frustrating... regarding a class project...“So, these tasks we are doing, we have no idea what thissoftware is. Are we supposed to be researching orsomething?” Really...?

The Best Parts of Teaching

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after college

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helping

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt others

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt othersInspiring students to at least try something new

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt othersInspiring students to at least try something newHaving people listen to what you’ve worked hard to learn

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt othersInspiring students to at least try something newHaving people listen to what you’ve worked hard to learnMaking new friends in colleagues and students

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt othersInspiring students to at least try something newHaving people listen to what you’ve worked hard to learnMaking new friends in colleagues and studentsLearning more than you knew before about people,education, and your own course material

The Best Parts of TeachingMentoring students to be successful after collegeSeeing growth in people you spend time helpingSharing your unique experiences to beneﬁt othersInspiring students to at least try something newHaving people listen to what you’ve worked hard to learnMaking new friends in colleagues and studentsLearning more than you knew before about people,education, and your own course materialFree parking passes!

My Take-Aways So Far...

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care more

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care moreNo matter how much you give some students, theywon’t work any harder than they want to anyways

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care moreNo matter how much you give some students, theywon’t work any harder than they want to anywaysCommand respect and you will receive it

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care moreNo matter how much you give some students, theywon’t work any harder than they want to anywaysCommand respect and you will receive itWriting a fresh curriculum is a labor of love

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care moreNo matter how much you give some students, theywon’t work any harder than they want to anywaysCommand respect and you will receive itWriting a fresh curriculum is a labor of loveBe prepared to feel ignored or boring; it happens!

My Take-Aways So Far...Students aren’t as apathetic as I was expecting (orremember from my own undergraduate work)Being a little bit of a hard-ass can go a long way inmotivating someone to try harder/care moreNo matter how much you give some students, theywon’t work any harder than they want to anywaysCommand respect and you will receive itWriting a fresh curriculum is a labor of loveBe prepared to feel ignored or boring; it happens!Ask for feedback and make yourself a better educator

Hints For Aspiring Teachers

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act Leave your ego at the door; share experience and not how awesome you are at the topic they are learning

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act Leave your ego at the door; share experience and not how awesome you are at the topic they are learning Stay as late as you can with students who care about class

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act Leave your ego at the door; share experience and not how awesome you are at the topic they are learning Stay as late as you can with students who care about class Never make students think you don’t care to be there

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act Leave your ego at the door; share experience and not how awesome you are at the topic they are learning Stay as late as you can with students who care about class Never make students think you don’t care to be there Be friendly but don’t be a pushover to win them over

Hints For Aspiring Teachers Ask students to e-mail you everything. It really is hard to keep track of 50 people’s lives and individual needs Follow-up with your department head if you are concerned about a student’s progress: be ﬁrst to act Leave your ego at the door; share experience and not how awesome you are at the topic they are learning Stay as late as you can with students who care about class Never make students think you don’t care to be there Be friendly but don’t be a pushover to win them over Time spent > money earned. Love this profession or quit.

It’s fun to mess with your students when they arestressed over time-restrictedclass projects worth 21% of their grade.... =)

All your base are belong to us....

Tux makes an appearance!

Okay, so I’m nice sometimes too...

Next Steps For Me?

Next Steps For Me?Taking Spring/Summer oﬀ from teaching; I need it. Update curriculum for CentOS 5.4 -> 5.5 Update lab slides to be more useful to students

Next Steps For Me?Taking Spring/Summer oﬀ from teaching; I need it. Update curriculum for CentOS 5.4 -> 5.5 Update lab slides to be more useful to studentsPursue making an Amazon Web Services class that willleverage Linux classes to deploy custom EC2 AMIs andintegrate with AWS oﬀerings (ELB, EBS, S3, etc.)

Next Steps For Me?Taking Spring/Summer oﬀ from teaching; I need it. Update curriculum for CentOS 5.4 -> 5.5 Update lab slides to be more useful to studentsPursue making an Amazon Web Services class that willleverage Linux classes to deploy custom EC2 AMIs andintegrate with AWS oﬀerings (ELB, EBS, S3, etc.)Finishing up M.S. December 2011

Next Steps For Me?Taking Spring/Summer oﬀ from teaching; I need it. Update curriculum for CentOS 5.4 -> 5.5 Update lab slides to be more useful to studentsPursue making an Amazon Web Services class that willleverage Linux classes to deploy custom EC2 AMIs andintegrate with AWS oﬀerings (ELB, EBS, S3, etc.)Finishing up M.S. December 2011Doctorate...? Hopefully. We’ll see how I feel in 2012.

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What’s a Linux?: Creating & Teaching College Courses at 24

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