Cisco

We helped Cisco change how they deliver training.

Cisco and networking certification are synonymous — and they had the library of training content to match, too. Those stacks of books and classroom sessions were missing some modern panache, though: on-demand assessments, feedback, analytics, interactive media and such. As fans of our learn-by-doing take on Code School, Cisco tapped Envy Labs to update the student experience.

Starting in 2012, we built, supported, and iterated on course delivery platforms and paired services. In concert with training content, the applications manage features like exams, virtual devices, and review questions from Cisco’s learning management system.

At a Glance ↓

An edtech platform, serving up courses (3500+) for more than a decade.

A screenshot showcasing a simulated, live-coding lab exercise with tracked challenges

Devices, Real & Imagined

Learning about a hardware device is a bit easier when you have access to one, complete with tracked challenges.

A screenshot with course content, including a video and paired text

LMS-Friendly

Content writing is the real star in edtech, so we met instructional designers on their home turf.

Results

  • 3500+ Courses

    Starting with a humble set of 4 courses, platform use jumped a couple orders of magnitude.

  • A Decade Strong

    Redesigns, reimaginings, and rewrites kept the experience fresh for (well over) ten years.

Wireframe sketches for planning a video player microservice
Black-and-white wireframe compositions for the course interface, including labs and text content
A design highlighting the various states of the application’s table of contents
Assessment results, including stats, scores, and a completion certificate link

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