Best practise for creating Packet Tracer activities for distance learning and assessment of practical skills

The Cisco Network Academy offers the Packet Tracer tool to simulate computer networks. Instructors also have the possibility to use the activity wizard extension for creating scoring activities. There are several ways to create such scoring activities. The procedure presented in this article greatly facilitates creation, helps to create quality activities in less time, avoiding mistakes and complications. This best practice has resulted in a set of over 50 evaluated activities that have been successfully used at networking subjects at the Faculty of Management Science and Informatics at University of Zilina, as well as in high school education and in distance education of secondary school teachers. This best practice is maintained as a live document and will continue to be updated in the future to reflect new versions of the program and user feedback.