Learn More for Less with Lynda.com
With many schools facing budget cuts across the board, finding the money for new software or program upgrades can be tough. As if that weren’t enough, once programs are purchased and it comes time to actually learn how to use the software, educators and administrators have an even more pressing challenge in finding straightforward, flexible training at a price that fits their budget. Software changes so quickly that at times, books alone can’t keep up. Plus, with many people wearing multiple hats as a way to save money, schedules are now becoming more demanding than ever.
Lynda.com, an IEC vendor partner, offers classroom training on thousands of different software programs that is current, economical and more efficient than books. Educators, administrators and even students can learn what they need to know at their own pace and comfort. Tutorials can even be accessed from an iPhone or iPad!
There’s a reason that Duke University, Indiana University, USC and others choose lynda.com to teach their staff, students and teachers how to use software. The lynda.com Online Training Library® delivers high-quality instructional videos over the web or through a free iPhone app, and is available any time to members, 24/7. Get access to beginning and advanced courses on web and interactive design and development, video editing, 3D and animation, digital photography, business and more. New courses are added weekly.
Lynda.com’s video library is just that: A library of software courses broken down into tutorials that can be watched in any order you like. Watch a complete course from beginning to end, or use a search feature to find a specific topic or tool that you need. Over 52,000 tutorials are at your reach. The library provides a variety of course types, from tools-based, to project-based, to educational and inspirational documentaries.
Whether you have five people or a full campus of staff, students and instructors that need software training, lynda.com has annual and multi-year plans that offer significant discounts for qualifying schools. They also have targeted student classroom plans that are ideal for augmenting course work. Learn more at http://www.lynda.com or contact Paige O’Brien, Training Solutions Advisor (pobrien@lynda.com, 805-477-3900 ext. 414), to discuss how lynda.com can meet your training needs.
