- Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals – the core knowledge to begin programming in any language.
- C++ Essential Training – the nuts and bolts of this essential programming language.
- Excel 2016 Essential Training – enter and organise data, perform calculations with simple functions, work with multiple worksheets, format the appearance of your data and cells, and build charts and PivotTables.
- JavaScript Essential Training – JavaScript helps web developers add new features and design richer, more compelling user interfaces.
- HTML Essential Training – learn the programming language that powers the web.
- Java Essential Training – the foundation for learning Java SE (Standard Edition), so you can build your first apps or start exploring the language on your own.
- Project Management Foundations – from defining the problem, establishing project goals and objectives, and building a project plan to managing team resources, meeting deadlines, and closing the project.
- Revit Architecture 2015 Essential Training – Revit is specialist building information modelling software used by architects, designers and engineers.
- Tableau 10 Essential Training – introduction to the widely used data analytics and visualisation tool.
- PHP with MySQL – the programming language that underpins many data-driven websites.
What does the list tell us?
No prizes for noticing that this list is very software and programming-heavy. Which is probably not surprising, given we are a University of Technology! But although Lynda.com started as technical skills resource, it’s now much more than just a way to learn software packages and programming languages. The videos in Lynda’s library cover a wide range of content areas, with an ever-expanding number of possibilities for using them in learning and teaching.
Have you used Lynda.com in any of these ways?
- Help students build up background skills in areas they may need extra help with in order to succeed in your subject – for example by asking them to complete the course on maths fundamentals.
- Support students to increase their employability and improve ‘soft’ skills. What about Pitching Projects and Products to Executives?
- Boosting the skills students require to complete non-traditional learning activities and assessments, for instance Twitter essential training for a social media-based assessment..
- As video content as part of a subject’s flipped learning design. Some discipline areas such as IT and design are obvious candidates, but business, media and communications subjects might also be able to benefit in this way.
Are you using Lynda.com in another outside-the-box way? Have discovered a useful gem of a Lynda.com course that’s not on the list? Let us know!