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What is LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)?
Lynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.
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LinkedIn Learning: The Best In Learning Online
It's not much, but it works.
A great way to enhance the learning outcomes for your team
Lucking out with LinkedIn Learning
Great video tutorials and training
Fantastic learning tool for large companies
LinkedIn Learning/Lynda is a great learning platform for your organization
Online learning for everyone!
I've found new career paths thanks to LinkedIn Learning
Lynda is value for your money!
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The best way to "level up" your employees
Lynda.com is such a great investment
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What is LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com)?
Lynda.com (now offered as part of LinkedIn Learning) is an elearning course library acquired and now supported by LinkedIn in May 2015.
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Users can develop and assemble online learning content.
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Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.
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Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.
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The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.
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The system tracks individuals’ progress on courses, scores, transcripts, certificates, etc.
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Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.
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Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.
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Presents course material in a game-like format to increase engagement and enjoyment.
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eLearning Content Providers offer off-the-shelf, prebuilt courses and other learning materials such as books and videos in order to enhance training for important job skills.
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Content provided supports multiple languages or translations.
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The content is provided in a structured way that builds upon itself as users progress through the material.
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Centralized learning history where users can track their progress and learning goals.
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Lynda.com, now part of LinkedIn Learning, has been widely used by individuals and organizations for a variety of educational purposes. Users have found it useful for personal development, such as refreshing previous training in programming, infrastructure, or business practices. It has also been utilized for business productivity applications training, including graphics design. Moreover, Lynda.com has expanded into programming and IT operations support, serving as a resource for software training for both instructors and students. Instructors have found value in the completion certificates offered by Lynda.com as professional development points. The software is not only used within the workplace but also outside of work to brush up on software skills and improve professional capabilities. Additionally, organizations have utilized Lynda.com for department-wide professional development, focusing on specific topic areas to enhance professional and educational skills. One of the key benefits of using Lynda.com is that it helps solve the issue of providing professional development with a limited budget. Whether it's learning Excel, project management, creative design, IT programming, or computer basics, users have found Lynda.com valuable in improving their skills in various areas. Furthermore, LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is available to all employees and encourages self-directed learning for various disciplines. With a wide range of courses and high-quality content available, LinkedIn Learning is seen as a valuable tool for learners of all ages.
Comprehensive Database: Many users have praised the database of trainings on lynda.com, stating that it is great and comprehensive. They appreciate the wide range of topics covered, providing ample learning resources for different needs.
Accurate and Efficient Search Feature: The accurate and efficient search feature on lynda.com has been highly appreciated by users. It allows them to quickly find the specific courses or topics they are looking for, saving them time and effort in their learning journey.
Availability of Exercise Material: Users have found the availability of exercise material on lynda.com to be very helpful. Some reviewers mentioned that depending on the course, these exercises can greatly reinforce their learning experience and enable them to apply the concepts in a practical manner.
Confusing User Interface: Many users have found the user interface of LinkedIn Learning to be confusing and counter-intuitive, making it difficult to navigate and use effectively.
Account Migration Issues: There have been numerous complaints about the account migration process to LinkedIn Learning not working properly. Users have expressed their dissatisfaction with the technical support, stating that they were unhelpful in resolving the issues faced during migration.
Lack of Clarity in Courses: Several users have expressed frustration with the lack of clarity and direction in the courses offered by LinkedIn Learning. They feel that there is a lack of clear learning outcomes, which hinders their ability to track progress and achieve specific goals.
Users commonly recommend .com as a training option when it is offered as part of a company-wide benefit or if individuals can commit to taking several courses per year. For small businesses, users suggest considering Udemy due to its lower-priced courses. It is also recommended to provide recommended content to help employees familiarize themselves with the system and periodically suggest additional training videos or series throughout the year. Furthermore, users advise encouraging employees to explore a wide range of trainings, even those not directly relevant to the business.
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(1-14 of 14)LinkedIn Learning Review
- They have progressively updated the interface for the video lessons, adding a transcript, and for some time they had several video window options. These were important because you frequently have to refer back and forth between the lesson segments, transcript, and video, which is an extra usability headache when you have to scroll constantly.
- Their introductory "essential training" videos are generally quite good at getting an overview of software tools, functionality, and work flow.
- Lynda.com specialized initially in DESIGN. She was the first person to author web design books oriented towards graphic designers instead of programmers. She often included videos with groundbreaking artists in their field.
- Transcripts are an essential tool in the lessons. Once you've watched everything, there are bound to be things you need to refer to again, and the transcripts help because you don't have to watch each video again.
- LinkedIn Learning has already made much of Lynda.com's content unusable. Where software lessons were once clearly indexed by company and title, now searches lead to every video segment that mentions a topic among all related software products. Meanwhile, it's often impossible to find courses when you know they exist. For example, Google and G-Suite courses were nearly impossible to find for some time.
- LinkedIn's interface is already confusing and counter-intuitive. They've wrapped LinkedIn Learning into the existing over-cluttered interface, making it even harder to use effectively. As a company, they've also proven to be untrustworthy; when I first signed up for Linked In, they spammed everyone in my contact list, and there are lots of reports of them billing customers without their consent. I'm being forced to migrate to LinkedIn Learning, but the account migration doesn't work, and their tech support was clueless why.
- Lynda.com was never terribly great for learning coding. Even if you buy the upper tier subscription with the exercise files, it can often be difficult to debug a problem when you're following an instructor onscreen. If there's something you're confused by, there's no way to ask a question for clarification. LinkedIn is even worse because it's trying to include every IT subject that certifications are available for, and they're weak on design software.
- The class certificates are basically a joke. All you have to do to "earn one" is let all the videos in a course play through to the end. I think there may be comprehension questions thrown in for good measure, but I never found them to help comprehension or retention.
- Just like the present site, LinkedIn targets everything towards corporate clients. A large majority of design professionals and creatives in general are contract workers and resent pop-up menus that don't even mention design among the potential departments or any related job titles. LinkedIn Learning is targeted towards IT support personnel, not creative software users.
- Lynda.com was initially a family business. Together with Bruce Heavin, she offered easily accessible training for people without technical backgrounds. Now she's on the Forbes top 100 women list, valuing her at $310 million. Lynda.com went through a growth spurt that moved them from Ojai to Ventura, and in the process they became less and less personal. Support staff was still friendly, helpful, and responsive though. Few other businesses offered the ability to start and stop a subscription without any penalty. Now LinkedIn's purchase seems to be putting nails in the coffin. No longer is there phone support - only a chat window with uninformed people puzzled why they can't migrate [your] account.
However, it takes a very self-motivated learner to sit through training sessions. Most people don't fit that category, and a subscription may end up gathering dust like a pandemic gym membership. My account is sometimes dormant for months, but then I'll be watching lessons continually the following month. I've often wondered if it was worth it for that reason. I have some friends that voraciously devoured class after Lynda.com class, and built successful careers on that training. But many others never use their account. It's helpful to consider whether you're a self-motivated learner. If not, it may not be the best format for you.
More complicated software often can't be adequately introduced in a several-hour-long series of videos. I found Final Cut Pro (7) hard to learn online, also Logic Pro. Other somewhat complicated programs like DVD Pro were a snap to learn, and I learned a lot about PHP and Actionscript programming from Lynda.com. Some web and graphics software is exceptionally explained by real experts, such as Lynda's Photoshop classes, which are the best I've seen on that subject. Many of her web production courses will take you every step along the way to creating your own website, even if you haven't coded before. Adobe and Apple have both published similar project-based tutorial classes in book form, and I think they're a bit more polished, but the video instructor can help move you along through all the content more easily. Learning software seems to work better from an online video than a book these days; it's helpful to already be sitting at the computer where you're able to try everything out as it's explained. Most people don't seem to retain software principles unless they're trying them while learning.
A bad instructor can make it difficult to sit through a video class. Lynda.com and others generally have a large variety of content creators, so you're not as limited with instructors as you might be at a University, where the same instructor may teach several related applications. Departmental faculty may have much more targeted and creative applications for your software though, while paid corporate software training can be mind-numbingly bad. Continuing ed classes that I've taken usually seemed to just focus on learning the tools in a software product. They often don't or even can't show you how to apply the software for your purposes as full time faculty at a University might. Some Lynda.com instructors weren't great, but most seemed a cut above the continuing ed and corporate software trainers I've learned from or contracted. The majority of the classes seemed to apply the software for an impressive final project.
Redundancy is a real drawback among the online lessons. Often the advanced classes repeat many of the concepts from the introductory "Essentials" courses. If you know an earlier version of an application and just want to learn new features, a book may be a faster route to your goal. I originally suggested the "New Features" lessons that Lynda began to offer for updated releases, and I think they're especially helpful. It's much harder to skim through a video than a page of text, so I'd anticipate having to complement your Lynda.com lessons with other instructional materials.
Lynda.com didn't have as many of the "fluff" courses that LinkedIn is now offering. These titles read like articles from Cosmo. They might be better served to offer "How to respond to a connection request from a recruiter who works in a field completely unrelated to you."
LinkedIn Learning: The Best In Learning Online
- It does an excellent job in relating to their audience and transferring and relating information they give in each course.
- It always has a variety of new and relevant courses to improve your career skill set and marketability to new and possible clients and employers.
- The price and selection of obtaining vital skills sets can not be beat. It is not just celebrity experts, but highly valued and main experts in the fields they dominate explaining to you how you can get there now and not later.
- More deals that work within each matter of subject and add an add bonus to whatever LinkedIn package you purchase on premium.
- Finally, combining LinkedIn Learning/Lynda in a uniformed package so people know it is the same company, especially those that utilize their library for study.
- Expansion on other subjects or experts in certain aspects (International Languages and Religion) would be helpful. Imagine a course on Greek or Hebrew.
- A good three month bundle price for longtime LinkedIn members would not hurt.
It's not much, but it works.
- Accessible
- Cheap price model
- Wide berth of available subjects
- Technical content is surface-level at best.
- Too many different names. Bad Branding.
- Very basic; not very feature-rich.
Great video tutorials and training
- Well-instructed videos with examples
- Practical files
- I find that the videos stop when watched on a tablet.
- I wish the videos could be played at different speeds.
Online learning for everyone!
- It allows the learning at your own pace. You course history is always at hand, as well as all the exercise files.
- It allows to practice some skills (like coding) right inside the site's editor without switching to the other programs.
- It helps to choose classes and learning paths. I am currently on my way to complete Wordpress and photography related ones.
- The level of instructors is anything between great and brilliant. All the courses give a very clear presentations and provide adequate exercises.
- You will be able to use your knowledge in real life. I gained a lot from what I learned watching photography and web design classes, my skills improved significantly.
- All videos can be watch with text overlay and played at a different speed (they really care about accessibility).
- It would be good to have more intermediate and advanced classes
- It wood be good to have learning path that may help in gaining certification (like Microsoft or Oracle ones)
- It would be nice to have some individual help from instructors (for the additional payment, of course)
I've found new career paths thanks to LinkedIn Learning
- Teaching a how-to in bite sized pieces
- Consistency of the quality of content
- Huge library of content and education
- Progress and tracking
- LinkedIn Learning provides learning paths, but it's left much to be desired. Not enough direction about the why, or learning outcomes.
- Some courses provide exercises/quizzes. Others do not. There's definitely a missing piece to test comprehension.
- The library is so large, it's difficult to really build your own learning. I find it better for just-in-time learning.
A scenario where it's less appropriate is finding specific needs for your use case. While LinkedIn Learning is great for learning how something works and exploring test projects - don't expect it to hold your hand to do something very specific. For example - if you need to deploy a app using YOUR SPECIFIC WORKFLOW, you're not going to find a point-by-point tutorial. You'll find courses on how to deploy it in different ways, but not exactly the way you need it.
The best way to "level up" your employees
- LinkedIn Learning offers several courses covering a wide range of topics.
- The courses are engaging and enjoyable.
- The pricing model isn't very good for individuals wanting to take just one course.
Lynda.com is such a great investment
- Lynda.com has a variety of courses that can be applicable to anyone.
- The cost of use is free for us in our institution.
- There is access to different supplemental resources in each course.
- Lynda.com can be overwhelming at times and the resources are not always organized in a conducive manner for learning.
- I think there is room for additional courses on certain topics like how to use statistical packages such as R, Stata, SAS.
Great educational resource
- Lynda.com has a wide range of instructional training videos on a lot of different subjects.
- The training videos can be watched as one-off or users can enroll in specific courses giving them more in-depth knowledge about the specific studying material.
- Filtering through the content by searching on specific tags can sometimes reveal erroneous results, and video content can quickly become outdated.
Lynda is the world standard for video tutorials.
- LOTS of topics. There is almost an unlimited number of videos on topics. You can watch hundreds of hours of tutorials if you so wished.
- Live-captions available, or you can read all of it.
- Industry expert authors/instructors -- you're learning from people with pedigree.
- Different results depending on each person's learning style or each expert's teaching style. Like in school, not all match-ups will be beneficial and totally, completely informational.
- Industry expert authors/instructors - you're learning from people with pedigree.
- Breadth and depth of catalog - not only is there a wide range of topics and disciplines, but there are frequently several levels of depth within each (eg. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced).
- Time needed to complete each course AND each section of a course are included - you know what you're getting into from the first click.
- Knowledge checks are infrequent - as of this writing, they have begun to beta-test adding in a "How much do you know?" knowledge check at the beginning of some courses.
Lynda: Must Have Self-Discipline To Use
- An in-depth tutorial, training, and reviews.
- An influx of information and specialists/experts available to help.
- Online courses for a multitude of topics—we're talking hundreds of videos.
- Able to take this on the go. Don't have to be in a desk at work to use lynda.com.
- Different results depending on each person's learning style or each expert's teaching style. Like in school, not all matchups will be beneficial and totally, completely informational.
- Sometimes the videos can be long, which means it can be easy to get distracted/not pay attention. Sometimes long videos are warranted, sometimes they're not. Lynda is best for candidates with the self-discipline to stay committed.
Review of lynda.com
- The training is clear, you can access it on any device.
- The instruction covers all areas of the software in question. It is updated on a regular basis to keep up with software updates.
- Files from the course can be downloaded and used for practice.
- Able to link students directly to another valuable resource for learning (only the free videos)
- Lynda.com pretty much covers all of what I need.
- The only thing is that it is not free and many students don't have the means to subscribe to the training. Perhaps a student price?
Not sure if its useful as a tool to teach skills that requires face-to-face contact, for example in sales.
Learn to never stop learning.
Though my experience is based on personal usage, it's easy to see the positive impact Lynda.com can have within an organization for any number of use cases. Excellent training content can help with ramping up employees, onboarding, learning new programs, use-cases, tactics, tips, etc.
- Providing a large amount of content, with well-executed training content. Able to choose areas of interest and begin the learning process at your own pace, taking on courses and content ranging from completely beginner levels up the scale to advanced learning.
- Very easy-to-use interface that allows for an easy adoption and to hit the ground running with little to no need for instruction or hand holding.
- Ability to set playlists lets a user browse through and tag content that they're interested in, able to tackle at a later date. Allows for better organization, structure, and ultimately helps lead towards similar content that's of interest to the user(s).
- Easy to point the finger at pricing. Though in my opinion Lynda.com content is priced fairly, paying less is always of interest to society. That said, should the content suffer, lowering pricing wouldn't pose as a benefit to their offering.
- Perhaps more of a tiered or a la carte model would attract more users: particularly low-usage users.