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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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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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December 13, 2017
Review of lynda.com
Lynda.com is used as a resource for software training for both instructors and students. It is used by all areas of studies as the website contains numerous software training that is relevant to the courses offered at the Art Institute. Lynda.com also provides completion certificates that instructors can use to apply as professional development points.
- 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?
November 29, 2017
Lynda.com: massive and passive software training library
All of my comments about lynda.com are my own personal opinions and do not represent the views of the firm. I'm providing my personal views independent of my current employer.
I can't really speak to how others in my organization use lynda.com. It is not a part of any of our formal training programs. I use it outside of work when I need to brush up on my software skills. I know that others do as well, but it would not be accurate to say that it is used by our organization.
I can't really speak to how others in my organization use lynda.com. It is not a part of any of our formal training programs. I use it outside of work when I need to brush up on my software skills. I know that others do as well, but it would not be accurate to say that it is used by our organization.
- Variety: the lynda.com library is enormous. In fact, it can be a little overwhelming when you sit down and search.
- Depth: lynda.com training videos are very detailed.
- High quality: videos are delivered by knowledgeable experts who have great screen presence.
- Passive content: I would like to see training that is more interactive. Lynda.com videos are purely passive. They do provide source code so that you can follow along. But this source code does not take the place of skill checks.
- Learning plans: I think that lynda.com can do a better job of providing users with more direction when it comes to selecting related training. Most people do a search for the software they need to learn to use, such as Photoshop. And, lynda.com has hours and hours of Photoshop training. But, it would be great if the platform asked you to identify the projects you need to do and recommend relevant supplements. If you need to learn Photoshop, you probably also need to know how to use Illustrator, InDesign, etc.
August 29, 2017
Lynda.com rocks!
I use it for my job to learn new skills like advanced Excel skills, SharePoint, AEM, Visio, JIRA, etc. I look there before anywhere else. I'm glad my company purchased a license for my group.
- Love the practice exercises.
- Clear explanations with examples.
- Thoughtful progression.
- Can start where you left off.
- Just add more technologies and new apps, [such as] Data Science, BI reporting [topics].
- I would like to see more advanced JIRA videos.
May 12, 2017
Learn to never stop learning.
The whole world is moving to an online method. Lynda.com has quickly become an incredible vehicle for knowledge transfer and learning. Someone can learn what they want, as often as they want, entirely at their own pace. Excellent quality lessons available for all shapes and sizes of use-cases.
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.
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.
March 14, 2017
Easy way into learning new skills
Lynda provides our developers with an impressive breadth and depth of training videos. Bleeding edge technology is covered with comprehensive tutorials.
- Deep dive into subjects
- Wide range of subjects
- Professional quality tutorials and great user interface
- Could introduce more interactive learning elements
March 08, 2017
Strengthen Your Employees & Employers with Lynda.com
I as well as everyone in my company are encouraged to set aside time in their schedules to utilize this amazing tool every week.
I have used it to brush up on my Excel skills and to learn how to better myself and make myself more useful to my company by learning about project management. I can learn from so many areas of education with Lynda.com, from creative and design, to IT programming to computer basics.
I have used it to brush up on my Excel skills and to learn how to better myself and make myself more useful to my company by learning about project management. I can learn from so many areas of education with Lynda.com, from creative and design, to IT programming to computer basics.
- Great variety of classes!
- Breaks down each subject and lets you bookmark where you are and save it.
- Has great materials (workbooks) to accompany the class.
- I find it helpful to have more interactive pieces to accompany the lessons and not just the workbook that you do as you watch the video. But something to practice a few more times after to make sure the lessons sink in.
February 16, 2017
Great tool for professional development!
Currently, we are using Lynda.com for professional development and cross-training. We have employees take training based on what they would like to learn as well as filling in the gaps on what others know. It is being used across our organization but we are using floating licenses.
- Great database of trainings.
- Search feature is spot on.
- If you have the additional access to use exercise material, the material can be very helpful depending on the course.
- Not all topics are covered to the same extent.
- Some courses are better than others.
- Having to pay extra for the examples can lead to the course not being as effective.
December 14, 2016
Develop both Professionally and Personally
We are using Lynda.com across the whole organization as a tool for our employees to develop themselves both profressionally and personally. The library of courses enables us to offer a wider variety of training videos than we would be able to develop on our own or purchase from a third party vendor (which would not include as many and would be much more expensive).
- Variety of Courses
- Volume of Courses
- Easily Accessible
- User Friendly
- From a management perspective, it can be difficult to manage the users' rights as you purchase rights.
- Some of the courses have been reported as boring or monotone. I think the addition of interactive videos in the future would be beneficial.
November 08, 2016
Lynda organize the training videos well
Lynda.com is being used within our organization for technical training. Our team uses a number of technologies to help with building mobile apps and web applications. Our team checks the video training on Lynda.com. Most of our software engineers use Lynda.com for training videos. We use it to train our team for various technologies.
- Lynda.com training videos are really easy to understand. The trainers have done an excellent job to walk us through the courses. Their English is easy to understand.
- The exercise files are helpful along with the videos. It helps with practicing the explained courses within video training.
- Videos are organized well within categories which helps with searching for a video easily.
- A few new tools and technologies are not available to learn in lynda.com. So if they can get all trainings available immediately after a new tool comes to the industry, it would be great.
- CRM training would be great to have within PipeDrive.
- User management would be great. If I can have multiple users for my team under my account, then I can manage access easily.