Work On It Wednesday: Learning New Tricks with Lynda
By Emily Young MA ‘16
Employers are looking for employees that are self-driven and will continue to learn outside of the classroom. The best way to show that you’re a go-getter is to learn some new skills outside of the classroom. There are many websites and YouTube channels that offer free tutorials, but one of the best online tutorial websites, Lynda, is actually free for all USC students, faculty, and staff. Don’t let this free resource go untested try it out!
Lynda.com is an online
training provider offering more than 2,380 video-based courses on a broad range
of computing and technology topics. Topics
covered include Google Apps, Adobe products, Microsoft Office, web design and
development, audio/video production, computer programming, and mobile devices,
etc. I’ve used it to learn Google
Adwords for a class project. The courses
are broken into 5-15 minute tutorials that are taught by subject-matter experts
and are easy to digest and refer back to if need be. Lynda can be accessed
remotely using going to lynda.com and using your
USC NetID and password.
My next goal is to use Lynda and the Annenberg Digital Media Lounge to get better at Photoshop!
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