You may have heard that IU's contract with lynda.com ends on June 30th. If you really can't do without lynda, you can read about other ways to access the service by visiting the 'Ways to still access lynda' page. For those interested in other options available to the IU community, read on.
Learn on your own with our workshop materials
IU students, faculty, and staff can download PDF versions of our workshop materials for free. You can also download the accompanying exercise files for each workshop. Just visit the 'Download Materials & Exercise Files' page and log in with your IU username and passphrase.
Watch IT Training recorded webinars
Check out the 'Recorded Webinars and Tutorials' page to find recorded sessions on topics ranging from Acrobat to Wordpress. When you click a webinar link, you'll be prompted to log-in to Connect with your IU account. You can learn more about Adobe Connect by viewing this IU Knowledge Base document.
Take a Microsoft eLearning course
Try online-based, self-paced e-learning courses on Microsoft Windows, Office, Groove, InfoPath, Project, Lync, Sharepoint, and Visio. They're free for IU students, faculty, and staff. You can even earn certificates by completing courses successfully. Learn more by visiting the 'Microsoft eLearning Courses' page.
Check out books and videos from Books 24x7 IT Pro
IU’s Libraries offer free access to the Books 24x7 IT Pro collection. This service, offered by Skillsoft, offers access to online books and short videos on a wide range of desktop applications and advanced technology topics. Go to the 'Books 24x7 IT Pro' page to start using this resource.
Get advanced training with EdCert
EdCert, or Education Certification, is a UITS sponsored program aimed at delivering high-quality advanced technical training to departmental computing support providers, technical staff, IU students, and faculty who teach advanced technology topics in their academic classes. EdCert courses prepare you to take industry standard professional certification exams as well.
Try Skillsoft and Pluralsight at discounted prices
Skillsoft offers training in topics such as Information Technology, business, legal compliance and more. Courses come in video format, e-books, and mentoring. Training for industry standard certification is also available. Visit the 'Skillsoft' page to learn more.
Pluralsight features training in advanced technical and creative design topics including Android, animation, Business Intelligence, 3D rendering, iOS, networking, programming, server admin, SharePoint, Tableau, video and more. Find out more on our 'Pluralsight' page.
Take an IT Training workshop or webinar
Don't forget our instructor-led webinars and hands-on workshops where you can learn Microsoft Office applications, Adobe software, web development, programming, and a lot more.
Make sure to take advantage of all IT Training has to offer. Keep checking this blog for more training tips, and please do contact us if you have any questions or suggestions.
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