Attend PD session on July 24 for hands-on training
Staff and faculty: professional and personal development is now at your fingertips.
NC employees now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com. Lynda.com is an on-demand library of instructional videos covering the latest business, technology and creative skills. The website provides access to more than 1,400 self-paced video tutorials about software, web development, photography, business and marketing.
“We are so excited to announce that all NC staff and students have access to Lynda.com! It is a wonderful complement to our in-class and on-campus learning, with video tutorials on software, web development, photography, business topics, design, and marketing,” said Gordana Vitez, manager Library and Learning Commons, and campus program coordinator for NC. “We hope that the NC community will enjoy the unlimited Lynda.com access over the next three years.”
Attend PD session with Lynda.com rep
A professional development session for all faculty and staff will be held at the NOTL Campus on July 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in W214. The session will be led by a representative from Lynda.com and will involve hands-on training and a question and answer period. Participants are encouraged to bring a mobile device to this session.
Please register here for the session
Access Lynda.com
To access Lynda.com, log in using NC Blackboard credentials. Visit www.niagaracollege.ca/lynda/
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- Teaching with Lynda.com
- Teacher Tech Tips
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Gamification: Increasing Engagement
- eLearning: Online Education
Professional Development
- Time Management and Budgeting
- Organizational Skills
- Emotional Intelligence
- Mastering Excel
- Communication Skills
- Team Management
- Fostering Collaboration
Some of the website’s features include:
- Unlimited access to video tutorials on a wide variety of technologies;
- Up-to-date content for continued learning;
- Tutorials developed by industry experts;
- Access to supplementary exercises and activities;
- Closed captioning and searchable, time coded transcripts;
- Beginner to advanced level tutorials;
- Watch complete tutorial sets or individuals as you need them; and
- Mobile app access.
Tutorials include:
- Social Media Marketing with Facebook and Twitter;
- Vimeo Essential Training;
- WordPress Essential Training;
- Outlook 2016: Time Management with Calendar and Tasks;
- PowerPoint 2016 New Features;
- OneNote 2016;
- Word 2016 Mail Merge in Depth;
- Building Templates in Word;
- Excel 2016: Pivot Tables in Depth;
- Time Management Fundamentals;
- Up and Running with Photoshop Elements 11; and
- Windows 10 Tips and Tricks.
