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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Good Afternoon,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce that MIT faculty, staff, and students can now freely access <a href="http://lynda.mit.edu/">lynda.com’s</a> catalog of 900+ online courses. Each course is taught by an industry expert and consists of multiple short videos that can be watched and replayed at any time. Training topics include, but are not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Windows and Macintosh operating systems<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Microsoft Office<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Design, including Adobe Creative Suite<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Web + Interactive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Social Media<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo9'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>iPhone and iPad<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>IS&T's agreement with lynda.com extends through June 2011, at which time we will renew the service pending an evaluation of its usefulness.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>Accessing lynda.com</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>To access lynda.com at no charge, you must connect through the MIT-specific URL: <a href="http://lynda.mit.edu/">lynda.mit.edu</a>. You will be required to authenticate, either by certificate or by entering your Kerberos ID and password. You can access lynda.com 24/7 from on or off campus. For more information about how the service works, refer to IS&T's <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training/lynda">lynda.com FAQ page</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>IS&T Training on MIT Business Applications</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The IS&T Training Team’s new focus is on business applications specific to MIT. The Winter/Spring <a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training/schedule">2011 schedule</a> offers hands-on, instructor-led classes on SAP, Brio/Data Warehouse, Reporting and Financial Tools (RAFT), and Coeus, along with MIT-focused classes on web publishing and FileMaker database management.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>IS&T has eliminated fees for its instructor-led classes, all of which are taught on campus. To register for a class, select the <a href="http://web.mit.edu/sapwebss/PS1/training_home.shtml" target="_blank">Training Tab</a> in the SAP Employee Self Service website.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'>CompuWorks Training</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>For those who prefer in-class instruction on Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and other commonly used software, IS&T recommends CompuWorks of Boston. Members of the MIT community can view the <a href="http://www.compuworks.com/r/mit" target="_blank">CompuWorks</a> catalog online and register for classes at deeply discounted rates. Classes are held at the CompuWorks Boston Training Center, located two blocks from South Station on the Red Line.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.compuworks.com/r/mit" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.compuworks.com/r/mit" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Your Feedback</span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.compuworks.com/r/mit" target="_blank"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>IS&T is very interested in hearing from you about our training options – online, in house, or off campus. All comments are welcome! Please <u><span style='color:blue'>email</span></u> me or call 617.253.0686.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Please pass on this announcement to anyone in your area who would benefit from our training services.</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>Mark</span></a> Wiklund</span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'> </span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>=======================================================</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Mark Wiklund</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>IS&T Training Team Lead</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:mwiklund@mit.edu"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>http://ist.mit.edu/services/training</span></u></span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Cambridge, MA 02139 </span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ist.mit.edu/services/training"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><u><span style='color:blue'>mwiklund@mit.edu</span></u> ~ 617-253-0686</span></a><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>