[Editors] Fwd: Please check out Lynda.com!

[Robyn Fizz]

Hello everyone,

I use this training resource and highly recommend it. Here's a chance to try it for free.

Regards,
Robyn

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From: Mark A Wiklund <mwiklund at mit.edu<mailto:mwiklund at mit.edu>>
Date: June 14, 2010 1:12:44 PM EDT
To: Robyn Fizz <fizz at mit.edu<mailto:fizz at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please check out Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com>!

Hi Robyn – IS&T training is exploring the possibility of contracting with Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> for online training. I’d like to open this evaluation up to the community, and I was wondering if you could forward my invitation below on to the Editor’s email list.

Thanks – I look forward to hearing from you!

Mark

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Good afternoon,

The IS&T Training Team is reviewing its suite of web-based training resources. As you may be aware, we presently offer Element K’s on-line learning to the MIT Community. While Element K is content rich and offers many learning management tools, many people find the user experience to be poor and usage is down. We are now investigating alternate web-based learning opportunities that provide wide topic coverage and engaging curriculum. One solution continues to rise to the top: www.Lynda.com<http://www.lynda.com/>

Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> offers a rich selection of online training videos that address a broad selection of software tools at introductory, advanced, and technical support levels. The videos feature engaging industry experts who explain concepts with easy-to-follow how-to demonstrations. Each ‘course’ is segmented into short video clips – this allows learners to really hone in on the knowledge they wish to acquire. Many schools presently offer Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> to their community as part of their online offerings, most notably Stanford and Indiana University.

Would you like to take Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> for a test drive? You could gain some valuable training and you could help us with your feedback. We’ve received a number of 30-day trial licenses, good from June 8 – July 8, 2010. If you are interested in trying Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com>, please contact me, and I will create a trial account for you. You will then receive an email with instructions on how to go into Lynda.com<http://Lynda.com> to register and create your own login name and password.

Thanks for your time and help, and I look forward to hearing from you,

Mark Wiklund

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Mark Wiklund
Training & Documentation Team Lead
IS&T Application User Experience (AUX) group
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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