Information Technology is pleased to announce a partnership with the online training company, lynda.com, to provide the entire campus community with full access to its Online Training Library®. The lynda.com Online Training Library® offers 24 hour access to over 86,000 training videos in over 1560 courses on hundreds of software and design topics. Topics include a broad range of technologies: digital photography, editing media files, productivity software, social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter, even the iPad. Short videos – a couple minutes each – are posted within "courses" on the site. Simply search for your topic, find your video, get the answer you need, and get back to your work quickly.

This access went live on Friday, July 1, 2011 and allows all members of the Valpo community to have premium access to the full catalog of courses available on lynda.com. Individuals who had previously used lynda.com during the trial period will be able to use the same login they had created at that time. To login, use the links available on this website.

The benefits to the Valpo community through use of lynda.com are enormous.

• Faculty can use the training library to enhance offerings in the classroom; see the case studies linked on our website for inspiration.
• Staff can develop their technical skills and achieve goals relating to professional development.
• Students can access the videos around the clock, making it easier to get the information they need when they need it – even if that means during an all-night session working on a paper or project.

Additional case studies showcasing success stories with the lynda.com Online Training Library® are linked to the left, and are also available at lynda.com/aboutus/casestudies.aspx. For even more information about the benefits of using lynda.com, please see their list of the top 10 benefits.

Additional features of the lynda.com Online Training Library® are available to the campus community as the result of our contracted access. Certificates of completion can be printed upon the completion of a course. Users of the service can bookmark their progress in a course, and pick up where they left off. An app for iPad/iPhone is available for mobile access to the Online Training Library®.

If you have questions about lynda.com, please contact the Help Desk.