Campus has subscribed to lynda.com to provide video-on-demand courses on technical topics. Following is detail on subscribing to lynda and details about courses we've tried out.
As of November 2014:
University of Waterloo faculty, staff and graduate students can now access web-based training from Lynda.com using their WatIAM credentials. There are over 3000 online courses to help you learn software, creative, and business skills, there is also a new IT training category. This training is available 24x7, and available wherever you have access to the Internet. Lynda.com provides just-in-time training, as in-class courses may not be offered when you need it.
This resource is not new to the University of Waterloo, it has been used for about 5 years; however, limited accounts were available on a 2-week loan and there was always a wait list. Now University of Waterloo faculty, staff and graduate students can access Lynda.com online training whenever they need it.
Feedback from clients using the training has been excellent.
The Lynda.com training complements our Skills for the Electronic Workplace (SEW) program. For example, you may want to learn Microsoft Excel in a lab setting through the SEW program and then learn more advanced features as you need them through the website. It is also an excellent resource to learn about the new features in an application (e.g. Office 2013). There are courses for all levels that cover technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies, and more.
Faculty, staff, graduate students and co-op students on a work term at the University of Waterloo can access this resource by:
Undergraduate students can continue to borrow an account for a 2-week period by sending email to request@uwaterloo.ca.
Support for this service is available from the IST Service Desk (CHIP).