Lynda.com makes digital learning easier.

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It’s becoming more and more difficult to be digitally incompetent, now that lynda.com is around. Lynda.com is a subscription-based online portal that gives users access to all kinds of tutorials on a multitude of topics. Videos range from introductory videos on digital publishing and basic instructions on Microsoft Office to tutorials on mixing audio and photojournalism. Lynda.com makes digital learning easier.

lynda.com makes digital learning easier

The videos are well produced and of higher quality than one might find on a free platform such as YouTube. Videos can be found in English as well as German, French and Spanish.

Lynda.com for Business

While many are drawn to lynda.com by the ideas of becoming a top sound mixer or a photo-editing master, lynda.com has many business applications. Lynda.com can be used by small-to-mid-sized companies or by large corporations to train employees in software and business skills at any level. Not only that, but individuals can also find playlists of tutorials with titles such as “Small Business Survival Kit,” “Manage People and Projects Effectively,” and “Find a New Job.” Companies such as CVS, Adobe, Patagonia, Sur la Table and Home Depot have used lynda.com to train their employees.

Lynda.com for Students

For some, you can’t put a price on education. For most students, however, the price of classes can be daunting, especially when the value of classes on Photoshop and other software can’t be exactly defined. Schools like Georgetown University, the University of Southern California, Virginia Tech, Southern Methodist University and Yale University are integrating the high-quality online tutorials into the curriculum and supplementing coursework with student access to the service. A broad range of tutorials, for both beginner and advanced viewers, serve many purposes. Videos on topics such as designing websites develop student skills, and videos on current typographic, photojournalistic, and motion graphic trends provide inspiration for students who don’t know what kind of career they want to pursue.

Truly, lynda.com makes digital learning easier. Resources like these, though underused, should never be undervalued.

Tyler Coffin
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