OCIO Service Catalog
Online Software Training Videos (Lynda.com)
Overview
OCIO has a limited number of subscription accounts to lynda.com, an award winning provider of online tutorials. Lynda.com tutorials span a diverse array of programs including Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, MS Office, digital photography, web design, digital video, and many others.
These high level, interactive tutorials are a great way to learn a new program or gain advanced skills in programs you already know.
What's Included
To view a full listing of tutorial topics offered, visit the lynda.com homepage
Optional Features
Not applicable
Pricing
There is currently no charge for use of this service.
Eligibility
OSU faculty, staff and students
How To Order
There are 3 ways to access this service:
- Visit the Digital Union to watch Lynda tutorials from our computer stations. Just ask the staff to log you into lynda.com when you sign in at the front desk.
- Contact our Systems Admin by e-mail to request a temporary lynda.com username and password. This will allow you to watch tutorials from any computer with internet access. The maximum checkout period is 1 week, after which you can renew as long as no one is on our waitlist for an account.
- Visit lynda.com to try out their free content. Every one of lynda.com's 627 courses offers free movies so that you can get an idea of the course. Simply click on the course you want to check out, and all underlined chapter movies will be available for you to watch and learn from at no cost to you.
Special Considerations
Tutorial Length
The combined length of a full set of tutorials varies widely depending on the topic. A topic's set of tutorials is broken down into bite size chunks that average 5 minutes in length. Each segment is specific to a particular technique within the topic and is very well named so it's easy for you to choose which videos to watch - or which to skip.
Tutorial Format
Informational segments consist of the author speaking and/or bulleted slides to highlight the points mentioned. Tutorial segments will show the author's computer screen along with narration of what's being done and why. Exercise files, identical to the ones being used in the videos are available for download so you can work along with the tutorial.
