{"id":810,"date":"2021-03-03T20:34:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T20:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/?p=810"},"modified":"2025-05-05T03:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T03:20:14","slug":"what-is-linkedin-learning-lynda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/index.php\/2021\/03\/03\/what-is-linkedin-learning-lynda\/","title":{"rendered":"What is LinkedIn Learning\/Lynda?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LinkedIn Learning\/Lynda is a site that offers video courses taught by experts about business skills, software skills, and for what you are probably here for&#8230; creative skills!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Simmons students, we have access to the site which is a great resource for learning and freshening up on skills. There are courses on Adobe programs, specific skills and techniques, networking, productivity, industry standards, the list goes on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to access the site, head over to lynda.com (LinkedIn Learning) and follow the &#8220;sign-in&#8221; link. From there, choose the option \u201csign in with your organization portal\u201d using your Simmons login and password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voila! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The full courses can be rather long, but they are broken up into digestible sections that are a few minutes long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take this <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/learning\/illustrator-2021-essential-training\/welcome-to-adobe-illustrator-2021-essential-training?u=15595668\" target=\"_blank\">Illustrator 2021 Essential Training<\/a> course for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-03-at-3.30.53-PM-1024x274.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commlabs.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-03-at-3.30.53-PM-1024x274.png 1024w, 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Happy learning! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LinkedIn Learning\/Lynda is a site that offers video courses taught by experts about business skills, software skills, and for what you are probably here for&#8230; creative skills! As Simmons students, we have access to the site which is a great resource for learning and freshening up on skills. 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