If you’re anything like me, your bracket turned out to be a disaster early on during this NCAA tournament. If you want a change of pace, try some of these courses from LinkedIn Learning to broaden your horizons! As always, students, faculty, and benefits-eligible staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning at smu.edu/linkedin.
Career Essentials in Generative AI by Microsoft and LinkedIn
Discover the skills needed to apply generative AI in your career. Learn the core concepts of artificial intelligence and generative AI functionality.
- Develop an understanding of generative AI models.
- Learn the ethical considerations of using generative AI.
- Explore the impact of generative AI tools.
This learning path is eligible for a Professional Certificate from Microsoft!
Adobe Acrobat Basics: Features Everyone Should Know
You use Adobe Acrobat Pro on a regular basis to look at documents created using software you may not have. Most people think that’s all Acrobat does, but it has little-known features that can completely change the way you work. In this course, Adobe Certified Instructor Jeff Witchel provides an overview of these delightfully useful features so that you can work more efficiently to quickly accomplish your daily tasks. Learn how to open a variety of graphic file formats directly in Acrobat Pro, combine a variety of files into a single PDF, change the order and orientation of pages, pull selected pages, extract images from existing PDFs, make edits, turn form layouts into interactive fillable forms, and more. Upon completing this course, you’ll be ready to start flying through your everyday tasks with greater efficiency using Adobe Acrobat.
Time Management Fundamentals
What would you do if you had an extra 10 hours per week? Sounds impossible? In this course, productivity expert Dave Crenshaw shows you how to get more done in the shortest time possible and give you more of that precious free time. The course lays out the theoretical and practical foundations for being more productive and explains the obstacles that can get in the way. It then gives practical strategies for increasing productivity in three main areas: How to develop habits to be more organized and reduce the clutter in your workspace; how to stay mentally on task and eliminate the to-dos you have floating in your head; and how to develop a time budget to get the most done during your workday and focus on your most valuable activities. If you’ve been looking for strategies to help you manage your time more efficiently, this course may be well worth your time.
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