Turkey and a Side of Training? Holiday LinkedIn Learning Opportunities!

LinkedIn Learning logoDuring the holidays, it’s always easy to shift into neutral and coast through the traveling, gathering, and meals that take us into the New Year. But before you know it, you’re back at work and have no time to sharpen your skills! Don’t forget that all students, faculty and staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning to help build your professional skills 24 hours a day. While you can use LinkedIn Learning’s handy new AI coach to find new courses for you, here are a few suggestions we have as you settle into the season!

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Need Continuing Ed Credits This Year? LinkedIn Learning Can Help!

LinkedIn Learning logoAs we enter a new year, many of us like to set new goals and resolutions to make the best of the coming months. With 2024 now underway, you may be trying to plan out when you will take continuing education courses to keep your certifications current. Thankfully, you can do so at your own pace using your access to LinkedIn Learning! Continue reading Need Continuing Ed Credits This Year? LinkedIn Learning Can Help!

Microsoft Certifications: 700 and Counting

Get Certified with MOS CertificationOver 700 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certifications have been issued since the MOS pilot program began in September 2017. This semester, nearly 300 students from Cox, Dedman, and Simmons will be participating in the program as faculty representing eight class sections are utilizing the Microsoft Office exams in their coursework. In total, OIT has worked with 24 class sections since the pilot program’s inception. Continue reading Microsoft Certifications: 700 and Counting

Register Now for Lynda Learning Day on January 12

Happy Birthday Lynda Weinman

We’re celebrating the birthday of Lynda Weinman, founder of lynda.com, all month long – Starting with Lynda Learning Day on January 12, 2016.

Next month, the IT Training Team is promoting professional development available to faculty and staff through our learning partner lynda.com and the lyndaCampus service. LyndaCampus provides faculty, staff, and students with free access to thousands of online tutorials, exercise files, and short inspirational documentaries on a broad range of topics that you can use both personally and professionally. This is such a great benefit to the SMU community and we want you to join us on the learning bandwagon!

Join us on January 12th as we invite you to learn about the many courses lynda.com has to offer. Click the session time below to register.

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