Online Courses (LinkedIn Learning)

LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is widely known as one of the best online training libraries. It offers tens of thousands of expert-led top-quality instructional videos on more than 16,000 courses for all skill levels that play on PCs, Macs and a variety of mobile devices 24/7. The university has entered a license agreement with LinkedIn Learning that allows CityU staff and students to have access to a resource of updated and innovative online training content across academic disciplines to support their professional development and as curriculum resources. Its catalogue of courses covers a variety of topics, including those on computing, animation, accounting, architecture, business, engineering, etc. which are curricula offered in CityU. 

As these online courses are broken into bite-size tutorials (each 5-15 minutes long), users can select whichever topic they wish to learn instead of taking the entire course. LinkedIn Learning also provides closed captioning (subtitles) and searchable, time-coded transcripts which makes it easy for learners to follow through the content of the entire movie.

How can LinkedIn Learning support me?

• Keeps you current on technology
• Tracks your individual training progress
• Inspires you to be more effective and productive
• Lets you learn at your own pace—anytime, anywhere
• Provides certificates of completion
• Offers personal and professional development

How can I get the most out of LinkedIn Learning?

• Set aside time every week for online training
• Visit LinkedIn Learning regularly for a listing of new and updated courses
• Watch the welcome video of a course to check out its training content
• Use bookmarks to indicate favourite videos or courses
• Create and share course collections
• Download exercise files and practice applying knowledge as you go