The learning and professional development platform long used by Penn State students, faculty, and staff will be upgraded in time for the fall semester when Lynda.com becomes LinkedIn Learning.
Despite being rebranded, LinkedIn Learning will retain features Lynda.com users have grown used to. It will also feature new capabilities to deliver a more personalized learning experience to help users achieve their goals and make it easier to use.
While retaining Lynda.com’s robust course library in addition to its transcripts, exercise files, mobile viewing capabilities, bookmarking, and practice environments, LinkedIn Learning will also offer a more intuitive interface, more relevant content recommendations, and more powerful reporting tools.
Users who have previously used Lynda.com will not lose any of their information as all admin and learner data including groups, assigned content, account settings, and histories will be automatically transitioned to LinkedIn Learning.
Additionally, the upgrade to LinkedIn Learning will allow users to connect their accounts with their LinkedIn profiles. This will allow for further customization, including course recommendations based on the user’s job title, skills, and industry. Users who link their profiles will also be able to discover relevant learning content via their LinkedIn feed.
These features will help users navigate and make the most of LinkedIn Learning’s growing library which already exceeds 10,000 courses including Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and many more.
