There are many online, on demand learning opportunities for professional development to help you expand and refine your skills.
These are designed with flexibility and convenience in mind, and to provide information and skills you need, when you need it most, and at your own pace.
Lynda.com from LinkedIn is a free online tool that offers high-quality short courses and instructional videos on a range of topics, including career planning and all levels of business skills and professional development.
No cost access to Lynda.com is available in several ways:
Lynda.com is free for all Washington University faculty and staff. To request access and information about related policies and procedures contact:
- Charlotte Phelps, Software Licensing Coordinator, phelps@wustl.edu, 314-935-8524
- Ann Marie Zeman, Customer Service Coordinator, azeman@wustl.edu, 314-935-9128
You may also request access to Lynda.com by sending an email to softwarelicensing@wustl.edu.
Lynda.com is free to users who have library cards from St. Louis County Library
Gale Courses are interactive online courses on a wide range of topics. Like Lynda.com, Gale courses are free for cardholders at St. Louis County Library or St. Louis Public Library (same links to both as noted above under Lynda.com).
edX is one of the most widely used websites for MOOCs—massive, open online courses for academic, professional, and personal development. edX houses online courses taught at top colleges and universities.
Coursera is another website for MOOCs that includes hundreds of online courses on a range of topics for personal and professional development.
Class Central is the #1 search engine for free online courses and MOOCs.