{"id":6415,"date":"2018-05-08T13:43:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T12:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/?p=6415"},"modified":"2018-05-08T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T12:43:16","slug":"learning-with-lynda-com-computer-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/learningedge\/2018\/05\/08\/learning-with-lynda-com-computer-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning with Lynda.com &#8211; Computer Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Edge Hill staff and students have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com, which includes thousands of high quality online courses and video tutorials written by industry experts.<\/p>\n<p>We caught up with two members of staff from the Computer Science department to discuss how they use Lynda.com to enhance their own skills and the learning experience of their students.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Nicholas is a Computer Science Research Assistant. He has used Lynda.com extensively to improve his knowledge of software development.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lynda.com: With Chris Nicholas\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wlIh3o67KLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oladotun Omosebi is a Computer Science Doctoral Tutor. 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