Self Learning Strategies

Lynda.com CD/DVD s are great for learning software

If you want or need to learn a specific software as fast as possible, the best way is to get a Lynda.com CD or DVD.

Perhaps you are struggling with learning software in your regular class because your teacher is lame. Perhaps you didn't pay attention to the teacher and now you need to cram. Perhaps you got a job where you swore you knew a software that you don't.

Or perhaps you just want to learn a specific software or technology like Photoshop, Excel, 3D Max, HTML, blogging, etc. and you want to learn it as fast as possible and on your own schedule.

These video tutorials are great because they show the software and have an expert explaining everything about it. If it goes too fast, you simply slide the video player back (it uses Quicktime to play the movies).

You can go to her site and view a few sample videos to get the gist of her format. You should purchase the CD/DVDs from her site directly. You can sometimes find used CD/DVDs on eBay, which are usually fine. You can also find the video files on bitTorrent sites.

I advise the best way to learn using this method is still to take some notes while watching the videos. Treat it like you are sitting in a class. Of course you're sitting in your underwear at home, but taking notes really does commit the knowledge to memory faster and better.

posted by Ideas2NoEnd @ 7:58 PM