Free online training via Lynda.com sponsored by Renne Library
Lynda.com offers a suite of training videos from specific software packages to up-and-coming technology trends, to documentaries following creative professionals in a variety of disciplines. The training library is searchable by subject, software, or author. Users may also create accounts, thereby saving specific courses and tracking individual progress.
- Create a Lynda.com profile at www.lib.montana.edu/resources/title.php from a computer on campus or from an Extension office.
- Then scroll down to Lynda.com and click on the link to create a profile before you can access the site.
- Once you have set up your profile and created a login and password you can access Lynda. com from any computer on campus or off, any time of day or night, download exercise files and transcripts, watch over 1,400 videos on a wide variety of subjects, and receive certificates of completion at the conclusion of each video.
Training, Workshops, and Other Professional Development Opportunities
The following links are for educational courses and programs, professional development, and other training and workshop opportunities provided by Montana State University and Montana University System.
Topic Area |
Topic Information |
Web page |
Agriculture |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Agriculture topics | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics | Agricultural Economic and Economic Lecture and Brown Bag Series | http://www.montana.edu/econ/seminar/index.html |
| Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases | Immunology and Infectious Diseases Lecture Seminars | http://vmb.montana.edu/seminars/ |
| Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences | Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Lecture Series | http://landresources.montana.edu/lres_seminars.html |
Aviation |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Flight Ground School | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
Business |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Accounting, cash flow, marketing, how to start a business, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
Computers -- Web, Graphics, Programming, Office Programs, Quickbooks |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, Quickbooks, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, In-Design, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Division Planning & Information Systems | Banner Training | http://www.montana.edu/wwwadmin/Strategic%20Planning/BannerTraining.htm |
| Computer Science Department | Computer Science Seminars and Qualifying Exams | http://www.cs.montana.edu/seminars |
| IT Center | Security Best Practices and training, Research Data Stewardship | http://www.montana.edu/itcenter/security/training.php |
Current Events and Global Issues |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Global, Climate, and other current issues | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Department of Earth Sciences | Earth Sciences Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/wwwes/news/seminar.htm |
| Department of History and Philosophy | Events in the History and Philosophy | http://www.montana.edu/wwwhi/2010/upcomingevents.html |
| Department of Modern Languages & Literatures | Modern Languages & Literatures Events | http://www.montana.edu/mll/events.html |
| Department of Native American Studies | Native American News & Events | http://www.montana.edu/wwwnas/news_current.html |
| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Wonderlust | Lifelong learning, study and interpretation beyond the school years | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/wonderlust.aspx |
| Museum of the Rockies | Featured Events | http://www.museumoftherockies.org/ |
| Montana INBRE | Café Scientifique | Current Scientific Topic, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday evenings | http://www.inbre.montana.edu/cafe.php |
| MSU Leadership Institute | Workshops and events supporting leadership development | http://www.montana.edu/wwwlead1/index.html |
| Thermal Biology Institute | Outreach and Education of Yellowstone Science | http://tbi.montana.edu/outreach/index.html |
| Montana Water Center | Water Research and Education | http://watercenter.montana.edu/programs/default.asp |
| Women's Center | Weekly Wednesday, noon to 1:00 p.m. Sack Lunch Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/wwwwomen/sacklunch.htm |
Digital Media |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Digital media | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
Engineering |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Road ecology, Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Women in Science and Engineering (WISE!) | Seminars supporting women faculty, staff and students working in mathematics, natural and social sciences, and engineering | http://www.montana.edu/wrt/wise.html |
Financial Planning |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Retirement, taxes, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Human Resources | MSU Extension | Solid Finances, employee financial education opportunity (Money Management, Investments, Retirement and Estate Planning). | http://www.msuextension.org/solidfinances/ |
Freelancing |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Freelance and magazine writing, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Library Media | ||
| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Trends, practices, issues, and technological tools | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Library | Library Workshops: EndNote Web, Excel, Cloud computing, Wikipedia, etc. | http://www.lib.montana.edu/instruction/workshops.php |
Management Training |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Skill training for managers, supervisors and team leaders | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Human Resources | Affirmative Action | Discrimination & Harassment Training | http://www.montana.edu/hraa/training.html |
| Human Resources | Electronic Personnel Action Form | Electronic Personnel Action Form EPAF training | http://www.montana.edu/hr/EPAF.htm |
| Human Resources | Training & Development | Fundamentals of HR Series: new hire, retirement, benefits, etc. | http://www.montana.edu/hr/HRFundamentals.htm |
| Human Resources | Training & Development | HR Management Skills Series: negotiation and conflict management, handling stress, workplace relations, etc. | http://www.montana.edu/hr/HRManagement.htm |
Medicine and Healthcare |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Emergency Medical Technician certification, Phlebotomy Technician Course, and other medical field studies | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Department of Cell Biology & Neuroscience | Cell Biology & Neuroscience Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/cbn/Seminars.html |
| Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry | Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminars | http://www.chemistry.montana.edu/seminars/ |
| Department of Microbiology | Microbiology Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/wwwmb/index.php?page=seminars |
| Department of Physics | Physics Seminars and Colloquium | http://www.physics.montana.edu/news/seminars.htm |
| Molecular Biosciences Program | Molecular Bioscience Seminars and Events | http://www.mbprogram.montana.edu/events.asp |
| Montana INBRE | Biomedical Research Conferences, Meetings and Events | http://www.inbre.montana.edu/conferences_events.php |
Mental Health |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Addiction Counseling, Drug Dependency, Mental Healthcare Provider, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Department of Psychology | Psychology Friday Brown Bag Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/wwwpy/CurrentBrownBagSchedule.pdf |
| Safety and Risk Management | First Aid, C.P.R./ A.E.D., Fire Life Safety, & Radiation Safety Training | http://www.montana.edu/wwwsrm/training.htm |
Sport, Exercise, and Allied Health |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | Sports physiology, nutrition, psychology, etc. | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
Teaching and Professional Development |
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| Extended University | Office of Continuing Education | K-12 teaching and advanced teaching methods | http://btc.montana.edu/courses/aspx/profcatalog.aspx |
| Extended University | Outreach | Educational Resources: BioScience Montana, MSU SciZone, Astronauts and Aliens, Signals and Noise, Oh Boy!, etc. | http://eu.montana.edu/outreach/resources/ |
| The Graduate School | Professional Development Series and Videos | http://www.montana.edu/gradschool/seminar.html#seminar |
| Professional Council | Professional Development Seminars | http://www.montana.edu/profcoun/ |

