
…has done a fine job of filling an important niche in the market. It’s clear from the Lynda teaching guides and approaches, though, that most of the courses seek to deliver bullet-based content, the sort of lectures that fit a model that’s based on tests and accreditation, even if there are no tests. Lynda’s courses are skills-based, and the approach (as far as I can tell from what I’ve seen) is to downplay the instructor’s emotional connection to the student in favor of focusing…