Accessing LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform licensed by Winona State University that provides access to thousands of self-paced courses led by professional instructors. Any Winona State University student or employee can sign in to LinkedIn Learning using their StarID credentials.

Summary

LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform licensed by Winona State University that provides access to thousands of self-paced courses led by professional instructors. Any Winona State University student or employee can sign in to LinkedIn Learning using their StarID credentials. Courses consist of a series of short videos designed to help you develop your creative, technical, and business skills. LinkedIn Learning provides continuous, self-service access to videos via multiple devices, at home or on the go, online or offline. When you finish a course, download a certificate of completion and share it through social media and your online resume, where employers can identify your skills and professional interests. Instructors can curate collections of LinkedIn videos, share them with students, and monitor their progress.

Information Applies to

Faculty, Staff, Current Students, New Students

Activating Your LinkedIn Learning Account

Before you can start using LinkedIn Learning, you will need to activate your Winona State University account. This involves signing in to the LinkedIn Learning website using your StarID credentials, deciding whether to connect your LinkedIn Learning account with your LinkedIn account, and selecting several topics of interest. Your account will remain active as long as you are a Winona State University student or employee.

Step 1. Sign in

1. Use your favorite web browser to go to the LinkedIn Learning homepage.
2. Select the Sign In button at the top right corner of the page. 
3. Sign in using your organization email, this will be your Winona State email address, not your StarID (e.g., doug.johnson@go.winona.edu or djohnson14@winona.edu) and select Continue.
   
4. Select Sign in with Single Sign-On.
5. Enter the version of your username with your StarID (e.g., jd8762vd@minnstate.edu).

Step 2. Linking your LinkedIn Account to LinkedIn Learning

You will be asked whether you want to connect your personal LinkedIn account, if you have one, to your WSU LinkedIn Learning account. ou do not need a personal LinkedIn account to use LinkedIn Learning and you do not need to connect the two. LinkedIn is a popular online resume and professional networking service and connecting the two services has some advantages. You can always decide to do it later and the two can be disconnected later. 

Step 3: Select Topics that Interest You

You will be asked to select topics/skills of Interest to you. We recommend selecting at least 3 to start with and you can always select more or remove areas of interest. Your choices will help LinkedIn Learning populate your homepage with recommended courses. After selecting some topics, you will continue to your LinkedIn Learning homepage.

Integrating LinkedIn Learning into Your Course Content

1. Within your D2L Brightspace course, navigate to Content. Go to the module into which the document is to be added.
2. Within that module, click Existing Activities.
3. Click LinkedIn Learning option from this list.
4. A search box will appear and you can search (or choose History) for any video, course, or learning path you wish your students to view. To the right of the content, you would like your students to see will be an Add button and once you click on this resource will pull the title and any description they provide about the course over to Brightspace.
5. Select the Confirm once you have added your content (Note: this might be at the bottom of your screen so make sure to scroll down).
6. This will take you back to the Content module you were in and the new content will appear at the bottom and any changes to the description or title can be made at this time.

LinkedIn Learning On Your Phone

LinkedIn Learning offers mobile apps for iOS and Android phones and tablets. The Learning apps can be downloaded from your device's app store.

• iOS: App Store
• Android: Google Play

Learn More

• LinkedIn Learning Navigation
• Searching for LinkedIn Learning Courses or Subjects
• Creating Learning Collections Collections are an easy to way to organize courses and videos you would like to review later.
• Managing Learning Collections as a Learner

Need additional information or assistance? 

Contact WSU Tech Support by email or call 507.457.5240, option 1.

Contact WSU TLT by email, phone (507.457.5240, option 3), or Zoom.

Need additional information or assistance? Visit the Digital Learning Commons in Library 105.