Getting Started with LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is an on-demand video learning platform to help you develop and enhance skills to attain professional and personal goals. With over 15,000 on-demand courses and videos waiting, free access to LinkedIn Learning is provided to all active UIW faculty, staff, and students. To get started:

Access LinkedIn Learning at UIW

Log in to Cardinal Apps.
Open LinkedIn Learning.
- If you cannot find the LinkedIn Learning application, you may not be currently enrolled or employed yet. Contact the UIW Help Desk for assistance.

First-time Setup

(Optional) Choose an option and select Continue.
(Optional) Connect your LinkedIn profile.
- This can be done at a later time if needed. See FAQ for details.
Enter your job tile and select an option that best matches.
Select your desired skills and click Continue.
(Optional) Select a learning goal and click Continue.
Choose Discover Other Courses to access the dashboard.

Need more detail?

Delve into the in-depth walkthrough below, complete with images and various notes for every step.

Access LinkedIn Learning at UIW

LinkedIn Learning is available to active UIW personnel. To start, log in to Cardinal Apps. Locate and open the LinkedIn Learning app.

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Note: If you cannot find the LinkedIn Learning application, you may not be currently enrolled or employed yet. Contact the UIW Help Desk for assistance.

First-time Setup

Step 1

When you log in for the first time, you'll be asked to customize your learning profile. Only you can see the options you choose during this customization process. To continue:

(Optional) Choose one of three reasons you may be using LinkedIn Learning.
1. If you selected an option, select Continue to proceed.
If you wish to skip this part of your profile, choose I'm not sure to proceed.

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Step 2

Next, you'll have the option to connect to a personal LinkedIn profile. The benefits of connecting your LinkedIn profile to your LinkedIn Learning account include:

Share your learning achievements: Add Certificates of Completion and skills to your LinkedIn profile and share LinkedIn Learning videos with your network.
Watch courses with your connections and colleagues: See who else is learning with you and build connections.
Receive customized content recommendations: Get recommendations based on what your connections and similar professionals are viewing, as well as recommendations based on your LinkedIn profile.
Join learning groups: Deepen your learning by engaging other like-minded learners who have similar career aspirations.
As questions and get answers: Use Q&A to continue the conversation beyond the course with peers and instructors.

This is completely optional and can be done later if desired. Choose either 1) to "Connect LinkedIn profile" or 2) "Skip for now" to proceed.

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Step 3

If you connect your LinkedIn profile, you will not have to enter your job title. Skip to step X.

If you did not connect your LinkedIn profile in the prior step, 1) search for a Job title and choose the closest, or exact, option from the drop-down list. When you've selected a job, 2) choose Continue.

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Step 5

Next, LinkedIn Learning will present your chosen job title's "Top skills for:". This is automatically generated, but these skills will influence the content that's recommended to you.

Select skills to unfollow them if you're not interested in them. It is okay to uncheck one, some, or all of them. You can search for and follow more skills at a later time.
When you're ready, select Continue.

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Step 4

Finally, you'll have the option to set a weekly learning goal. This will set LinkedIn Learning up to bug you to achieve your desired learning goal. This can be changed or set at any time. If desired:

Choose a learning goal.
1. If a goal is chosen, choose Set goal to proceed.
Select Skip for now if you do not wish to set a goal.

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Finished! You've successfully set up your new LinkedIn Learning account and are ready to start learning. You can now access LinkedIn Learning from the Cardinal Apps dashboard.

FAQ

If I skipped connecting my LinkedIn profile, can I add it later?

Yes. You can connect your personal LinkedIn profile to your LinkedIn Learning account at any time.

I don't see LinkedIn Learning on my Cardinal Apps dashboard.

Contact the UIW Help Desk at helpdesk@uiwtx.edu or (210) 829-2721 for assistance.

Can I assign LinkedIn Learning content in a Canvas course?

Yes. Of course, you can share LinkedIn Learning content with sharing links, but there's no way to know who completed the shared content and the process can get messy. LinkedIn Learning offers a Canvas app with many benefits, including:

Seamless access to LinkedIn Learning for students and instructors from within Canvas.
Gradable content based on video/course completion.
Content easily integrated into Canvas assignments.

Learn how to create LinkedIn Learning assignments in Canvas with our self-help guide.

What is my "Library" in LinkedIn Learning?

Your Library is the personalized place to view:

Content currently in progress - Maybe you needed to leave before a video or multi-hour-long course was completed. Easily access these items from your Library.
Saved content - Want to save something for later? Any time you select the button on a video or course, it goes to your Library for convenient access.
Content assigned or recommended by UIW - Sometimes, UIW may use LinkedIn Learning to distribute training or informative content.
Learning history - Recall and find videos or courses that, maybe, you just couldn't find the link for.

Can I share LinkedIn content?

Yes! You can share LinkedIn Learning content by sharing links or embeds. Please consider the following for embeds:

To embed content, you must connect a LinkedIn account to LinkedIn Learning.
You can only embed 20 videos per calendar month.
You cannot view completion reporting on embedded video content.

What is the AI-powered coach on the homepage?

The AI-powered coach is a convenient tool for assisting in discoverability. Sometimes, it can be daunting to filter and search through over 15,000 videos, and keywords and topic titles can only help so much. The AI-powered coach lets you ask questions in plain speech and receive advice, feedback, and LinkedIn Learning recommendations.

Where can I learn more about LinkedIn Learning?

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