The Learning solution offers an official integration with LinkedIn Learning: Integrate LinkedIn Learning. It is also possible to add LinkedIn Learning content manually. LinkedIn Learning supports the AICC standard for integration with the Learning solution. LinkedIn Learning courses and learning paths can be downloaded as AICC packages, ready to be added as lectures into your courses.
If you choose to use both manual uploads and the official LinkedIn Learning integration, please note that the synchronization process will overwrite any manually uploaded content, if you have enabled the relevant academy setting. This ensures that all course data, completion statuses, and learner progress remain accurate and up to date.
To allow this behavior, make sure the following academy setting is enabled: “Allow newly added LinkedIn Learning files to overwrite existing version".
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This article covers the suggested steps that are required to grant access to the LinkedIn Learning content to all members of the Academy, the launch experience, and benefits of the Integration.
Activate the AICC Integration in the LinkedIn Learning Account
- Log in to your LinkedIn Learning account. If you are not already in the Admin screen, select Go to Admin, then select Me > Integrate.
- From the side navigation menu, select Add content to your LMS via AICC.
- Open the Configure AICC panel.
- Under Hostname(s), enter the Schoox/UKG host name (scormengine.schoox.com).
- Set the AICC Integration toggle to "Enabled".
Download Course Packages
Option 1: Download Course Packages for the Entire Library
- In the Integrate interface, open the Download AICC Packages panel.
- Select your language and library preference.
- Select Download package to begin the file download.
- On subsequent visits to this setting, you can download AICC packages for all new courses offered since the last download.
Option 2: Download Individual Course Packages
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Once you’ve set the AICC Integration toggle to Enabled, navigate to the Content
tab in the menu bar and select Library. -
(Optional) Add content to a learning path or collection by selecting the Add button in the top right-hand corner of your library page.
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Select a course, collection, or learning path in your library.
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At the top right-hand side of the course page, select More, and select Download AICC
Package. A zipped version of an AICC package downloads to your computer. You can then
upload this package to your Academy.
Downloaded LinkedIn Learning courses can then be treated as any other lecture in the Learning solution.
Take LinkedIn Learning Courses in the Learning Solution
- Learners should begin by logging into their academy.
- If not already enrolled, they need to enroll in the relevant courses and access the associated lectures.
- LinkedIn Learning content is presented as part of the course structure, similar to any other lecture. When a LinkedIn Learning lecture is selected, a new window opens, redirecting the learner to the LinkedIn Learning platform. At that point, they are prompted to log in using their LinkedIn Learning credentials.
Once learners log in to LinkedIn Learning, they are able to navigate to the course and access the training materials. It is the responsibility of the Admin or Training Manager to ensure that each user has access to the appropriate content within their LinkedIn Learning account.
Note:
To ensure proper communication between LinkedIn Learning and the Learning solution, the LinkedIn Learning window must be closed by the learner.
To record a certificate from a LinkedIn Learning course, download it from your LinkedIn Learning account and upload it into your Learning solution account.
Need-to-Knows for Tracking and Reporting
- There is a Introduction and Conclusion chapter in all LinkedIn Learning courses. The Conclusion chapter is not required to complete the course.
- Quiz steps are not required to complete the course. Therefore, Exam/Quiz score is not
available for LinkedIn Learning courses within the Learning solution - a possible failure in the quiz step does not affect the user’s progress/completion. - The following are tracked by the Learning solution
- Time spent with the LinkedIn Learning window open
- Number of times each course is accessed
- Completion — either 0% or 100% complete
Frequently Asked Questions
Do my users log in to access the LinkedIn Learning courses?
Yes, all users must authenticate with LinkedIn Learning to access courses in their Academy/University.
Can my users access LinkedIn Learning courses on a mobile device?
Yes, all users can access their LinkedIn Learning training either in the mobile App or in a mobile browser. However, users must authenticate with LinkedIn Learning to access courses in their mobile device.
If a user navigates to LinkedIn Learning directly, is their activity be sent back to the Learning solution?
No. In order to communicate activity back to the Learning solution, content must be launched from the Academy/University. LinkedIn Learning does provide a “Learner Activity Outside LMS” report that specifically highlights any learning activity occurring outside of an LMS session. You may find his report helpful when you consolidate learning in your Academy.
After launching a LinkedIn Learning course from my LMS, what activity gets reported back
to the LMS?
In order to communicate activity back to the Academy/University, you must launch content from the LMS. Both course completions and courses in progress report back to the LMS. The only activity that LinkedIn Learning reports back to the Learning solution resides in the course the user launched from the LMS. If a user then navigates into other courses, LinkedIn Learning does not report that viewing activity to the Learning solution. Therefore, users should launch each course viewing from the Academy/University.
Does LinkedIn Learning support Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM)?
No. A SCORM content package is a .zip file containing video contents. All LinkedIn Learning content is hosted and viewed on linkedin.com.
Can I integrate with LinkedIn Learning if my LMS is behind a firewall?
No. By design, the HTTP AICC Communication Protocol (HACP) requires that an LMS can communicate over the HTTP protocol.
How does the back-end architecture work and what security is applied?
The integration of LinkedIn courses in the Learning solution operates as a standard AICC integration, with the addition of a LinkedIn authentication layer. In this setup, LinkedIn functions as the AICC server, while the Learning solution LMS acts as the AICC client. The user experience within the Learning solution should resemble any other SCORM-type file, with the addition of a login page when accessing a course. Regarding security, the connection is secured using a standard SSL layer that wraps the AICC protocol. The connection is initiated by the Learning solution, but the content itself is hosted on LinkedIn's AICC servers.