Brightspace: Adding Linkedin Learning Content to a Brightspace Course

Overview

Villanova offers LinkedIn Learning, a leading online education platform, to all current students, faculty and staff, as well as alumni who graduated within the last 12 months.

LinkedIn Learning features thousands of courses taught by industry experts across a wide range subjects; examples include Microsoft Office, data visualization tools, graphic design, management skills, Python, web development, and more.

Learn more about Villanova Linkedin Learning

Linkedin Learning & Brightspace 

LinkedIn Learning within Brightspace allows instructors to add LinkedIn Learning content directly into courses, providing students with access LinkedIn Learning from inside Brightspace.

Note: Adding Linkedin Learning content in Brightspace automatically creates a gradebook column in the Brightspace gradebook.  When students watch part of a Linkedin Learning video it will pass a completion score to the gradebook.

Instructions

 

  1. Click "Content" on the course navigation bar.
     
  2. Select a Unit/Module where you want to add Linkedin Learning content. If you don't have a Unit/Module created, then create one by clicking on "New Unit".
    Note: If you want to add Linkedin Learning content to a "Page", please be aware that you can only add one Linkedin Learning course or video on a "Page".  When you add Linkedin Learning content to a Unit/Module/Folder, you can add multiple courses or videos.
     
  3. Click "Add Existing", click More, scroll down and click "Linkedin Learning". 
    A window will open where you can search for specific LinkedIn Learning courses or videos.  
    Search for Linkedin Learning content.

    animated gif showing click on add existing, clicking on more, and click on linkedin learning
     
  4. You can choose to add entire course(s), specific video(s) within a Linkedin Learning course, or video(s) that are not part of a Linkedin Learning course.  After finding the course(s) or video(s) you wish to add, click "Add", then select "Confirm" to include it in your Brightspace course.
    The Linkedin Learning content will be added to the Unit/Module or Page. 

    red arrows pointing to linkedin learning course and videos

    image showing linkedin learning content added to unit in brightspace