There are two ways to add LinkedIn Learning content to a course in Blackboard. You can either add a web link or search in the content market.
There are a few differences between these two methods:
- Adding a web link allows you to add Points Possible and a Due Date to the content item. This adds a column to the Grade Center, allowing instructors to track whether students completed the item.
- Searching for courses in the content market is simpler to set up. Adding a web link requires you to construct the SSO URL.
- Searching for courses in the content market automatically populates the content item with the course title and description from LinkedIn Learning.
- Overall, searching the content market is the easier method to use, but it lacks the ability to track scores in the Grade Center.
Adding a Web Link
First, construct the SSO URL. This is done by taking the link to a course, e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/learning/onenote-2016-essential-training, and adding it to the end of https://www.linkedin.com/checkpoint/enterprise/login/2106537?application=learning&redirect=
In this example, the full SSO URL would be https://www.linkedin.com/checkpoint/enterprise/login/2106537?application=learning&redirect=https://www.linkedin.com/learning/onenote-2016-essential-training
Next, add the web link to a course in Blackboard:
- Go to a content area within a course
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Build Content > Web Link
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Set the URL to the SSO URL that you constructed, and check the Tool Provider checkbox. Optionally, enable evaluation to allow grading.
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Click Submit
Searching in the Content Market
In order to search for LinkedIn Learning courses, the content market must first be enabled in the course.
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Go to the Course Menu > Customization > Tool Availability
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Enable Content Market and Content Market Tools
- Click Submit
To add a link to a LinkedIn Learning course in Blackboard:
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Go to a content area within a course, and select Partner Content > Content Market
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Click Browse all content providers
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Select LinkedIn Learning
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Search for a course, select one or more, click Submit
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Click Submit