LinkedIn Learning and 360Learning Deep Integration Guide

What this Document Tells You

The following steps outline the 360Learning and LinkedIn Learning integration process:

360Learning Deep Integration Functionality

Authentication: SSO (Idp, not LMS)

Reporting: xAPI

Content Discovery: Automatic Content Sync (All languages)

Requirements:

The LinkedIn Learning and 360Learning integration involves the following requirements:

• An active 360Learning LMS instance

• An active LinkedIn Learning account

• Admin access to LinkedIn Learning

• Admin privileges to your 360Learning LMS instance

Integration Overview

Check out our overview of 360Learning’s integration benefits and capabilities.

Authentication

Use your own IdP, not your LMS, as your Single Sign-On (SSO) method.

To configure SAML SSO with your identity management solution, review the LinkedIn Learning SSO Implementation Guide.

360Learning LinkedIn Learning Provider Settings

LinkedIn Learning integration in 360Learning allows companies to use the LinkedIn course library within the 360Learning environments. This seamless integration enables a best-of-both worlds experience for both administrators and learners.

Configuration

Provision LinkedIn Learning Content API Keys

For you to use the 360Learning and LinkedIn Learning integration, you must provision API keys in your Linkedin Learning admin settings. To provision API keys, take the following steps:

1. After you log in, if you are not already in the Admin screen, select Go to Admin, then click Me > Integrate.

   

2. From the side navigation menu, select Access content and reports via API and expand Generate LinkedIn Learning REST API Application.

3. Click Add application.

   

4. In the Add LinkedIn Learning API application screen, enter "360Learning" in the Application Name field.

5. In the Application description field, provide a short description of the integration use case. For example, "360Learning content catalog sync".

6. Under Choose keys, there are two checkboxes – Content and Report. Select Content.

7. Click Next and accept the "Terms and Conditions".

   

8. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret in the LinkedIn Learning App configuration into 360Learning’s app configuration UI.

   

Enable xAPI in LinkedIn Learning

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If this is your first time configuring the integration, your xAPI settings should be blank. If you attempt to enable xAPI before saving the form, you will encounter an error.

Check out the LinkedIn Learning xAPI configuration workflow.

To communicate learner activity back to 360Learning, you must enable xAPI in your Linkedin Learning admin settings. To enable xAPI in LinkedIn Learning, take the following steps:

1. After you login, if you are not already in the Admin screen, click Go to Admin, then select Me > Integrate.

   

2. From the side navigation menu, select Configure reporting integrations.

3. Expand the Configure xAPI section.

4. Click Add integration.

   

5. In the Integration name field, enter "360Learning reporting".

6. In the User Type drop down, select ID.

7. Copy and paste the following items provided by 360Learning into LinkedIn Learning:

   • OAuth Server URL

   • Tenant Server URL

   • Client ID

   • Client Secret

8. Click Enable.

   

You have enabled the 360Learning xAPI keys in LinkedIn Learning.

Congratulations! Your learners now can access LinkedIn Learning content via their 360Learning LMS instance.

360Learning Troubleshooting

For technical assistance, reach out to 360Learning’s Customer Support Team.

Questions

For LinkedIn Learning configuration questions, reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Manager.

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