LinkedIn Learning and Bob Learning Deep Integration Guide

What this Document Tells You

The following steps outline the Bob Learning HiBob LMS and LinkedIn Learning integration process:

HiBob Deep Integration Functionality

Authentication: N/A

Content Discovery: Automated Catalog Sync (All languages)

Reporting: xAPI

Requirements:

The LinkedIn Learning and HiBob integration involves the following requirements:

• An active HiBob Learning account

• An active LinkedIn Learning account

• Admin access to LinkedIn Learning

• Admin privileges to your HiBob LMS instance

Integration Overview

Single Sign-On (SSO)

During the initial configuration, you can configure LinkedIn Learning and HiBob to establish a secure SAML single sign-on (SSO) connection to ensure seamless access to content. SSO authentication reduces friction for users and administrators by eliminating the need for manual user registration. SSO ensures learners spend more of their time watching content and less of their time trying to remember usernames and passwords

SSO authentication reduces friction for users and administrators by eliminating the need for manual user registration. SSO ensures learners spend more of their time watching content and less of their time trying to remember usernames and passwords.

Automated Content Catalog Sync

The LinkedIn Learning library contains over 20,000 courses, with 20-30 courses added per week at no extra cost. HiBob automates this process using the LinkedIn Learning content APIs, so LMS admins do not have to manually upload new content packages at regular intervals. After the initial setup, HiBob will dynamically refresh the content library on an automated basis. This ensures new LinkedIn Learning content is available to learners within 24 hours of release. All content titles and  descriptions are aggregated and indexed to accommodate keyword searches and support efficient discoverability. HiBob supports automatic syncing of All languages content libraries.

Reporting

LinkedIn Learning captures all content viewed on its platform in robust usage reports accessible from the LinkedIn Learning administrative interface. In addition to generating reports, LinkedIn Learning uses xAPI to communicate a learner’s activity back to HiBob when the learner completes a LinkedIn Learning course. All LinkedIn Learning course completions will be reported both in LinkedIn Learning and in HiBob.

Configuration – Enabling SAML SSO

We recommend SAML SSO for all enterprise learning platform integrations. You can configure SSO authentication in your LinkedIn Learning Admin settings. Most organizations have a centrally-managed identity management solution like Azure AD, Okta, or ADFS, which can be configured to authenticate users into enterprise applications like LinkedIn Learning.

To configure SAML SSO with your identity management solution, share the LinkedIn Learning SSO Implementation Guide with your organization’s IT team.

Provision API Keys for Content Catalog Sync

For HiBob to sync LinkedIn Learning catalog metadata, you first must provision API keys in the LinkedIn Learning admin settings.

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.

3. Click Add application.

   

4. In the Add LinkedIn Learning API application screen, provide the name of your learning platform (e.g., "HiBob Content Sync"), as the application name.

5. Provide a short description of the integration use case in the application description field. For example, "HiBob 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 generated Client Id and Client Secret. Use these values later in the "Steps Performed in HiBob" section below.

   

Configuration – Steps Performed in HiBob

To complete the configuration with HiBob, you need the following information:

• Client ID
• Client Secret

Enter the Client ID and Secret in HiBob

To configure the LinkedIn Learning Provider in HiBob, take the following steps:

1. From the top left, select Bob products > System settings.
2. Select Integrations > Course providers.
3. On the LinkedIn Learning tile, click +Connect.
4. On the integration settings page, click Connect.
5. In the Connect to LinkedIn Learning popup, copy and paste the Client ID and Client Secret from LinkedIn Learning’s API application.

Map the course categories

In the Connect to LinkedIn learning popup, map the course categories available in LinkedIn Learning to the categories in Bob Learning:

1. The list in the Linkedin Learning column will show all of the course categories (on the subject level) available and sent from LinkedIn Learning.

2. For each LinkedIn Learning course category, select a course category from the dropdown in the Bob’s column. All the course categories already created in Bob Learning will appear in the dropdown.

3. Click Create and match to automatically create course categories in Bob Learning with the same name as any LinkedIn Learning categories that do not already exist in Bob. The categories will then be mapped automatically.

4. If you would like to add more course categories, you can do so from the dropdown, rather than opening Bob Learning and adding them there. From the dropdown in the Bob column, select Edit categories list.

5. Click Connect.

6. The course sync will start automatically and the LinkedIn Learning courses incorporated in Bob’s Learning module.

7. In the Pull data from Bob to LinkedIn Learning popup, copy the data in each of the four fields into the corresponding fields in LinkedIn Learning. The following fields are available: OAuth token URL, Client ID, Client Secret, xAPI statements URL.

Hinweis

Bob course categories will be selected automatically if they have the same name as a course category in Linkedin Learning

Enable xAPI Learner Activity Tracking in LinkedIn Learning

Using the information you acquired in HiBob, follow the instructions below to configure LinkedIn Learning:

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 Configure reporting integrations.

3. Expand the Configure xAPI section.

4. Click Add integration.

   

5. In the Integration name field, enter "HiBob Reporting".

6. In the User Type drop down, select Email. This value must match the email address value in HiBob; please reach out to HiBob support if you need help identifying this value.

7. Copy and paste the Auth URL, Tracking URL, Client ID and Client Secret provided by HiBob into LinkedIn Learning.

8. Click Enable.

   

   You have enabled the HiBob xAPI connection in LinkedIn Learning.

   

Manage your LinkedIn Learning audience in HiBob

1. In the Manage learning area in Bob, on the 3 dots select Manage access to providers courses.
2. Click on the LinkedIn Learning row to edit your audience access to the courses
3. In the Set access to courses box, define who can access the LinkedIn Learning courses with the available audience conditions
4. Click Save
5. Only the defined audience will see and have access to the LinkedIn Learning courses in Bob’s Course library

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

Questions

For technical assistance, contact HiBob’s Customer Support Team. For LinkedIn Learning configuration questions, reach out to your dedicated Customer Success Manager.

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