During the initial configuration, you can configure LinkedIn Learning and Edcast 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.
Automated Content Catalog Sync
The LinkedIn Learning library contains thousands of courses and
adds courses at a rate of 20-30 per week at no extra cost.
The Edcast deep integration with LinkedIn Learning uses LinkedIn Learning APIs
to refresh the content library on a daily basis. This feature ensures LinkedIn Learning
makes new content available within 24 hours of release. LinkedIn Learning
aggregates and indexes all content titles and descriptions to accommodate
keyword searches and support efficient discoverability. Edcast supports
automatic syncing of English only content libraries.
Configuration
Enabling SAML SSO
LinkedIn Learning recommends SAML SSO for all enterprise learning platform
integrations. SSO authentication can be configured in your LinkedIn Learning
Admin settings. Since Edcast supports SAML SSO, you have two configuration
options:
Connect directly to Edcast – To enable SAML SSO with Edcast, contact
their customer support team for assistance in generating identity provider
metadata.
Connect to your organization’s identity management solution – Most
organizations have a centrally managed identity management solution like
Azure AD, Okta, or AD FS which can be configured to authenticate users into
enterprise applications with their network credentials. This system can be
configured to authenticate users into LinkedIn Learning and is generally
managed by your organizations IT team.
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 progress back to Edcast when the learner launches content from the
LMS.
Provision API Keys for Content Catalog Sync
For Edcast to sync LinkedIn Learning catalog metadata, API keys must be provisioned in LinkedIn Learning admin settings.
After you log in, if you are not already in the Admin screen, select Go to Admin, then click Me > Integrate.
From the side navigation menu, select Access content and reports via API, then expand Generate LinkedIn Learning REST API Application.
Click Add application.
In the Add LinkedIn Learning API application screen, enter the name of your learning platform (e.g., "Edcast") in the Application Name field.
Enter a short description of the integration use case in the Application description field. For example, “Edcast content catalog sync”.
Under Choose keys there are two checkboxes – Content and Report. Select Content.
Click Next and accept the "Terms and Conditions".
Copy the generated Client Id and Client Secret and paste the values into the corresponding Edcast fields.
xAPI Configuration Steps
Important
If this is your first time configuring the integration, leave your xAPI settings blank. If you attempt to enable xAPI before saving the form, you will encounter an error.
To review the LinkedIn Learning xAPI configuration workflow, click here.
To communicate learner activity back to Edcast, you must enable xAPI in your Linkedin Learning admin settings. To enable xAPI in LinkedIn Learning, take the following steps:
In the Edcast Admin screen, select Integrations > Oauth2 Apps in the left-hand navigation menu.
In the Create OAuth2 Credentials screen, enter "LinkedIn Learning" in the Name field and select "LinkedIn Learning" from the Source drop down.
Click Create.
Copy the client_id and client_secret for use in the LinkedIn Learning Admin settings.
Log in to LinkedIn Learning. If you are not already in the Admin screen, click Go to Admin, then select Me > Integrate.
From the side navigation menu, select Configure reporting integrations.
Expand the Configure xAPI section.
Click Add integration.
In the Add xAPI integration screen, enter the integration name in the Integration name field. For example, "Edcast reporting".
In the User Type drop down, select Email.
In the OAuth Server URL (token) field, enter https://<your-edcast-instance-url>/api/lrs/v1/xapi/oauth2/token, and in the Tenant Server URL (statement) field, enter https://<your-edcast-instance-url>/api/lrs/v1/xapi/statements.
Copy and paste the following items provided by Edcast into LinkedIn Learning:
Client Secret
Client ID
Click Enable.
You have enabled xAPI reporting in LinkedIn Learning.
As you begin to prepare for your course delivery, begin by determining the curriculum integration approach. Once you have developed an implementation plan, you can set up your LMS to integrate with Microsoft Learn for benefits such as getting details about published Microsoft Learn content and student reporting. Set certification expectations with your students, provide clarity about certification, why, when, and how; this sets your students up for success. Finally, make sure to record your course in the MS