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Incorporate LinkedIn Learning Into Canvas Classes

Last updated on October 5, 2026

Are you looking to enhance your students’ learning experiences, help those who need remediation, or provide your learners with strong supplemental learning materials? One of the best ways to do so is by incorporating LinkedIn Learning videos and courses into your class. 

LinkedIn Learning is a powerful online learning platform with thousands of engaging, high quality video-based courses that cover a wide variety of domains including business, technology, creative skills and much more.  All MSUD faculty and students have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning videos and courses. Specific instructions on how you can add LinkedIn Learning resources are located later in this article.  

There are many ways to incorporate LinkedIn Learning videos into your courses. You can add them to the class as graded assignments, or you can add them as a part of a module. You may embed a video inside the Rich Content Editor of any section of the class, or you may link to the entire course and ask students to view certain videos.

Best Practices

Why should I use this?

  • Encourage learning beyond the classroom. LinkedIn Learning is a powerful way to augment your classes and guide learners to dive deeper into subjects.
  • Help your students who need remediation. Sharing extra videos about a topic is easy enough to do and it can make a big difference to a struggling student afraid to ask questions. Since each LinkedIn course is broken down into short videos, students can watch those bite-sized videos anytime, anywhere without getting overwhelmed. It makes it easy to locate the video that covers the exact piece of information they need to understand without the need to go through long tutorials or lectures.  
  • Improve the learning experience of your students by adding engaging content. If you started teaching a new course and did not have enough time to create your video contents, you can integrate some LinkedIn Learning videos/courses into your class to add life to your content and make it more engaging. However, we highly recommend replacing those videos with your own content when you have the time.
  • Help your students learn new skills, tools, coding languages or software. If your class includes or requires learning any of those, LinkedIn Learning can help your students learn and practice new skills. The platform has courses which reinforce new knowledge with quizzes, exercises and coding practice windows. 
  • Help your students stand out in the labor market. You can add a recommendation list of related courses/certificates for your students to take which can help them get better job opportunities afterwards.  

When should I set this up? 

  • It is recommended to start planning to incorporate LinkedIn Learning videos into your course during the planning stage of your course building process. 
  • You will need to search the platform and find the videos you would like to add to your class.  
  • You should decide on where and how to incorporate those into your course content before start building the course.

When should I not use this? 

  • You should not incorporate LinkedIn Learning into your class if you cannot find a video or a course that supplements your content or supports your class’s objective goals.
  • All of the course content that students must work through should align with the course’s learning objectives. If there is a LinkedIn Learning course that is tangential to the course content but would be helpful as students continue their education, let them know about it but be clear that it is optional.
  • You should not use LinkedIn Learning material instead of creating your own. Your expertise in your field is valuable to learners and should be front and center in the course. Instructor presence is essential to the course and the learners.

Let’s walk through it together

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Directions

  1. Go to MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. 
  2. Click Resources in the top left of the screen.
  3. Type LinkedIn Learning in the search bar, or scroll down until you find it.
  4. Click LinkedIn Learning. 
  5. Log in to your Linkedin account if prompted to do so.
    • You may see a message asking to better understand your goals. Click Skip for now to open the Learning Career Hub.

Link to a LinkedIn Learning Video or Course in Canvas

Copy Link from LinkedIn Learning
  1. Click Browse from the left-hand navigation menu to search through video and course options.
    1. Note: A course is made up of a collection of videos by one instructor. A pathway is a structured roadmap of multiple courses. You cannot link an entire pathway in Canvas.
  2. Select Metropolitan State University of Denver from the tabs at the top to search Learning Paths and Collections from MSU Denver.
    • Alternatively, search through the other tabs and pages or click the search icon at the top right of the screen to search for a specific video or topic.
  3. Click the video or course you wish to link in Canvas. The video will start playing. If it is a course, the first video in the course will begin playing.
    • Note: If viewing a Learning Pathway, scroll down to Content in this Learning Path, and select which course you wish to link.
  4. Click the Share icon (arrow) in the upper-right corner of the video.
  5. Select Link from the options that appear.
  6. Select a Share Option if applicable.
    • Share this course: Share a link for the entire course.
    • Share current video: Share a link for only the current video playing.
      • Note: To share only a single video other than the first segment, select it from the list to the left of the video player before clicking the share icon.
  7. Click Copy link at the bottom right of the pop-up window.
  1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
  2. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
  3. Click Modules in the course navigation menu on the left. 
  4. Click on the name of the Item (i.e. page, assignment, discussion, etc.) where you will be adding the course link.
  5. Click Edit.
  6. Click the Text Box where you want the link.
  7. Click the link icon (chain link) from the toolbar above the textbox.
  8. Select External Link.
  9. Enter the Video/Course Name in the text field.
  10. Paste the link in the link field.
  11. Click Done.
  12. Type Instructions for your students, as needed.
  13. Click Save.

Link to a Collection 

LinkedIn Learning gives you the option to create your own collections. A collection is an easy and organized way to select specific videos that align with your course objectives and put them in one place.  Then, you will be able to share the link to that collection with your students. You can create as many collections as you would like that fit the learning goals of your courses.

Create a collection in LinkedIn Learning 
  1. Log in to LinkedIn Learning account from the Resources Section of MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. 
  2. Click My Content on the left-side navigation menu.
  3. Click My Collections from the left side menu. 
  4. Click Create New Collection on the top right-hand corner. 
  5. Enter a Title and Description (if desired). 
  6. Click Create. 
Add Video/Courses to the Collection
  1. Navigate to the Video/course you wish to add to your collection.
  2. Click on the (+)  icon on the right-hand corner to add the video to your collection.
  3. Click on the + Add button to the right of the collection you created, or you can create a new collection and add the video to it.
Copy the Collection Link
  1. Click My Content on the left-side navigation menu.
  2. Click My Collections from the left side menu. 
  3. Click the Share button at the bottom right corner of the collection.
  4. Select Metro State University of Denver from the drop down menu.
  5. Click Copy link at the bottom right of the pop-up window.
Add the Collection Link to Canvas

Please, follow the same steps as the Share Link in Canvas section above.

Embed a LinkedIn Learning Video 

Note: You can only embed Videos into Canvas. You cannot embed Courses or Learning Pathways.

Connect your LinkedIn Profile with LinkedIn Learning

The embed option is only available if you have connected your LinkedIn Profile to your LinkedIn Learning account.

  1. Log in to LinkedIn Learning account from the Resources Section of MSU Denver’s Faculty and Staff Hub. 
  2. Click on the Me icon on the top right-hand corner of LinkedIn Learning. 
  3. Click Settings from the drop-down menu. 
  4. Click Connect my account the last options at the bottom of the page.
  5. Log into your profile account if prompted to do so. 
  6. Click Accept and Continue As…. Now, your accounts are connected.
Copy Video/Course Embed Code
  1. Navigate to the Video/Course you wish to share. 
  2. Click the Arrow icon in the upper-right corner of the video. 
  3. Select Embed. 
  4. Click Copy Code.
    • Note: The Auto-play option will not work in Canvas.
Embed the video within the Canvas course
  1. Log in to your Canvas Account if prompted to do so. 
  2. Select the Course you’d like to work on. 
  3. Click Modules in the course navigation menu on the left. 
  4. Click the Name of the Item where you will be embedding the video. 
  5. Click Edit. 
  6. Click the text box where you want the video to appear.
  7. Click the Embed Icon (cloud) from the tool bar.
    • Note: If you can’t locate the Embed icon, click the More Options Menu (three vertical dots) to view more options. 
  8. Paste the embed code into the text box in the pop-up window.
  9. Click Submit. 
  10. Click the video, and drag the blue squares in the corners to resize the video.
  11. Click Save at the bottom of the page.

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