Dr. Paige Ware talks with students in the Simmons Quadrangle on a fall day.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning (LiL) is an on-demand video learning platform to help you develop and enhance skills.

All active students, faculty, and staff now have full access to LinkedIn Learning and the over 16,000+ expert-led courses covering business, design, technology, and much more available 24/7.

Get Started

Sign In

To get started, click the Sign In button above.
  • If you are authenticated with Single Sign-On, you will be passed through to the LinkedIn Learning dashboard.

    If LinkedIn Learning is connected to your LinkedIn profile and you are using a new browser, you will need to enter your LinkedIn password. Enter it and click Continue.
  • If you are not authenticated:
    1. at the Single Sign-On screen, enter your SMU email address and SMU password.
    2. Click Login.
    3. Duo logon is required for LinkedIn Learning.

      If LinkedIn Learning is connected to your LinkedIn profile and you are using a new browser, you will need to enter your LinkedIn password. Enter it and click Continue.
    4. Once authenticated, you will be passed through to the LinkedIn Learning dashboard.

Connecting LinkedIn to LinkedIn Learning

When activating your new LinkedIn Learning account, you will have the opportunity to connect it to your personal LinkedIn account or create a LinkedIn account, if you do not have one. While it is not required to create or link a LinkedIn account, there are some additional benefits. By linking the two accounts, your data can be used to personalize your experience across LinkedIn and LinkedIn Learning. For example, your LinkedIn profile may be used to provide course recommendations on LinkedIn Learning or your LinkedIn Learning coursework may be used to recommend profile updates.

If you have any concerns about connecting your LinkedIn profile, such as, if SMU will have access to view your LinkedIn activity or bringing your history from Lynda.com, please see the FAQs about the LinkedIn Learning Upgrade..

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the IT Help Desk at 214.768.HELP (4357) or visit the LinkedIn Learning Help Center.

Free access to LinkedIn Learning is provided to all active SMU students, faculty, and staff members

Learn at your own pace. Choose from more than 5,000 on-demand courses from LinkedIn Learning, and watch on your own schedule.

Find the right path for you. LinkedIn Learning offers dozens of Learning Paths, or series of courses in which industry experts teach valuable career knowledge and skills. Two popular Learning Paths are Become a Digital Marketer and Become a Front-End Web Developer.

Learn anytime, from anywhere. Download courses to your mobile device to view instruction on the go while you're offline. Start a course on a desktop device and finish it on your smartphone. Bookmark courses on your phone and watch them on your computer. Get the LinkedIn Learning app today.

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