{"id":590,"date":"2022-11-09T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=590"},"modified":"2022-11-09T09:39:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T09:39:03","slug":"linkedin-learning-what-new-skills-could-you-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2022\/11\/09\/linkedin-learning-what-new-skills-could-you-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Learning: What new skills could you learn?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Blog post by Laurie Stevenson (Student Digital Champion)<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linkedinlearning.aber.ac.uk\/\">LinkedIn Learning<\/a> is a free online learning platform with over 16,000 courses on everything from personal development, design, creative activities, study skills, technical support and so much more! Take a look at this content from our Information Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/isaberuni\/\">Instagram @ISAberUni<\/a> account for some tips and tricks to get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linkedinlearning.aber.ac.uk\/\">Activate your account <\/a>by 6 January 2023 to be&nbsp;entered into a raffle where you&nbsp;will have the opportunity of winning one of&nbsp;three \u00a320 vouchers!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Read More<\/strong> below for the text version of these visuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-603\" data-id=\"603\" 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from creators within industries allowing you to access real expert knowledge and advice.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Learn from people who are passionate about the subjects and skills they teach.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Finding\u202fcontent:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linkedin Learning offers several ways to find content&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Recommendations<\/em>&#8211; By selecting skills and topics that interest you your Linkedin Learning homepage will be populated with suggested content based on your interests and data from your Linkedin account if you have one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Browse<\/em>&#8211; The browse tab allows you to view all content on the site organised into business, creative and technology categories. The\u202fAberystwyth University collections tab can also be found under the browse tool.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Search<\/em>&#8211; Use the search bar to find specific skills and topics you want. You can view your recent searches and also filter your search by content type.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Top tip: There are 25 to 30 new courses released every week\u202fon Linkedin Learning, to find them filter by newest when you search for content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Types of content:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Courses<\/em>&#8211; Courses are collections of many short videos on a topic,\u202fand they vary in length anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours. 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