Surprisingly that no one has mentioned LinkedIn Learning under Mobile Education category. Because it has been a “close friend” to me since 2020 when I was introduced to LinkedIn Learning. UBC Student Career Centre notified me of this great learning platform when I first started the MET program. Since then I have been taking courses with LinkedIn Learning. You may also log in with your CWL here .
LinkedIn Learning is an educational technology company that provides video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. There are over 16,000 business, design & tech online courses easily accesible via mobile devices. Busy working professionals who desire to expand their expertises can find a great deal of cutting-edge information through LinkedIn Learning courses. Personally, it has helped me explore my interest in areas that I have not systematically studied before and have always wanted to learn more about it.
In shorts, here are some benefits of participating LinkedIn Learning courses
- share your learning achievements & course certication, which may strengthen your LinkedIn profile
- have access to more than 16,000 courses
- explore your career interest
- expand your career path
- estabilish relationship with other learners in online learning communities like Q&A sessions, learning hub, LinkedIn contacts, etc.
I would say the primary target audience is working professionals, but it also give students who are about to enter the workforce a sense of what the actual working scenarios are like.
I agree that it’s overlooked as most users of LinkedIn mainly use it for job hunting, forming professional connections and maintaining a virtual resume/CV. I only became aware of LinkedIn Learning after receiving several inbox messages from their staff. In terms of content, I would probably assume it has the most choices out of its competitors, its a great way to informally learn while exploring new interests. I’ve never tried the mobile version as I mainly use it on desktop, though I can definitely see potential for it to grow as a form of Microlearning that focuses on both quantity and quality
Hey Zheng Xiong – thanks for mentioning Linkedin Learning. I actually had no idea Linkedin had this offer for post-secondary students. I think the content/videos and quizzes are great for mobile consumption, but it seems the more practical learning and application is more suitable via desktop (especially for IT-related courses).