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LinkedIn Learning:
Your Partner for
Student Success
Ryan Zervakos – Sr. Relationship Manager
Rajinder Gill, Executive Director & Co-Creator
New World of Work
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LinkedIn’s mission is to connect
the global workforce to economic opportunity
Student and recent
collect grads Higher Ed institutions
Jobs
46M+ 29K Daily posts
14M+ 1M+
Companies Skills
20M 50K
Members Endorsements
546M+ 11B
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Organizations are facing widening skill gaps
Top 10 most in-demand skills
92%
Soft Skills Hard Skills
Communication Cloud and distributed computing
Organizational skills Statistical analysis and data mining
of business leaders think Teamwork Web architecture & development framework
employees aren’t as skilled
Always punctual Middleware and integration software
as they need to be
Critical thinking User interface design
Social skills Network and information security
Interpersonal communication Mobile development
1 Skills Gap in the American Workforce, Adecco 2017
2 Soft Skills Are Increasingly Crucial in Getting Your Dream Job Adaptability Data presentation
3 Week of Learning 2016, LinkedIn
Friendly personality SEO/SEM marketing
Storage systems and management
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LinkedIn Data and Workforce report links:
Workforce Report
Future Skills Report
Top In-Demand Skills
LinkedIn Learning Blog
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Access learning anytime, anywhere
• Desktop
• Optimized for mobile / tablet
• Online and offline viewing available
• Integrate with your organizations Learning
Management System
• Setup Single Sign-on (e.g. Okta)
11LinkedIn Learning & NWoW Partnership:
Up-skill for the 21st Century
Headquartered at:21st Century Skills: Fast Track to the Future
Go by many names:
Applied skills, employability skills, competencies, college/career ready skills, transferable skills,
and soft skills.
What they are:
Knowledge, work habits, and character traits necessary to succeed in this rapidly changing world.
The good news:
Just like any other subject, 21st Century Skills can be taught, practiced, and incorporated into
everyone’s life.
13“Top 10” 21st Century Skills
1. Adaptability
2. Analysis/Solution Mindset
3. Collaboration
4. Communication
5. Digital Fluency
6. Empathy
7. Entrepreneurial Mindset
8. Resilience
9. Self-Awareness
10. Social/Diversity Awareness
14WHY & HOW?
Why Teach 21st Century How to Integrate 21st
Skills? Century Skills?
Why you think Are you currently
instruction in these using any form of
skills is important? 21st Century Skills
content?
What is the benefit? How are you
integrating it?
15Curriculum Introduction
1621st CENTURY SKILLS DIGITAL BADGES
A Bridge Between Academics and Workforce
Used in education and workforce as a Mozilla Open Badge Eco-System
micro credential that supplements allows public recognition of badges so
traditional academic measurements
learners can display badges openly
such as degree and GPA
across sites such as LinkedIn, FB,
Method for students to demonstrate Twitter, and in e-Portfolios
knowledge and skills acquired in the
classroom as well work-based learning The postsecondary 21st Century
experiences that take place outside the Skills badges have the option for
classroom employer verification, which
provides the bridge from academic
Visual way for employers to understand
skills to workplace competencies
candidates’ less academic but critical
skills needed in the workplace at a glance
17Displaying Badges on LinkedIn
18New World of Work & LinkedIn
New World of Work partnered with LinkedIn through LinkedIn Learning,
which hosts Lynda.com video content
LinkedIn created a crosswalk with the NWoW 21st Century Skills lessons
to provide suggested next steps for learners and instructors to continue
Practicing and building upon each of the “Top 10” 21st Century Skills
Video courses are available at the Professional, Postsecondary, and
Secondary education levels. Courses issue certificates that can be hosted on
LinkedIn profiles along with skills lists & digital badges
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Started with a pilot of 100 students in CC, high school, and immigrant/refugee
programs to get a wide cross-section of learners
In total, the students have accessed over 90 different courses and have
watched 700+ videos
Most popular “soft skills” videos watched relate to leadership/management,
adaptability/change, communication, and e-ship
Now for the 2018/19 academic year, all instructors using NWoW content
can also have access to these videos for FREE for their students
20HOW TO INTEGRATE 21st CENTURY SKILLS?
21HOW TO INTEGRATE 21st CENTURY SKILLS?
Starting in Summer 2018, the
NWoW team will be developing
online versions of the 20
postsecondary skills modules that
can be integrated into learning
management systems.
The lessons will still include
interactive activities to promote
peer-to-peer and instructor-to-
student interactions.
22QUESTIONS?
2321st CENTURY SKILLS SERIES
Demo Lesson:
Communication, Lesson 2
Communication Styles & Listening
244 Primary Attributes of Communication
Lesson Focus: 1 & 4
1. Speaks in a 3. Knows how to choose
professional manner, words wisely and use non-
uses appropriate verbal communication to
content, and says things make meaning clear. When
in a way that others will writing uses correct
understand. spelling and grammar to
make meaning clear.
2. Can communicate using
technology tools like email, 4. Is an attentive
LinkedIn, or PowerPoint listener and asks
slide shows. Knows how to questions or repeats
use social media back what was heard to
appropriately in work make sure everything
settings. was understood
correctly.Action Steps to Improve Communication
Self assess your Make adjustments
communication based on who you
style(s) are communicating
with
Learn to identify the Find common ground
style(s) of othersCommunication Styles
Supporter/Relater (O/I): Process focused
communicator
Analyzer/Thinker (G/I): Idea focused
communicator
Promoter/Socializer (O/D): People focused
communicator
Controller/Director (G/D): Action focused
communicatorActive/ Attentive Listening Be observant of visual clues Pay attention to information and the way it is delivered Ask questions and check that you understand what the speaker means Try to determine the speaker’s communication style so you can adapt your own to find common ground
NEXT STEPS:
Courses:
PRACTICE!
Communication Communicating with
Confidence Communicating Across
Cultures Communicating with Empathy
Grammar Fundamentals Effective
LinkedIn and New World of Listening
Work have partnered to
provide suggested next steps Videos:
after each of the 21st
Century Skills lessons. Simplify communication with templates
Go to: and tools Using email as a
www.linkedin.com/learning communication tool Tips on nonverbal
These videos will help you communication Refining your verbal
continue to explore communication Practicing the grammar
Communication.You can earn
certificates of completion to rules Becoming a better listener
post on your LinkedIn
profiles along with any of
your digital badges and skills
verifications.THANK YOU!
Stay connected with New World of Work Stay connected with LinkedIn Learning
Website - www.newworldofwork.org https://www.linkedin.com/learning
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Facebook - facebook.com/NWoW.DWM/ or Support: 1-888-335-9632
@NWoW.DWM
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Twitter - @NWoW_DWM
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