Digital literacy
As part of our commitment to increasing digital literacy and skills, LJMU has partnered with LinkedIn Learning to provide all staff and students access to its vast range of resources and learning tools. If you have not yet, you can activate your free LinkedIn Learning account.
This page will gather a range of playlists, recommended content, learner challenges and additional resources to assist you with all aspects of digital literacy, IT skills and eLearning resources. Check back regularly for updates on monthly challenges, new content and other highlights.
Monthly challenge
Each month, there will be a new themed learner challenge available, which will include a range of short offline activities and video clips to complete daily. Don’t worry if you miss the start of the month, you can join in the challenge at anytime and work through at your own pace. Previous challenges will also be archived here if you have missed any.
Our current challenge for December is Holiday Challenge: Elevate Your EQ. Follow this link to download the calendar of events and start working through a variety of resources and activities.
Previous Challenges
November 2024: “Keep Calm and Learn On”.
MS Office – resources and guidance
The links below include several curated playlists aimed at helping develop skills across a variety of Microsoft packages that most staff members will be regularly using. Whether you are a novice or already have advanced skills, there is guidance available to suit different levels of expertise and experience. The playlists below represent just a few of over 6,000 modules available on LinkedIn Learning. If you need assistance in finding the right module for yourself, please get in contact with the Organisational Development team.
Microsoft Office - Beginner Guides
Microsoft Office - Intermediary and Advanced Guides
Self-assessment tools
If you are uncertain of your current levels of expertise, the following quick and anonymous self-assessments can help identify modules that will be of most use to you – as well as revealing some features of the software that you may have been previously unaware of.
MS PowerPoint self-assessment tool
Additional support
For guidance on using learning technologies, please visit the dedicated pages provided by the Teaching and Learning Academy.
For all other guidance, including helpdesk support, please visit the IT help for staff pages.