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Instructional Design Courses

Instructional design courses can help you learn curriculum development, assessment strategies, and learner engagement techniques. You can build skills in creating effective learning experiences, utilizing multimedia resources, and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and learning management systems, which support the design and delivery of educational content.


Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    University of Michigan

    Justice and Equity in Technology Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Responsible AI, Disabilities, Innovation, Diversity Awareness, Social Impact, Socioeconomics, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Systems, Policy Analysis, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Data Ethics, Technology Strategies, Policy Development, Governance, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Amazon S3, Identity and Access Management, Disaster Recovery, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon CloudWatch, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Redshift, Amazon DynamoDB, Solution Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Hybrid Cloud Computing, API Gateway

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Imperial College London

    Android Graphics with OpenGL ES

    Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), 3D Assets, Android Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Android Studio, Computer Graphic Techniques, Animations

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Peking University

    社会调查与研究方法 (上)Methodologies in Social Research (Part I)

    Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Research, Surveys, Scientific Methods, Social Sciences, Data Collection, Research Design, Experimentation, Qualitative Research, Sample Size Determination, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Probability & Statistics, Writing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    52 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Business proposal with Visme for businesses

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Business Writing, Proposal Development, Sales Presentation, Sales Presentations, Presentations, Value Propositions, Data Visualization, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Content Creation, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship

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    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    IBM

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Object Oriented Design, Java, Java Programming, File Management, Application Development, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Data Management, Integrated Development Environments

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    60 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Database Engineer Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Database Design, Git (Version Control System), Database Development, MySQL Workbench, MySQL, Databases, Database Application, Data Visualization Software, Version Control, SQL, Tableau Software, Data Modeling, Transaction Processing, Django (Web Framework), Project Management, Application Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build a product splash page with HTML and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Web Design, Cloud Deployment, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Cinematography, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Game Design, Video Production, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, User Interface (UI), Scalability, Color Theory, Simulations, Performance Tuning, Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Strategies for Effective Engagement

    Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Relationship Building, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a Process Map using a Canva Template

    Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Process Flow Diagrams, Content Creation, User Accounts, Business

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep (NCA-GENL): NVIDIA-Certified Generative AI LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Plot (Graphics), Generative AI, Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing, Responsible AI, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization, Transfer Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Ethics, Image Analysis, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Model Deployment, Embeddings

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular instructional design courses

  • Justice and Equity in Technology Policy: University of Michigan
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam Prep: LearnKartS
  • Android Graphics with OpenGL ES: Imperial College London
  • 社会调查与研究方法 (上)Methodologies in Social Research (Part I): Peking University
  • Create a Business proposal with Visme for businesses: Coursera
  • Object Oriented Programming in Java: IBM
  • Database Engineer Capstone: Meta
  • Build a product splash page with HTML and CSS: Scrimba
  • UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment: Packt
  • Strategies for Effective Engagement : University of Colorado Boulder

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