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.

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Style Guides, Art History, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Layout Design, Visual Design, Logo Design, Design Reviews, Research and Design, Creative Design, Design Research, Public History, Brand Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, Usability, User Story, Continuous Delivery, Persona Development, Agile Software Development, Sprint Planning, Peer Review, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Product Improvement, User Interface (UI), Design Thinking, Customer Analysis, Product Development, Persona (User Experience)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Graphic Design, Animations, Adobe After Effects, Graphic and Visual Design, Motion Graphics, Design Software, Design, Branding, Brand Strategy, Creative Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Brand Awareness, Intellectual Property, Knowledge of Apple Hardware, Adobe Photoshop, Strategic Thinking, Legal Risk
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability, Video Game Development, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Program Development, UI Components, Computer Programming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, AI literacy, Context Engineering
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JSON, Object Oriented Design, Unit Testing, Python Programming, Code Reusability, Software Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Calculations, Engineering, High Voltage, Engineering Analysis, Systems Engineering, Materials science, Energy and Utilities, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Electrical Systems, Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Structural Analysis, Financial Analysis, Environmental Monitoring, Failure Analysis, Cost Estimation, Mechanics, Engineering Design Process
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Control Systems, Robotics, Simulation and Simulation Software, Software Architecture, Simulations, Safety Assurance, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture, Mathematical Modeling
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Research, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Interactive Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Graphic and Visual Design, Persona (User Experience), Ideation, Design, Peer Review, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Interaction Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic and Visual Design, 3D Modeling, Web Presence
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University at Buffalo
Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing and Production, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing Operations, Production Process, Product Design, Automation, Digital Design, Digital Analysis, Safety and Security, Innovation, Advanced Analytics, Technology Roadmaps, Cybersecurity, Big Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Data Management, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Cleansing, Consolidation, Microsoft Office, Data Integrity, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months