Gain in-demand skills and launch your instructional design career with an in-depth training program. Learners that devote four hours per week to this certificate program can expect to finish in approximately 4-5 months.
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Master of Education in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership
Instructional Design MasterTrack™ Certificate
Become an instructional designer in 4-5 months by mastering the art and science of learning with a top-ranking education school.
The next session starts March 2020. Enrollment is open now through March 10 at 12 noon CST.
Earn Degree Credit
If you're admitted to the full Master's program, the credit from your MasterTrack™ Certificate counts towards your degree
About this MasterTrack™ Certificate
Solve real-world educational challenges and integrate technology with today’s learning environments.
100% online courses
$2,384
4-5 months to complete
Intermediate Level
Bachelor's Degree required
2 hands-on projects
Questions?
Please contact the University of Illinois College of Education at 217-300-2725 or mtcinstructionaldesign@education.illinois.edu.
Earn degree credit
If you are admitted to the full Master’s program, your MasterTrack™ Certificate will count towards your degree
What you will learn
- Ways to conduct in-depth learner analysis to identify learning objectives
- Strategies for using cutting-edge technologies to design engaging and meaningful learning activities
- Methods for developing well-crafted learning assessments and evaluations
- How to make data informed decisions to improve existing learning programs
Skills you will gain
- Learner analysis
- Learning objectives development
- Instructional design model selection
- Learning activities design
- Learning content development
- Learning outcomes evaluation
100% online courses
$2,384
4-5 months to complete
Intermediate Level
Bachelor's Degree required
2 hands-on projects
Questions?
Please contact the University of Illinois College of Education at 217-300-2725 or mtcinstructionaldesign@education.illinois.edu.
Earn degree credit
If you are admitted to the full Master’s program, your MasterTrack™ Certificate will count towards your degree
What is a MasterTrack™ Certificate?
With MasterTrack™ Certificates, portions of Master’s programs have been split into online modules, so you can earn a high quality university-issued career credential at a breakthrough price in a flexible, interactive format. Benefit from a deeply engaging learning experience with real-world projects and live, expert instruction. If you are accepted to the full Master's program, your MasterTrack coursework counts towards your degree.
Master’s Degree Learning
Take an online module of a Master's degree program that features live expert instruction and feedback combined with interactive team-based learning.
Boost Your Career
Receive a university-issued MasterTrack Certificate from a top university that you can add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.
Build Your Portfolio
Demonstrate your skills through real-world projects and create work samples that help you stand out in your job search.
Start Your Degree
If you are accepted to the full Master’s program, your completed coursework counts towards your degree.
Interactive Learning Experience
You'll learn through readings, videos, graded assignments, real-world applied projects, and live global classroom sessions.
Live Global Webinars
Feedback from Instructors and Experts
Real-World Projects
2 Courses in this MasterTrack™ Certificate
Includes:
- Pre-recorded videos
- Live sessions and office hours
- Real-world projects
- Peer collaboration
- Web and mobile access
Learning Technologies
How will you know how to design e-learning systems and evaluate their effectiveness accordingly? In this course you will develop competency-based skills to incorporate and work synergistically to apply appropriate models and theories of designing e-learning systems in instructional design.
Start March 23, 2020
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Industry-relevant hands-on projects to build your portfolio
Instructional and Learning System Design e-Portfolio
As a senior instructional designer in your organization, you are asked to design, develop and implement an education program to fulfill the learning needs of your target audience. In this project, you will play a key role in defining the program objectives, choosing the right technologies, partnering with critical stakeholders and evaluating the outcomes. All the artifacts that you produced in this project (learner analysis report, curriculum outline, program implementation plan, etc.) will be saved to your e-portfolio and contribute to your career advancement.
4 hours per week
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- How to implement instructional design projects from ideation to completion
- Ways to define learning needs through data analysis and interviews
- Methods for selecting an appropriate instructional design model and technologies based on organizational objectives and resources
- How to collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) to develop learning content
Case Study Discussion and Solution Development for Instructional Design
In this project, you will be presented a complex learning system design case and asked to work on an innovative solution. You’re challenged to synthesize all the instructional design models and come up with a customized plan to address the unique organization needs. You need to optimize the learning outcomes by choosing the appropriate learning theories and technologies. This case study will bring you to the next-level of instructional design expertise and prepare you to handle large-scale projects in the future.
1 hour per week
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Ways to apply and adapt various instructional design models to solve real-world problems
- Strategies for using learning theories and technologies to create innovative learning solutions
- How to make data informed decisions while evaluating and improving a learning program
Partners
Graduates of the Instructional Design MasterTrack™ Certificate will be considered for opportunities, when available, at these hiring partner organizations: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Coursera.
Student Testimonials
Kelly Jessup, Instructional Design MasterTrack Certificate Alumna - Special Assistant, Faculty Support, Yale School of Management
"Thanks to the Instructional Design MasterTrack™ Certificate, I finally found a Master’s program that will prepare me for the direction I want to take with my career. I was thrilled to receive my admissions decision letter a few weeks ago (to the M.Ed. program). I’m ready to start fall classes as an official Fighting Illini!"
Instructors
Wenhao David Huang
Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Jessica Li
Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Eunjung Grace Oh
Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Norma Scagnoli
Research Assistant Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Denice Ward Hood
Teaching Associate Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Bill Cope
Professor, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Yoon Pak
Associate Professor and Interim Head, Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
MasterTrack™ Certificates are earned by completing a concatenation of graduate-level courses offered on the Coursera platform by some of the world's most elite universities. Those same universities may allow qualified, admitted students to apply earned MasterTrack™ Certificate credits towards related Master's degrees, leading to an affordable academic degree. Coursera does not grant academic credit, and does not guarantee that completion of a MasterTrack™ Certificate will result in academic credit; the decision to grant, accept, or transfer academic credit is subject to the sole and absolute discretion of an academic institution.