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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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    Arizona State University

    ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Lesson Planning, Differentiated Instruction, Instructional Strategies, Curriculum Planning, Peer Review, Instructional Design, Developing Training Materials, Student Engagement, Community Outreach, Parent Communication

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Elevate Team Productivity with Crew AI

    Skills you'll gain: CrewAI, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, AI Enablement, Workflow Management, Generative AI Agents, Productivity Software, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Process Automation, Automation, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Decision Support Systems, Solution Design, Decision Making, Process Improvement, Performance Improvement

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Figma (Design Software), Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Responsive Web Design, Web Design and Development, Mockups, Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Prototyping, Javascript, Web Development

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Draw a wireframe in Wireframe.cc

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Experience Design, Usability, Layout Design, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Persona Development, Information Architecture, Web Design, Design, Color Theory

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    Arm

    Getting Started with Machine Learning at the Edge on Arm

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Build social awareness content for Facebook with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Facebook, Advertising, Graphic and Visual Design, Video Production, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Event Marketing

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Network Management and Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Routing, Network Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Network Planning And Design, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Network Analysis, Operations Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    MedCerts

    Behavior Technician ABA Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Positive Behavior Support, Speech Therapy, Behavior Management, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Education and Training, Communication Strategies, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Mental and Behavioral Health, Teaching, Communication, Learning Theory, Child Development, Classroom Management, Training Programs, Instructional Strategies, Developmental Disabilities, Proactivity, Data Collection, Learning Strategies

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Master DevOps: CI/CD, Automation & Monitoring

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS CloudFormation, CI/CD, Git (Version Control System), Jenkins, Ansible, Devops Tools, Version Control, Terraform, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, DevOps, Prometheus (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, Continuous Deployment, Containerization, Continuous Integration, Amazon Web Services, Software Development Tools, Configuration Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Modeling Data in Power BI

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Data Modeling, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Data Integration, Data Analysis, Data Transformation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    The History of Rocket Science

    Skills you'll gain: Manufacturing and Production, World History, International Relations, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Political Sciences, Emerging Technologies, Timelines, Innovation

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Core Java - Multithreading and Classes

    Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Middleware

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • ELL Success in the Content Classroom: Capstone Project: Arizona State University
  • Elevate Team Productivity with Crew AI: Coursera
  • Build Websites with Figma, HTML, and CSS: Scrimba
  • Draw a wireframe in Wireframe.cc: Coursera
  • Getting Started with Machine Learning at the Edge on Arm: Arm
  • Build social awareness content for Facebook with Canva: Coursera
  • AWS: Network Management and Operations: Whizlabs
  • Behavior Technician ABA Fundamentals: MedCerts
  • Master DevOps: CI/CD, Automation & Monitoring: Edureka
  • Modeling Data in Power BI: Microsoft

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