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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


  • U

    University of London

    Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Virtual Environment, 3D Modeling, Animations, Non-Verbal Communication, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Psychology, Artificial Intelligence

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    86 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Advancing Women in Tech

    The Art & Science of Product Management

    Skills you'll gain: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Technical Product Management, Engineering Management, Product Management, Team Leadership, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), User Experience Design, Design, Software Design, Artificial Intelligence, Interviewing Skills, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Technical Communication

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    157 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Software Design as an Abstraction

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Software Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Systems Design, Application Security, Design Strategies, Operating Systems

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    135 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Starweaver

    Business Process Modelling

    Skills you'll gain: Business Workflow Analysis, Workflow Management, Process Improvement, Business Systems Analysis, Diagram Design, Project Scoping, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Process Management, Business Process Management, Business Analysis, Service Design, System Design and Implementation, Business Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Communications

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    120 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    SAP

    Implementing an SAP Solution

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Consulting, System Implementation, Test Script Development, Test Planning, Technology Roadmaps, Project Implementation, System Testing, Stakeholder Management, Project Closure, End User Training and Support, System Monitoring, Application Deployment, System Configuration, Data Cleansing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    95 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Javascript

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    42 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    Microsoft

    Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Business Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Business Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Gap Analysis, Project Documentation, Systems Analysis, Functional Specification, Diagram Design, Process Analysis, Business Process Modeling, Capacity Planning, Needs Assessment, Data Visualization

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    104 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to Program Management

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Organizational Strategy, Team Management, Leadership, Change Management, Communication, Business Acumen

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    122 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Amazon

    Programming with Java

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java, Software Design, Maintainability, Debugging, Data Structures

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    90 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • É

    École normale supérieure

    Cartographie thématique

    Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Geospatial Mapping, Data Mapping, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphics Software, Color Theory

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    84 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Design and Develop a Website using Figma and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Prototyping, Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    118 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to UX/UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    87 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Building Interactive 3D Characters and Social VR: University of London
  • The Art & Science of Product Management: Advancing Women in Tech
  • Software Design as an Abstraction: University of Colorado System
  • Business Process Modelling: Starweaver
  • Implementing an SAP Solution: SAP
  • Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON: Coursera
  • Requirements Gathering in Business Analysis: Microsoft
  • Introduction to Program Management: IBM
  • Programming with Java: Amazon
  • Cartographie thématique: École normale supérieure

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