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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.


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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    University of Michigan

    Introduction to Socially Engaged Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Ideation, Engineering Design Process, Sustainable Design, Social Impact, Human Centered Design, Sustainable Engineering, Product Design, Design Thinking, Social Justice, Case Studies, Diversity Awareness, Innovation, Cultural Responsiveness, Product Requirements

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Edureka

    Industrial Cybersecurity

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Malware Protection, Automation, Human Machine Interfaces

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty

    Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Research, General Science and Research, Critical Thinking, Probability, Research Design, Bayesian Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Experimentation, Investigation, Decision Making

    4.9
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    40 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Project Execution and Control

    Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Configuration Management, Communication Planning, Project Risk Management, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Conflict Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Engineering Management, Verbal Strategic Communication, Communication Strategies, Project Management, Risk Mitigation, Project Management Life Cycle, Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Scope Management, Product Quality (QA/QC), Quality Assurance and Control

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Programmation pour tous (mise en route de Python)

    Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Program Development, Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Data Structures

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Use Animations and Transitions in PowerPoint 365

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Communication, Business Communication, Graphic Design

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Whizlabs

    Deploying Microservices to Kubernetes using Azure DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps Pipelines, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Node.JS, CI/CD, DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management, Microservices, Program Development, Containerization, Software Testing, Debugging, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Scripting, Version Control, Git (Version Control System)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Dartmouth College

    Energy Justice: Fostering More Equitable Energy Futures

    Skills you'll gain: Social Justice, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Community Development, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Systems Thinking, Visionary, Advocacy, Environmental Policy, Policy Analysis, Climate Change Mitigation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat de Barcelona

    THINK GLOBAL: TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE (IDP-ICE)

    Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Intercultural Competence, Culture, Teaching, Training Programs, Cultural Diversity, Curriculum Planning, Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Research, Research Methodologies, International Relations, Student-Centred Learning, Pedagogy, Differentiated Instruction, Diversity Awareness, Sustainable Development

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Postman API Platform, Restful API, Data Validation, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Model View Controller, Python Programming

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    (Business Writing) الكتابة في مجال الأعمال

    Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Writing, Presentations, Report Writing, Communication, Grammar, Oral Expression, Writing and Editing, Technical Writing, Persuasive Communication, Editing, Graphic Design, Organizational Skills

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

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Harder Side of Science Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Theory, Human Learning, Motivational Interviewing, Education and Training, Teaching, Scientific Methods, Communication Strategies, Research, Science and Research, Research Methodologies, Instructional Design, Critical Thinking, Communication, Behavioral Economics, Decision Making, Psychology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to Socially Engaged Design : University of Michigan
  • Industrial Cybersecurity: Edureka
  • Fundamentals of Scientific Research Under Uncertainty: Johns Hopkins University
  • Project Execution and Control: Johns Hopkins University
  • Programmation pour tous (mise en route de Python): University of Michigan
  • Use Animations and Transitions in PowerPoint 365: Coursera
  • Deploying Microservices to Kubernetes using Azure DevOps: Whizlabs
  • Energy Justice: Fostering More Equitable Energy Futures: Dartmouth College
  • THINK GLOBAL: TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE (IDP-ICE): Universitat de Barcelona
  • Advanced Django: Introduction to Django Rest Framework: Codio

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