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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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    Microsoft

    High Performing PMOs

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Office (PMO), Program Management, Change Management, Organizational Change, Project Portfolio Management, Project Management, Sustainable Development, Corporate Sustainability, Agile Methodology, Collaboration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Stakeholder Engagement

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

    Building Generative AI Capabilities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Customer Relationship Management, Data Ethics, AI Enablement, Business Strategy, Change Management, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Information Privacy, Business Ethics

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Neural Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Autoencoders, Convolutional Neural Networks, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Deployment, Debugging, Artificial Intelligence, Image Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Computer Vision

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Big Ideas in Programming: Expressing Yourself with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Design, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Software Visualization, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Predictive Modeling, Computational Thinking, Debugging

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    AWS AI Practitioner Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, AWS SageMaker, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Data Preprocessing, Model Evaluation, Computer Vision, Generative Model Architectures, AI Security, Amazon Web Services, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Data Wrangling

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Software Documentation, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Technical Documentation, Restful API, JSON, YAML, Software Design

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Modeling of Autonomous Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Mathematical Modeling, Control Systems, Network Model, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Analysis, Automation, Real-Time Operating Systems, Differential Equations, Safety Assurance, Verification And Validation

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Cómo crear historias para Instagram y Facebook usando Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Materials, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Arizona State University

    Communicating In Groups and Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Active Listening, Teamwork, Discussion Facilitation, Team Building, Team Management, Conflict Management, Constructive Feedback, Collaboration, Productivity, Expectation Management, Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Xi'an Jiaotong University

    系统平台与C#程序基础

    Skills you'll gain: Operating Systems, Computer Systems, Debugging, Microsoft Visual Studio, OS Process Management, Computer Hardware, C# (Programming Language), Computer Architecture, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Programming Principles, Integrated Development Environments, Computational Logic, System Design and Implementation

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Hotel Digital Marketing and Social Media Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Digital Media Strategy, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Strategy, Content Marketing, Guest Relations, Hospitality, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Instagram, Return On Investment, Customer Engagement

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    ITIL V4 Details of Four Dimensions of Service Management

    Skills you'll gain: Service Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, IT Management, Service Design, Organizational Structure, Strategic Partnership, Information Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Vendor Relationship Management, Process Management, People Development, Organizational Strategy, Continuous Improvement Process

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 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

  • High Performing PMOs: Microsoft
  • Building Generative AI Capabilities: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
  • Foundations of Neural Networks: Johns Hopkins University
  • Big Ideas in Programming: Expressing Yourself with Python: University of Michigan
  • AWS AI Practitioner Certification Prep: LearnKartS
  • Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor: Coursera
  • Modeling of Autonomous Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Cómo crear historias para Instagram y Facebook usando Canva: Coursera
  • Communicating In Groups and Teams : Arizona State University
  • 系统平台与C#程序基础: Xi'an Jiaotong University

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