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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


  • T

    The University of Sydney

    Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Business Modeling, Product Design, Product Development, Business Strategy, Strategic Communication, Market Research, Corporate Strategy, Case Studies, User Feedback, Product Testing, Customer Insights

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Instructional Design MasterTrack® Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Quality Management, Educational Materials, Lean Manufacturing, Business Technologies, Technology Strategies, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Student Engagement, Project Management, Needs Assessment, Learning Strategies, Collaboration

    Credit offered

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

  • I

    Imperial College London

    Creative Thinking Tools for Success and Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Ideation, Creativity, Creative Problem-Solving, Problem Solving, Cognitive flexibility, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Thinking, Generative AI, Prototyping, Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    901 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • I

    IBM

    Generative AI for UI UX Design

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Design Research, Persona (User Experience), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Software, AI Workflows, User Interface (UI) Design, Brainstorming, Real Time Data, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Human Centered Design, AI Personalization, User Story, Wireframing, Ideation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    11K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • A

    Adobe

    Design Fundamentals with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Typography, Logo Design, Responsible AI, Digital Design, Layout Design, Creative Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Adobe Firefly, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Color Theory, Content Creation, Generative AI Agents

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.6K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    The Museum of Modern Art

    Fashion as Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Design, Art History, Sustainability Standards, Research, Non-Verbal Communication, Creativity, World History, Social Impact, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    3.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply UI/UX Design with Figma for Modern Interfaces

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Responsive Web Design, Usability, User Centered Design, UI Components, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Wireframing, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Typography, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Game Design: Art and Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Storyboarding, Design, Virtual Environment, Technical Design, Design Elements And Principles, Usability Testing, Creative Design, Design Strategies, Interactive Design, Graphic and Visual Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    4.2K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Job Skills
    Job Skills
    I

    IBM

    IBM Full Stack Software Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Cloud-Native Computing, Istio, Software Architecture, Node.JS, React Redux, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Deployment, Restful API, Responsive Web Design, Django (Web Framework), Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Server Side, Generative AI, Cloud Computing, Data Import/Export, Engineering Software

    Build toward a degree

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    60K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Python for Everybody

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Data Processing, Debugging, Web Scraping, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, Web Services, Restful API, SQL, Databases, Data Visualization Software, JSON, Interactive Data Visualization, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Structures, Data Cleansing, Programming Principles, Data Analysis, Python Programming, Computer Programming

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    280K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design

    Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Education and Training, Adaptive Equipment, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Instructional Design, Visual Impairment Education, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Microsoft Office, Advocacy

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    248 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Virginia

    Agile Meets Design Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, User Story, Design Thinking, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Product Design, Product Development, User Centered Design, User Research, Persona Development, Innovation, Product Management, Discussion Facilitation, Software Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    3.6K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship: The University of Sydney
  • Instructional Design MasterTrack® Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Creative Thinking Tools for Success and Leadership: Imperial College London
  • Generative AI for UI UX Design: IBM
  • Design Fundamentals with AI: Adobe
  • Fashion as Design: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Apply UI/UX Design with Figma for Modern Interfaces: EDUCBA
  • Game Design: Art and Concepts: California Institute of the Arts
  • IBM Full Stack Software Developer: IBM
  • Python for Everybody: University of Michigan

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