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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


  • C

    Coursera

    AI-Powered Modern Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Marketing Planning, Marketing Analytics, Competitive Analysis, Prompt Engineering, Email Automation, Search Engine Optimization, Generative AI, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), AI Personalization, Lead Generation, A/B Testing, Content Creation, Web Analytics, Performance Measurement, Data Visualization, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Digital Marketing, Content Strategy

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices, API Design, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Restful API, Cloud Computing Architecture, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Network Architecture, Service Level, System Design and Implementation, Application Security, Service Design, Scalability, System Monitoring

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Figma UI UX Design Essentials Pt.3: Prototypes & Handoff

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Animations, Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, UI Components, Interaction Design, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Collaborative Software

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Overview of Important Protocols

    Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, Network Troubleshooting, Network Planning And Design, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Routers, Network Security, Local Area Networks, Network Switches, File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Connected Leadership: Building Collaborative Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Management Training And Development, Teamwork, Organizational Leadership, Trustworthiness, People Management, Collaboration, Meeting Facilitation, Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Professional Development, Empathy, Conflict Management, Goal Setting, Communication, Adaptability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Getting Started with ASP.NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, ASP.NET, Continuous Deployment, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Middleware, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, .NET Framework, Responsive Web Design, API Design, Data Migration, Azure DevOps, Configuration Management, Data Validation, HTML and CSS, Database Application, C# (Programming Language), Web Applications

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computer Programming Tools, Digital pedagogy, Computational Thinking, Education Software and Technology, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Game Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Vision Transformer (ViT), PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Keras (Neural Network Library), Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Network Model, Network Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Animations, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Event-Driven Programming, Web Design and Development, UI Components, Data Structures, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    REST Assured Java API Testing Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, Apache Maven, API Testing, Test Script Development, Restful API, Test Automation, JSON, Scalability, Test Case, Test Data, Authentications, Java

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Looker Developer - Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Data Modeling, Database Design, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Unity Android Game Development — Build Seven 2D and 3D Games

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unity Engine, GitHub, Bitbucket, Git (Version Control System), Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Android (Operating System), Game Design, Mobile Development, Scripting, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Graphics, Application Development, Graphics Software, Animations

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • AI-Powered Modern Marketing: Coursera
  • Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process en Français: Google Cloud
  • Figma UI UX Design Essentials Pt.3: Prototypes & Handoff: Skillshare
  • Overview of Important Protocols: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Connected Leadership: Building Collaborative Teams: Coursera
  • Microsoft Getting Started with ASP.NET Core: Microsoft
  • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Nested If Statements and Compound Conditionals : University of California San Diego
  • Introduction to Deep Learning: University of Colorado Boulder
  • JavaScript DOM - Interactive and Dynamic Web Pages: Packt
  • REST Assured Java API Testing Automation: EDUCBA

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