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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


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    LearnQuest

    Foundations of Agent-Based AI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, System Design and Implementation, Unified Modeling Language, Performance Metric, Performance Measurement, Requirements Analysis, Performance Analysis, Model Evaluation, Prototyping, Stakeholder Communications, Simulation and Simulation Software, Benchmarking

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    CSR Strategy: Analyze, Implement & Create Value

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Strategy, Business Ethics, Organizational Strategy, Sustainable Business, Business Strategy, Philanthropy, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Governance, Compliance Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Sustainability Reporting, Business Risk Management, Diversity and Inclusion

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Software Design Principles

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development, Software Engineering, Maintainability, Systems Architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, Technical Design, Web Services, Model View Controller, Event-Driven Programming

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Programming Mobile Devices

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Android Studio, Mobile Development, Kotlin, Restful API, Mobile Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Tuning, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Data Management, Data Persistence, Global Positioning Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Application Performance Management, Cloud Storage

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Publish your corporate designs on Slack with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Collaborative Software, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Content Marketing, Corporate Communications, Shared Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, User Accounts, Marketing Communications, Multimedia, Digital Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    ASP.NET Core MVC Fundamentals & CRUD Operations

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Model View Controller, .NET Framework, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Management, Data Access, Full-Stack Web Development, Web Development, Web Applications, Software Architecture, Middleware, Software Design Patterns, User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Foundations of Power Platform for Aspiring PL-400 Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Power Apps Component Framework, Power Platform CLI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Development Environment, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Data Modeling, Technical Design, Solution Architecture, Business Logic, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Microsoft 365, No-Code Development, Data Architecture, Cloud Development, Authentications, Application Development, Authorization (Computing), Business Workflow Analysis

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach

    Skills you'll gain: Inside Sales, Sales Process, Generative AI Agents, Sales Strategy, Email Automation, AI Personalization, Sales Management, HubSpot CRM, Sales Enablement, Sales, Sales Training, Sales Prospecting, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Communications Management, Customer Engagement, Campaign Management, Automation, Analytics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Software Design Patterns, Software Documentation, Testability, Development Testing, Package and Software Management

    Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • D

    Duke University

    Understand Big O Notation in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Performance Analysis, Simulations, Algorithms, Complex Problem Solving, Theoretical Computer Science, Python Programming, Data Structures, Software Architecture, Software Engineering

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    LearnQuest

    Build AI Agents with Practical App Design

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Deep Learning, Data Visualization, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Anomaly Detection, Statistical Analysis

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Jira for Quality Assurance Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Jira (Software), Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Test Planning, Test Case, Usability Testing, Technical Communication, Issue Tracking, Agile Methodology, Software Documentation, Software Development, Agile Project Management, Risk Management, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Analysis, Problem Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Foundations of Agent-Based AI Systems: LearnQuest
  • CSR Strategy: Analyze, Implement & Create Value: EDUCBA
  • Software Design Principles: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Programming Mobile Devices: Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
  • Publish your corporate designs on Slack with Canva: Coursera
  • ASP.NET Core MVC Fundamentals & CRUD Operations: Packt
  • Foundations of Power Platform for Aspiring PL-400 Developers: Board Infinity
  • GenAI for Inside Sales: Crafting Effective Outreach: Coursera
  • Advanced Ruby Programming and Object-Oriented Design: Packt
  • Understand Big O Notation in Python: Duke University

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