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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


  • B

    Board Infinity

    Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Test Case, Integration Testing, System Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Acceptance Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, White-Box Testing, Regression Testing, Usability Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • B

    Board Infinity

    Learn Data Governance Workflows with Databricks Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Databricks, Data Management, Metadata Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Strategy, Information Management, Data Quality, Data Security

    2.8
    Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    AI Content Creation with DALL-E: Visual SEO Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Blogs, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, Web Content, Content Creation, Keyword Research, ChatGPT

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    23 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    Microsoft

    Building Intelligent Troubleshooting Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Test Case, Agentic systems, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Performance Testing, Debugging, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Decision Support Systems, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Advanced Recommender Systems

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Applied Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Algorithms, Performance Tuning

    3.8
    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    23 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Prototypes in Figma: Creating an Initial Low Fidelity Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Prototyping, Web Design, Application Design, User Accounts

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    Microsoft

    Relational Database Design and Advanced Querying

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Design, Relational Databases, SQL, Data Warehousing, Query Languages, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integrity, Power BI, Business Intelligence, Performance Tuning, Generative AI

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Neuroscience of Leading Transformational Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Creativity, Employee Engagement, Innovation, Business Transformation, Consumer Behaviour, Cognitive flexibility, Change Management, Leadership, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Team Performance Management, Leadership Development, Adaptability, Productivity, Behavioral Economics, Business, Collaboration, Decision Making

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Infrastructure for Transportation Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Building Services Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, HVAC, Traffic Flow Optimization, Transportation Operations, Architecture and Construction, Electrical Systems, Construction Management, Public Works, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Structural Analysis, Sustainable Engineering, Construction Estimating, Building Design, Land Development, Sustainable Development

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Hugging Face, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AI Security, Application Security, Continuous Monitoring

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    28 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Starweaver

    Business Process Modeling with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Process Design, Business Process Automation, Process Analysis, Business Transformation, Process Management, Case Studies, Workflow Management, Process Optimization, Quality Improvement, Lean Methodologies, AI Workflows, Six Sigma Methodology, Innovation, Automation, Analysis

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Mastering REST APIs with FastAPI

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, Application Deployment, Authentications, Cloud Deployment, User Accounts, Debugging, Operational Databases, Back-End Web Development, Software Testing, Software Development, Database Development, Continuous Integration

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development: Board Infinity
  • Learn Data Governance Workflows with Databricks Tools: Board Infinity
  • AI Content Creation with DALL-E: Visual SEO Strategy: Coursera
  • Building Intelligent Troubleshooting Agents: Microsoft
  • Advanced Recommender Systems: 28DIGITAL
  • Prototypes in Figma: Creating an Initial Low Fidelity Design: Coursera
  • Relational Database Design and Advanced Querying: Microsoft
  • The Neuroscience of Leading Transformational Organizations: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Infrastructure for Transportation Systems: L&T EduTech
  • Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models: Coursera

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