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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


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    University of Minnesota

    Exploratory Analytics Project Ideation

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Project Design, Data Mining, Ideation, Design Thinking, Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Analytics, Business Analysis, Sprint Planning, Unsupervised Learning, Case Studies, Anomaly Detection, Tree Maps

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Digital Media and Strategic Planning in Technology Markets

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Strategic Planning, Search Engine Optimization, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Web Analytics and SEO, Business Strategy, Paid media, Content Marketing, Market Analysis, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Google Ads, Innovation, Product Development, Video Production

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    ManyChat for Beginners: Automate Instagram Lead Generation

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Email Marketing, Email Automation, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Google Sheets, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Digital Marketing, Gmail

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Simplilearn

    Project Management Tools Techniques and Agile Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management, Risk Management, Project Planning, Agile Project Management, Cost Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Scope Management, Team Leadership, Project Estimation, Earned Value Management, Requirements Management, Organizational Structure, Scheduling, Quality Management, Microsoft Excel

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors

    Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Production Process, Manufacturing Processes, Quality Assurance, Electronics, Technical Design, Materials science, Computer-Aided Design, Emerging Technologies

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Skillshare

    Adobe Illustrator Super Speed: Boost Workflow & Efficiency

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Typography, Design Software, Graphical Tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Layout Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Realidad Extendida y Metaverso para todos

    Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Virtual Environment, 3D Assets, User Experience, Display Devices, Experience Design, Conceptual Design, Development Environment, Software Development Tools, Computer Programming Tools, Animations, Program Development, Peripheral Devices

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Listening and Engagement on Social Media

    Skills you'll gain: Relationship Building, User Feedback, Content Strategy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Front-End Web Development, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, UI Components, Back-End Web Development, Semantic Web

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create an Affinity Diagram Using Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Diagram Design, Brainstorming, Team Building, Productivity Software, Data Visualization, Organizational Skills

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Create Tasks and Lists with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Time Management, Productivity, Organizational Skills, User Accounts

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Framework Development and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Jenkins, Test Script Development, Continuous Integration, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Test Case, Software Testing, Software Design Patterns, Command-Line Interface, File I/O

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Exploratory Analytics Project Ideation: University of Minnesota
  • Digital Media and Strategic Planning in Technology Markets: University of Colorado Boulder
  • ManyChat for Beginners: Automate Instagram Lead Generation: Coursera
  • Project Management Tools Techniques and Agile Frameworks: Simplilearn
  • Advancing Mask Technology for Semiconductors: Coursera
  • Adobe Illustrator Super Speed: Boost Workflow & Efficiency: Skillshare
  • Realidad Extendida y Metaverso para todos: Universidad de los Andes
  • Listening and Engagement on Social Media: Google
  • Crafting User Interface - End to End Web Development: Board Infinity
  • Create an Affinity Diagram Using Creately: Coursera

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