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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


  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Foundations of Distributed Database Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, Scalability, Database Design, Database Management Systems, Database Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Management, Relational Databases, SQL, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Alex Genadinik

    B2B Sales: High-Impact Questions, Active Listening

    Skills you'll gain: Business Development, B2B Sales, Strategic Partnership, Negotiation, Proposal Writing, Price Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, New Business Development, Consultative Selling, Selling Techniques, Inside Sales, Phone Sales, Sales Development, Sales, Non-Verbal Communication, Marketing Psychology, Search Engine Optimization, Sales Prospecting, Relationship Building, Telephone Skills

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Terraform Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), User Provisioning, Verification And Validation, User Accounts, Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Test Case, Secure Coding, Data Structures

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Boot, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Spring Framework, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Business Logic, Integration Testing, Data Modeling, Server Side, Software Architecture, Data Persistence, Data Access

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    Northeastern University

    Engaging in Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Organizational Structure, Performance Management, Health Care Administration, Business Management, Strategic Partnership, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, Analysis, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Market Analysis, Operational Efficiency

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    Tata Institute of Social Sciences

    Making Public Policies Work: The Last-mile Delivery

    Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Development, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Governance, Policy Analysis, Social and Human Services, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Program Implementation, Social Justice, Public Administration, Community Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Advocacy, Program Evaluation, Empowerment, Stakeholder Engagement

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Figma Pro Pt. 4: Variables, Tokens & Dev Mode Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, UI Components, Responsive Web Design, Animations, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Strategies, Prototyping, Collaborative Software, Software Documentation

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Getting Started with Apache Cassandra

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Cassandra, NoSQL, Data Store, Databases, Database Management Systems, Application Deployment, Database Architecture and Administration, Query Languages, Database Management, Data Storage, System Monitoring, Data Maintenance, Distributed Computing, Application Security, Data Modeling, Data Security, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Video Content Creation in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Canva (Software), Video Production, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Digital Content, Animations, Multimedia, Storytelling, Typography, Branding, Data Import/Export, Drive Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Glasgow

    6G Vision: ML, Intelligent Surfaces & Optical Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications, Communication Systems, Internet Of Things, Software-Defined Networking, Network Planning And Design, Distributed Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Zero Trust Network Access, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Trustworthiness

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Zero to Hero: Master Java SpringBoot & JPA with Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Object-Relational Mapping, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Java, Software Documentation, JUnit, Restful API, Application Performance Management, API Design, Model View Controller, Postman API Platform, User Accounts

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Organize an event with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Event Planning, Canva (Software), Event Management, Digital Content, Event Marketing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Product Design, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Foundations of Distributed Database Systems: Johns Hopkins University
  • B2B Sales: High-Impact Questions, Active Listening: Alex Genadinik
  • Terraform Masterclass: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application: EDUCBA
  • Engaging in Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations: Northeastern University
  • Making Public Policies Work: The Last-mile Delivery: Tata Institute of Social Sciences
  • Figma Pro Pt. 4: Variables, Tokens & Dev Mode Mastery: Skillshare
  • Getting Started with Apache Cassandra: Whizlabs
  • Video Content Creation in Canva: Coursera
  • 6G Vision: ML, Intelligent Surfaces & Optical Networks: University of Glasgow

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