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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


  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Piling Construction and practices

    Skills you'll gain: Construction, Construction Engineering, Product Testing, Structural Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Building Codes, Construction Inspection, Construction Management, Process Validation, Engineering Practices, Civil Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Structural Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Safety Standards, Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • A

    Akamai Technologies, Inc.

    Managing Relational Databases

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Database Design, Database Theory, Data Manipulation, Query Languages, Data Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission

    Skills you'll gain: Grant Writing, Grant Applications, Proposal Writing, Clinical Research Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Medical Science and Research, Planning, Research Design, Growth Mindedness, Science and Research, Budgeting, Resilience, Constructive Feedback, Mentorship, Goal Setting, Collaboration

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universidades Anáhuac

    Productividad Empresarial con IA: ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Prompt Engineering, Business Process Automation, Productivity Software, Artificial Intelligence, Trend Analysis, Natural Language Processing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    50 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Starweaver

    AI-Powered Business Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Business Process Modeling, Data Storytelling, Responsible AI, AI Product Strategy, Business Process, Digital Transformation, Business Process Management, Business Process Improvement, Process Design, Sales Presentations, Google Gemini, Sales Strategy, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Sustainable Development, Social Impact, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Product Knowledge

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Pathway to Space

    Skills you'll gain: Global Positioning Systems, Journalism, Music, Political Sciences, Entrepreneurship, Systems Engineering, Culture, Aerospace Basic Quality System Standards, Media and Communications, International Relations, Governance, Higher Education, Public Policies, Physical Science, Liberal Arts, Geographic Information Systems, Physics, Engineering Design Process, Environmental Science, Writing

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    40 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    FPGA Capstone: Building FPGA Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Laboratory Experience, Embedded Software, Electronic Hardware, Engineering Documentation, Debugging, System Design and Implementation, Software Development, Simulation and Simulation Software, Development Environment, System Testing

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    WordPress 101 - The Complete Guide

    Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Web Design and Development, HTML and CSS, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Management Systems, Web Content, Cloud Hosting, Web Servers, Application Security

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Figma

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, Prototyping, Wireframing, User Experience, Usability, User Centered Design, Human Centered Design, Design, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, User Flows, Persona Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to Accessible Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Usability, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, UI Components, Semantic Web, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    36 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • T

    The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    离散优化建模基础篇 Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization

    Skills you'll gain: Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Enterprise Modeling, Network Model, Statistical Modeling, Combinatorics, Mathematical Software, Functional Design, Computational Thinking, Graph Theory, Algorithms, Data Structures, Debugging

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    36 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Foundations of 3D Modelling in Blender

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Graphical Tools, Computer Graphics, Animation and Game Design, File Management, Content Management, User Interface (UI)

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    33 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Piling Construction and practices: L&T EduTech
  • Managing Relational Databases: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
  • Grant Proposal Plans, Sections, and Resubmission: University of Colorado System
  • Productividad Empresarial con IA: ChatGPT: Universidades Anáhuac
  • AI-Powered Business Operations: Starweaver
  • Pathway to Space: University of Colorado Boulder
  • FPGA Capstone: Building FPGA Projects: University of Colorado Boulder
  • WordPress 101 - The Complete Guide: Packt
  • Discovery and Low-Fidelity Design with Figma: Coursera
  • Introduction to Accessible Web Development: Coursera

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