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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


  • P

    Peking University

    流行病学基础(上)

    Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Policy, Public Health, Research Design, Biostatistics, Research Methodologies, Research, Infectious Diseases, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Risk Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    AutoCAD Architectural Design & Residential Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Architectural Drawing, AutoCAD, Architectural Design, Technical Drawing, Engineering Drawings, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Drafting and Engineering Design, Computer-Aided Design, Building Design, As-Built Drawings, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Architectural Engineering, Structural Engineering, Electrical Wiring, Structural Analysis, Functional Design, Conceptual Design, Layout Design, Construction Estimating, 3D Modeling

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Managing Innovation: Ambidexterity, Teams and Leading Change

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Innovation, Change Management, New Product Development, Organizational Strategy, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Team Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Product Lifecycle Management, Organizational Structure, Emerging Technologies, Business Strategy

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    36 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Miro AI, Brainstorming, UI/UX Strategy, Ideation, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design and Product, Design Thinking, Innovation, Conceptual Design, Collaborative Software, User Interface (UI) Design, Product Improvement, Team Oriented, Product Development

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Crea Videos para Redes Sociales con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Video Editing, Social Media, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Marketing, Marketing Communications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • S

    SAP

    Business Process Modeling and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: SAP Signavio, Business Process Modeling, Performance Measurement, Process Analysis, Process Design, Business Process, Process Mapping, Process Improvement, Gap Analysis, SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Process Improvement, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Root Cause Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, ChatGPT

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Empresas familiares

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Business, Administration, Entrepreneurship, Case Studies, Business Management, New Business Development, Market Analysis, Business Strategies, Organizational Structure, Marketing Strategies

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft AI Agents: From Foundations to Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Containerization, Prompt Engineering, AI Orchestration, Scalability, AI Workflows, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Agentic Workflows, Azure Active Directory, System Monitoring, LangChain, Generative AI Agents, Microservices, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing, Serverless Computing, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • L

    LearnKartS

    Risk Strategy and Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Conflict Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Structure

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    31 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    SkillUp

    Mobile App Development Capstone Project 

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Development, React Native, Application Development, User Story, Flutter (Software), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI), Data Persistence, Figma (Design Software), Application Deployment, UI Components, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Development, GitHub

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    21 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Data Visualization Best Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Statistical Visualization, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Storytelling, Tableau Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Histogram

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    20 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Complete Modern C++ (C++11/14/17)

    Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Computer Programming, Microsoft Visual Studio, System Programming, Apple Xcode, Development Environment, Algorithms, File Systems, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Debugging, File Management

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    27 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • 流行病学基础(上): Peking University
  • AutoCAD Architectural Design & Residential Planning: EDUCBA
  • Managing Innovation: Ambidexterity, Teams and Leading Change: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Align Design Teams with SCAMPER Brainstorming in Miro: Coursera
  • Crea Videos para Redes Sociales con Canva: Coursera
  • Business Process Modeling and Analysis: SAP
  • Empresas familiares: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Microsoft AI Agents: From Foundations to Applications: Microsoft
  • Risk Strategy and Planning: LearnKartS
  • Mobile App Development Capstone Project : SkillUp

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