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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


  • U

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Educación superior y emprendimiento

    Skills you'll gain: Higher Education, Student-Centred Learning, Education and Training, Course Development, Entrepreneurship, Teaching, Sustainable Development, Curriculum Development, Training Programs, Student Engagement, Creative Problem-Solving, Business Development, Social Impact, Collaboration, Community Development, Innovation, Project Design, Program Evaluation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    11 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    Dartmouth College

    Practical Machine Learning: Foundations to Neural Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Bayesian Network, Logistic Regression, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Statistical Machine Learning, Probability & Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Regression Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Statistical Inference

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Sell a product or a service with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Campaigns, Email Marketing, Online Advertising, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Product Promotion, Advertising, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Marketing Communications, Sales Development, Digital Marketing

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    Edureka

    Power BI Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data Storytelling, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Snowflake Schema, Business Analytics, Data Lakes, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Analysis, Data Governance, Python Programming, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Security

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Leeds

    How to Get Into Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Data Security, Web Content, Back-End Web Development, Program Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Information Privacy, Computer Architecture

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad de los Andes

    BiodiseƱo respondiendo a retos complejos

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Ideation, Sustainable Design, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Biotechnology, Sustainable Systems, Biology, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Communication, Empathy

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    6 reviews

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Lean Product Portfolio Management

    Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, AI Product Strategy, Product Management, Responsible AI, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Strategy, User Research, Scalability, Design Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Project Portfolio Management, Agile Product Development, Governance, Product Development, Product Roadmaps, User Centered Design, Resource Management, Brand Management

    3
    Rating, 3 out of 5 stars
    Ā·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Graphic Design Theory - Space

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Layout Design, Design Elements And Principles, Visual Design, Storytelling, Creative Design, Design Strategies

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    NIIT

    Implement Polyglot Persistence Using SQL and NoSQL Databases

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Design, Relational Databases, SQL, Node.JS, Restful API, Databases, Data Persistence, Data Modeling, Data Integrity, Unstructured Data

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

  • K

    Khalifa University

    AI for Executives: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Model Deployment, Data Governance, Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Data Quality, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Leadership, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Strategic Decision-Making, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Decision Tree Learning

    Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts

    Beginner Ā· Guided Project Ā· Less Than 2 Hours

  • S

    Scrimba

    Build & Deploy Your Web Dev Portfolio

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Cloud Hosting, Web Development, Cloud Deployment, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Web Content, Application Deployment, Typography, Javascript

    Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Educación superior y emprendimiento:Ā Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Practical Machine Learning: Foundations to Neural Networks:Ā Dartmouth College
  • Sell a product or a service with Canva:Ā Coursera
  • Power BI Developer:Ā Edureka
  • How to Get Into Web Development:Ā University of Leeds
  • BiodiseƱo respondiendo a retos complejos:Ā Universidad de los Andes
  • Lean Product Portfolio Management:Ā University of Maryland, College Park
  • Graphic Design Theory - Space:Ā Skillshare
  • Implement Polyglot Persistence Using SQL and NoSQL Databases:Ā NIIT
  • AI for Executives: The Basics:Ā Khalifa University

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