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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Develop Linkedin designs with Visme

    Skills you'll gain: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Social Media Content, Social Media, Graphic Design, Content Marketing, Digital Content, Digital Marketing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Create Personas to Represent Targeted Users in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Persona (User Experience), User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Miro AI, User Experience, User Centered Design, Customer Insights, Collaborative Software, Diversity and Inclusion, Product Development

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • S

    S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research

    The Art and Science of Self Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Conflict Management, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communications, Collaboration, Empathy, Professional Development, Visionary, Leadership, Adaptability, Communication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    AI CERTs

    AI Tools, Data, and Experience Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Experience, UI/UX Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Design Research, User Interface (UI), Design, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Thinking, Prompt Patterns, Wireframing, Responsible AI, Presentations, Professional Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • A

    Adobe

    Generative AI for Designers

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Generative AI, Graphic and Visual Design, Prompt Engineering, Photo Editing, Artificial Intelligence, Ideation, Image Quality

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Alberta

    How to be a People Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, People Management, Rapport Building, Leadership, Occupational Safety And Health, Communication, Collaboration, Strategic Leadership, Stress Management, Empathy, Employee Engagement, Mental Health, Employee Coaching, Active Listening, Culture Transformation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Platform Thinking for the Metaverse

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Innovation, Technology Strategies, Virtual Environment, Business Transformation, Systems Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategies, Technology Solutions, Digital Transformation

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Creative Coding for Designers Using Python

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Generative AI, Simulations, Computer Graphics, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Computer Programming Tools, Algorithms

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    Edureka

    Generative AI for Automating HR Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: Human Resources, Responsible AI, Developing Training Materials, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Workforce Development, Miro AI, Data Ethics, Recruitment, Generative AI Agents, People Analytics, People Management, AI Personalization, Talent Management, Automation, Talent Acquisition, Prompt Engineering, No-Code Development, Agentic systems, Business Operations

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Material Design 3 for Beginners: Building UI Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Color Theory, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, User Experience Design, Web Design and Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Data Security, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Security Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    LearnQuest

    HTML - Front-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Web Applications

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Develop Linkedin designs with Visme : Coursera
  • Create Personas to Represent Targeted Users in Miro: Coursera
  • The Art and Science of Self Leadership: S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
  • AI Tools, Data, and Experience Design: AI CERTs
  • Generative AI for Designers: Adobe
  • How to be a People Leader: University of Alberta
  • Platform Thinking for the Metaverse: Politecnico di Milano
  • Creative Coding for Designers Using Python: University of Michigan
  • Generative AI for Automating HR Workflows: Edureka
  • Material Design 3 for Beginners: Building UI Systems: Coursera

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