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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

    Packt

    Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Unity Engine, User Interface (UI), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Mobile Development, 3D Assets, Graphics Software, Application Deployment, C# (Programming Language)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • D

    Dassault Systèmes

    Practice CATIA Assembly Design

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Product Family Engineering, Technical Design, Engineering Software

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Design A Newsletter with MailChimp

    Skills you'll gain: Newsletters, Email Marketing, Project Design, Content Creation, Scheduling, Test Tools, User Accounts, Marketing, Communication

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Uso de bancos de dados com Python

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Database Management, Relational Databases, Databases, Database Design, Data Visualization, Web Scraping, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Modeling, Geospatial Mapping, Python Programming, Web Development, Data Collection

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Adobe Illustrator Basics for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Color Theory, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Data Import/Export, Logo Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Scalability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Guidance processes in Vocational Education and Training

    Skills you'll gain: Student Support and Services, Academic Advising, Education and Training, Needs Assessment, Student Engagement, Adult Education, Mentorship, Lifelong Learning, Curriculum Development, Personal Development, Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Proyecto Final de Fundamentos de UX y requisitos de software

    Skills you'll gain: Persona (User Experience), User Story, User Experience, Functional Requirement, UI/UX Research, Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Usability, System Requirements

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Chatbots

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Natural Language Processing, Classification Algorithms, Software Design, Application Development, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep DP-700: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Performance Tuning, Microsoft Azure, System Monitoring, Data Engineering, Transact-SQL, Star Schema, Power BI, PySpark, Data Cleansing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Apache Spark, Data Warehousing, Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Analysis, SQL, Azure Active Directory, Advanced Analytics, Microsoft Copilot

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Advanced Tableau - Data Model

    Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Tableau Software, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Integration

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • 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

  • A

    Adobe

    Leading Creative Projects with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Adobe Express, Responsible AI, Creativity, Generative AI, Creative Thinking, Adobe Creative Cloud, Innovation, AI Workflows, Design Software, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Communication, Content Creation, Storytelling, Visual Design, Collaboration, Problem Solving, Adaptability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Fundamentals of Unity Android Game Development: Packt
  • Practice CATIA Assembly Design: Dassault Systèmes
  • Design A Newsletter with MailChimp: Coursera
  • Uso de bancos de dados com Python: University of Michigan
  • Adobe Illustrator Basics for Beginners: Skillshare
  • Guidance processes in Vocational Education and Training: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Proyecto Final de Fundamentos de UX y requisitos de software: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Chatbots: Johns Hopkins University
  • Exam Prep DP-700: Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate: Whizlabs
  • Advanced Tableau - Data Model: Corporate Finance Institute

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