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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


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    Coursera

    SketchUp: how to start modelling simple 3D objects

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Software, Product Design, Graphic Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    367 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Vanderbilt University

    Prompt Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, AI powered creativity, Ideation, Verification And Validation, LLM Application, AI literacy, Multimodal Prompts, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Data Visualization, Generative AI, Risking, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Plot (Graphics), Data Presentation, Statistical Visualization, File Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    9.1K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Modern Art & Ideas

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Visual Storytelling, Creativity, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Diversity Awareness, Emotional Intelligence

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6.9K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Cloud Solutions Architect

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, Identity and Access Management, Data Lakes, Amazon DynamoDB, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Amazon S3, Scalability, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Solution Architecture, Data Visualization, Amazon Web Services, Data Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Engineering

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    7.1K reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    Coding for Everyone: C and C++

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Computer Programming, Algorithms, C (Programming Language), Software Design, Program Development, Graph Theory, Code Reusability, Computational Logic, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures, Memory Management, File I/O, Simulations

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    9.6K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Python Project for Data Science

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Dashboard, Web Scraping, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Plot (Graphics), Data Visualization Software, Graphing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Capture, Data Science, Data Wrangling, Jupyter, Data Manipulation, Python Programming, Data Collection

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    4.9K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Business Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Teamwork, Business Writing, Constructive Feedback, Conflict Management, Collaboration, Team Building, Diversity Awareness, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Team Collaboration, Recognizing Others, Motivational Skills, Decision Making, Collaborative Software, Writing, Organizational Skills, Team Motivation, Performance Management, Staff Management, Grammar

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    11K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Santa Cruz

    C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Go (Programming Language), File I/O, Data Structures, C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Computer Programming, Unit Testing, C (Programming Language), Software Design, Program Development, Algorithms, Graph Theory, Software Testing, Computer Science, Computational Logic

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    9.6K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Skillshare

    Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Interactive Design, UI/UX Strategy, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Data Sharing, Design Reviews, Design Software, Version Control

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
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    University of California, Davis

    Content Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Content Marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Content Optimization, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Search Engine Optimization, Brand Strategy, Content Scheduling, Strategic Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Channel, Customer Insights, Writing and Editing, Writing, Selling Techniques, Performance Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Social Media Campaigns

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    5.4K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Free Trial
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    University of California, Davis

    Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Software Versioning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, AI Integrations, Application Deployment, Image Quality, Web Development Tools, User Interface (UI) Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    3.7K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Google

    Google Business Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Database Design, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Extract, Transform, Load, Dashboard Creation, Tableau Software, Databases, Data Warehousing, Stakeholder Communications, Data Visualization, Web Presence, Interviewing Skills, Business Process, Business Analysis, Professional Development, Data Analysis, SQL

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    8.3K reviews

    Advanced · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • SketchUp: how to start modelling simple 3D objects: Coursera
  • Prompt Engineering: Vanderbilt University
  • Modern Art & Ideas: The Museum of Modern Art
  • AWS Cloud Solutions Architect: Amazon Web Services
  • Coding for Everyone: C and C++: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Python Project for Data Science: IBM
  • Business Communication: University of Colorado Boulder
  • C, Go, and C++: A Comprehensive Introduction to Programming: University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Beginner: Figma UI / UX Design Essentials: Skillshare
  • Content Marketing: University of California, Davis

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