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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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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Operational Efficiency, Dashboard, Data Access, Application Design, Application Development, No-Code Development, User Accounts, UI Components, Cloud Applications, Business Objects Framework, Data Security, Data Sharing, Business Process Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Business Logic, User Interface (UI)

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Presenta datos y gráficos con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Canva (Software), Sales Presentation, Data Visualization, Graphic Design, Content Creation

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    24 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Process Improvement and Problem Solving

    Skills you'll gain: Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Brainstorming, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Process Improvement, Root Cause Analysis, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Operational Efficiency, Knowledge Transfer, Collaboration, Technology Strategies, Data Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Gerenciamento de Serviços de TI

    Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Service Management, Service Design, Service Level, DevOps, Agile Methodology, Innovation, Supplier Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Governance, Customer experience improvement

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Program Management Benefit Transition Sustainment in ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Diagram Design, Project Closure, Agile Methodology, Benefits Administration, Innovation, Change Management, Stakeholder Communications

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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Apache Hive, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Strategic Decision-Making, Apache Spark, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Scalability

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Promoción de Habilidades Socioemocionales

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional Design, Social Skills, Training Programs, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Program Evaluation, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Case Studies, Adaptability

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey with Typeform

    Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, User Feedback, Customer experience improvement, Customer Insights, User Accounts, Marketing, Business

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Alfaisal University | KLD

    مهارات تسوية النزاعات | Conflict Resolution Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Mediation, Problem Solving, Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Empathy, Active Listening, Communication

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Spring Boot Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Hibernate (Java), Web Applications, Application Development, Restful API, Application Frameworks, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Development Environment, Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Authentications, User Interface (UI), Databases

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    13 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Diseño y creación de videojuegos: proyecto final

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Peer Review, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Prototyping, Computer Graphics

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Marketing Automation with AI and HubSpot: Plan to Execution

    Skills you'll gain: Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, HubSpot CRM, Prompt Engineering, Email Automation, ChatGPT, Dashboard, MarTech, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Engagement, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    4.8
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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Prep: LearnKartS
  • Presenta datos y gráficos con Canva: Coursera
  • Process Improvement and Problem Solving: Packt
  • Gerenciamento de Serviços de TI: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Program Management Benefit Transition Sustainment in ClickUp: Coursera
  • Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop: Coursera
  • Promoción de Habilidades Socioemocionales: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Create a Customer Satisfaction Survey with Typeform: Coursera
  • مهارات تسوية النزاعات | Conflict Resolution Skills: Alfaisal University | KLD
  • Spring Boot Foundations: Packt

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