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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

    Creating Horizontal and Vertical Timelines in PowerPoint

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Project Schedules, Diagram Design, Data Visualization, Project Management, Communication

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Starweaver

    Business Analysis: Key Definitions & Strategy Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Business Process, Business Modeling, Business Risk Management, Business Requirements, Business Strategies, Business Process Modeling, Systems Analysis, Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Case Studies, Risk Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    197 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    I

    Indian Institute for Human Settlements

    The Art and Science of Economic Policy

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Development, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Financial Policy, Behavioral Economics, Political Sciences, Economics, Environmental Policy, Market Dynamics, Public Affairs, Governance, Program Implementation, Decision Making

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    121 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    IBM

    Java Development Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Continuous Integration, Restful API, Docker (Software), Model View Controller, Front-End Web Development, Databases, User Story, CI/CD, Java, Java Programming, Database Application, Application Programming Interface (API), HTML and CSS, Full-Stack Web Development, Spring Boot, Microservices, Back-End Web Development, Software Design Documents, Software Architecture

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    N

    National Taiwan University

    用 Python 做商管程式設計(三)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (3))

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Plot (Graphics), Machine Learning, Business Mathematics, Operations Research, Business Analytics, Business Economics, Python Programming, Computational Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    163 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Meta

    Create the User Interface with SwiftUI

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Apple iOS, UI Components, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, Application Development, Animations

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    118 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    T

    The World Bank Group

    Bajemos la temperatura: De la ciencia climática a la acción

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Resilience, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Environmental Policy, Scientific Methods, Cooperation, Environmental Science, Collaboration, Water Resource Management, Energy and Utilities

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    248 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    N

    NIIT

    RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, API Gateway, MySQL, Restful API, MongoDB, Microservices, NoSQL, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Relational Databases, Unit Testing, SQL, Databases, Data Persistence, Server Side, Application Deployment, Javascript, Software Documentation, Data Modeling

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
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    114 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    F

    Fudan University

    游戏策划与设计

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Conceptual Design, Systems Design, Computer Graphics, Design, Prototyping, User Experience Design, Creativity, Content Creation, Storytelling

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    34 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Embedded Software Development with C

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, C (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Debugging, Peripheral Devices, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming Tools, Development Environment, System Programming, Electronics, Software Development Tools, Hardware Architecture, Data Structures, Electronic Hardware, Microarchitecture, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Control Systems, Computer Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    259 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Inheritance and Data Structures in Java

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Java Programming, Eclipse (Software), Java, Debugging, Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Development Environment, Software Design, Programming Principles, Problem Solving

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    106 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    U

    Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Introdução ao Desenvolvimento de Aplicativos Android

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, Human Computer Interaction, UI Components, Software Design, Application Development, Development Environment, Java, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Program Development

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Creating Horizontal and Vertical Timelines in PowerPoint: Coursera
  • Business Analysis: Key Definitions & Strategy Analysis: Starweaver
  • The Art and Science of Economic Policy: Indian Institute for Human Settlements
  • Java Development Capstone Project: IBM
  • 用 Python 做商管程式設計(三)(Programming for Business Computing in Python (3)): National Taiwan University
  • Create the User Interface with SwiftUI: Meta
  • Bajemos la temperatura: De la ciencia climática a la acción: The World Bank Group
  • RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express: NIIT
  • 游戏策划与设计: Fudan University
  • Embedded Software Development with C: EDUCBA

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