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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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    Northeastern University

    Understanding & Influencing Workplace Behavior

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Organizational Development, Team Leadership, Leadership, Communication Strategies, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Structure, Strategic Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Team Management, Influencing, Empowerment, Culture, Innovation, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building Trustworthy AI

    Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Threat Modeling, DevSecOps, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Compliance Management, Data Ethics, Data Governance, Model Evaluation, Reinforcement Learning, Risk Management, Prompt Engineering, Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Security Testing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Continuous Monitoring, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Vulnerability Assessments

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Construction Equipment Maintenance & Safety

    Skills you'll gain: Safety Standards, Safety Training, Hazard Analysis, Construction, Construction Engineering, Equipment Design, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Sustainable Engineering, Personal protective equipment, Real Time Data, Automation

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Design and Construction of Hydropower Structures

    Skills you'll gain: Construction, Mechanical Engineering, Hydraulics, Construction Engineering, Hydrology, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Mechanical Design, Construction Management, Safety Standards, Water Resource Management, Electrical Equipment, Environmental Engineering, Energy and Utilities, Structural Analysis, Water Quality, Electrical Power, Engineering Analysis, Geospatial Mapping, Electric Power Systems

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    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Grundlagen des Grafikdesigns

    Skills you'll gain: Graphic Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design, Color Theory, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Layout Design, Image Quality, Creativity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arm

    Getting Started with Machine Learning at the Edge on Arm

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Tensorflow, Data Preprocessing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Convolutional Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Internet of Things Capstone: Build a Mobile Surveillance System

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Unit Testing, System Testing, Software Design Documents, Software Development, Technical Communication, Software Documentation, Mobile Development, System Design and Implementation, Embedded Systems, Innovation, Creative Design, Systems Integration

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Radio y Televisión Española

    Búsqueda avanzada y verificación de información

    Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Research, Investigation, Social Network Analysis, Trend Analysis, Verification And Validation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep MLA-C01: AWS Machine Learning Engineer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Feature Engineering, AWS Kinesis, Fraud detection, Amazon Web Services, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Deployment, Data Cleansing, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Data Integrity, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Modeling, Supervised Learning, Data Mining, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Management, Unsupervised Learning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Diseño de cuestionarios para encuestas sociales

    Skills you'll gain: Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Data Collection, Research Design, Qualitative Research, Research, Cultural Sensitivity, Statistical Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Amazon Event Bridge and Lambda

    Skills you'll gain: AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Event-Driven Programming, Serverless Computing, Event Monitoring, Software Engineering

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    Skillshare

    Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Image Quality, Adobe Creative Cloud, Data Import/Export, Editing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Understanding & Influencing Workplace Behavior: Northeastern University
  • Building Trustworthy AI: Coursera
  • Construction Equipment Maintenance & Safety: L&T EduTech
  • Design and Construction of Hydropower Structures: L&T EduTech
  • Grundlagen des Grafikdesigns: California Institute of the Arts
  • Getting Started with Machine Learning at the Edge on Arm: Arm
  • Internet of Things Capstone: Build a Mobile Surveillance System: University of California San Diego
  • Búsqueda avanzada y verificación de información: Radio y Televisión Española
  • Exam Prep MLA-C01: AWS Machine Learning Engineer Associate: Whizlabs
  • Diseño de cuestionarios para encuestas sociales: University of Michigan

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