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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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    L&T EduTech

    Heavy Manufacturing of Typical Static Equipment

    Skills you'll gain: Equipment Design, Manufacturing Processes, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials science, Manufacturing Operations, Production Process, Petroleum Industry, Engineering Practices, Engineering Design Process

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Adobe

    Ideate and Visualize Creative Ideas Using AI Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Prompt Engineering, Adobe Express, Ideation, Generative AI, Presentations, Storyboarding, Writing, Creativity, Storytelling, Adobe Creative Cloud, Creative Design, Design Thinking, Graphic and Visual Design, Collaboration, Visual Design, Image Quality

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    Power BI: Data Visualization and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Business Analytics, Power BI, Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Reporting, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Business Reporting, Trend Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Art of Doing - Web Development for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Design, Event-Driven Programming, Web Design and Development, Development Environment, Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Applications, Interactive Design, Animations, Typography, Color Theory, Web Analytics and SEO, Debugging, Data Validation

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    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Migrating .NET-based web applications to Azure PAAS

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud-Native Computing, Platform As A Service (PaaS), .NET Framework, ASP.NET, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Applications, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Migration, Performance Tuning, Application Deployment, Application Performance Management, Model View Controller, Verification And Validation, Integration Testing

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: z/OS, Computer Architecture, Mainframe Computing, Systems Architecture, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Computer Programming

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Requirement Specifications for Autonomous Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, System Requirements, Functional Requirement, Theoretical Computer Science, Systems Analysis, Verification And Validation, Control Systems, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of the Arts London

    Introduction to Creative AI

    Skills you'll gain: PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Intelligence, Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Creative Thinking, Generative AI, Artificial Neural Networks, Responsible AI, Creative Problem-Solving, Creative Design, Machine Learning Methods, Data Ethics, Deep Learning, Critical Thinking

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Understanding Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Editing, Image Quality, Graphic Design, File Management

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Edureka

    API Development and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Postman API Platform, Restful API, API Testing, Data Validation, Authentications, OAuth, Cloud API, Microservices, Application Deployment, CI/CD, Authorization (Computing), Secure Coding, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Application Lifecycle Management, Prometheus (Software), Grafana

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    Rating, 3.2 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    데이터 과학자의 도구 상자

    Skills you'll gain: Rmarkdown, Data Science, R (Software), Version Control, Data Analysis, Big Data, R Programming, General Science and Research, Git (Version Control System), Data Quality, Data Management, Technical Communication

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create your UX portfolio with Adobe Portfolio

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Creative Cloud, Web Content, Digital Publishing, Content Creation, Multimedia, Information Architecture, Layout Design, User Experience Design

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Heavy Manufacturing of Typical Static Equipment: L&T EduTech
  • Ideate and Visualize Creative Ideas Using AI Tools: Adobe
  • Power BI: Data Visualization and Analysis: Whizlabs
  • The Art of Doing - Web Development for Beginners: Packt
  • Migrating .NET-based web applications to Azure PAAS: EDUCBA
  • z/Architecture Assembler Language Part 1: The Basics: IBM
  • Requirement Specifications for Autonomous Systems: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Creative AI: University of the Arts London
  • Understanding Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop: Coursera
  • API Development and Architecture: Edureka

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