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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

    Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Content, Facebook, Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Animations, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Graphics Software, Design Elements And Principles, User Accounts

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Multimedia, Organizational Skills, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    University of Geneva

    Data-Oriented C++ in Scientific Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Data-oriented programming, Operating Systems, Simulation and Simulation Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    I

    Illinois Tech

    New Tech Ventures

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Global Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Innovation, Team Building, Storytelling, Market Research, Team Management, Oral Expression, Entrepreneurial Finance, New Product Development, Business Strategies, Project Design, Team Leadership, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Financial Planning, Customer Engagement, Business Ethics, Competitive Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Simplilearn

    Email Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Target Audience, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, Newsletters, Campaign Management, Driving engagement, Direct Marketing, Promotional Strategies, Digital Marketing, Content Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Engagement, Sales, Automation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Svelte 5 & SvelteKit For Hands-On Modern Web Development

    Skills you'll gain: UI Components, Web Components, Responsive Web Design, Application Deployment, Database Management, Databases, Web Design and Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Authentications, Application Development, Email Automation, Restful API, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, OpenAI API, TypeScript, Payment Systems, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    W

    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep AZ-305: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Active Directory, Real Time Data, Zero Trust Network Access, Serverless Computing, Cloud Solutions, Identity and Access Management, Data Integration, Cloud Management, Cloud Applications, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing Architecture, Data Governance, Cloud Storage, Cloud Computing, Solution Architecture, Disaster Recovery, Virtual Networking

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Program Resource Planning with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Diagram Design, Resource Planning, Project Planning, Project Management Software, Capacity Planning, Resource Management, Agile Methodology, Strategic Planning

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Develop a Movie Recommendation Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Python Programming, Predictive Modeling, Development Environment, Data Manipulation, Exploratory Data Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Advanced C++ Features and Data Structures

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Software Design Patterns, Programming Principles, Data Persistence, Algorithms, Simulations

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Customer Journey Mapping

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Customer Insights, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, ChatGPT, Customer experience strategy (CX), Real Time Data, Design Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Analysis, Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Minnesota State University, Mankato

    Technical Communication Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Usability Testing, Usability, Research Methodologies, User Research, Writing and Editing, User Feedback, Report Writing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience Design, AI Enablement, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design engaging Stories for Instagram and Facebook in Easil: Coursera
  • Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva: Coursera
  • Data-Oriented C++ in Scientific Programming: University of Geneva
  • New Tech Ventures: Illinois Tech
  • Email Marketing: Simplilearn
  • Svelte 5 & SvelteKit For Hands-On Modern Web Development: Packt
  • Exam Prep AZ-305: Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert: Whizlabs
  • Program Resource Planning with ClickUp: Coursera
  • Develop a Movie Recommendation Engine: EDUCBA
  • Advanced C++ Features and Data Structures: Packt

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