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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


  • P

    Packt

    Capstone Projects & Advanced Challenges

    Skills you'll gain: iOS Development, Data Persistence, Application Design, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Typography

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build Data-Driven Silverlight Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Web Services, Performance Tuning, Application Development, UI Components, Application Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Architecture, Web Applications, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Software Design Patterns, Data-oriented programming

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Intermediate Game Development: Combat, Zombies, and HUD

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development, Animations, User Interface (UI), 3D Assets, Artificial Intelligence, C# (Programming Language), Scripting, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    AI Model Development & Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AWS SageMaker, Software Documentation, Data Pipelines, Tensorflow, Model Evaluation, Apache Airflow, Systems Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Transfer Learning, Unit Testing, Cloud Deployment, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), API Design, Cloud Computing, Network Architecture, Deep Learning, Python Programming, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Interactive Document Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, Canva (Software), Layout Design, Digital Design, Information Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Design Strategies, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Quality Assurance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Adobe

    Design Foundations in Adobe Illustrator

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Illustrator, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Workflow Management, Collaboration, Scalability, Computer Graphic Techniques, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    Northeastern University

    Healthcare Information Design and Visualizations

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Infographics, Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Trend Analysis, Business Analytics, Peer Review

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Build Your First Game in Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Android Development, C# (Programming Language), Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Installation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build Interactive Web Apps Using jQuery UI

    Skills you'll gain: jQuery, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Event-Driven Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Implement SQL Server Loyalty Points Management System

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Design, Relational Databases, Stored Procedure, SQL, Databases, Loyalty Programs, Enterprise Application Management, Database Management, Workflow Management, Transaction Processing, Customer Data Management, Data Integrity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Build a CMS Website from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, Content Management Systems, Content Management, Web Design, Web Content, User Interface (UI), HTML and CSS, Web Development, Web Components, Development Environment, Software Installation, Databases

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Toronto

    iOS App Development with Swift

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, iOS Development, Model View Controller, Apple Xcode, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Application Development, Objective-C (Programming Language), UI Components, Animations, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Application Frameworks, Interaction Design, Programming Principles, Data Persistence, Integrated Development Environments, Persistence

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    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Capstone Projects & Advanced Challenges: Packt
  • Build Data-Driven Silverlight Applications: EDUCBA
  • Intermediate Game Development: Combat, Zombies, and HUD: Packt
  • AI Model Development & Deployment: Coursera
  • Interactive Document Design in Canva: Coursera
  • Design Foundations in Adobe Illustrator: Adobe
  • Healthcare Information Design and Visualizations: Northeastern University
  • Build Your First Game in Unity: Packt
  • Build Interactive Web Apps Using jQuery UI: EDUCBA
  • Implement SQL Server Loyalty Points Management System: EDUCBA

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