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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.


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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    Skillshare

    How to Draw: A Beginner’s Guide Pt 1 – Basic Shapes

    Skills you'll gain: Design Elements And Principles, Creativity

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Business Leadership, Responsible AI, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer experience improvement, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Customer Engagement, Governance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Arizona State University

    Communicating In Groups and Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Active Listening, Teamwork, Discussion Facilitation, Team Building, Team Management, Conflict Management, Constructive Feedback, Collaboration, Productivity, Expectation Management, Communication

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Software Quality Assurance and Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Performance Testing, Software Quality Assurance, White-Box Testing, API Testing, Test Script Development, Debugging, Software Development Methodologies, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), JUnit, Maintainability, Development Testing, Selenium (Software), Scalability, Automation, Software Technical Review, DevOps, Regression Testing, Test Execution Engine, Security Testing

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of London

    Use C++ to build a Crypto Trading Platform: Final System

    Skills you'll gain: C++ (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Program Development, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Debugging

    Build toward a degree

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Architecture, Technical Design, System Design and Implementation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Solution Architecture, Data Migration, Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Agile Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Planning, Emotional Intelligence, Backlogs, Scaled Agile Framework, Negotiation, Sprint Retrospectives, Agile Software Development, Program Management, Brainstorming, Prioritization, User Story, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Project Portfolio Management, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Problem Solving, Project Controls

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Arizona

    Introduction to the Orbital Perspective

    Skills you'll gain: Teamwork, Empathy, Visionary, Cultural Diversity, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Environmental Issue, Systems Thinking, Strategic Planning, Sustainable Development, International Relations, Innovation, Social Impact

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidades Anáhuac

    Productividad Empresarial con IA: ChatGPT

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Prompt Engineering, Business Process Automation, Productivity Software, Artificial Intelligence, Trend Analysis, Natural Language Processing

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    L&T EduTech

    Piling Construction and practices

    Skills you'll gain: Construction, Construction Engineering, Product Testing, Structural Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Building Codes, Construction Inspection, Construction Management, Process Validation, Engineering Practices, Civil Engineering, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Structural Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Simulation and Simulation Software, Safety Standards, Design

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    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    SAP

    Business Process Modeling and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: SAP Signavio, Business Process Modeling, Performance Measurement, Process Analysis, Process Design, Business Process, Process Mapping, Process Improvement, Gap Analysis, SAP Analytics Cloud, Business Process Improvement, Dashboard, Data Visualization, Root Cause Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, ChatGPT

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    19 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Building Intelligent Troubleshooting Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering, Test Case, Agentic systems, User Interface (UI), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Performance Testing, Debugging, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Decision Support Systems, Model Evaluation, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • How to Draw: A Beginner’s Guide Pt 1 – Basic Shapes: Skillshare
  • Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook: Fractal Analytics
  • Communicating In Groups and Teams : Arizona State University
  • Software Quality Assurance and Testing: Board Infinity
  • Use C++ to build a Crypto Trading Platform: Final System: University of London
  • Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Agile Project Management: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Introduction to the Orbital Perspective: University of Arizona
  • Productividad Empresarial con IA: ChatGPT: Universidades Anáhuac
  • Piling Construction and practices: L&T EduTech

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