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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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    IESE Business School

    Claves para Gestionar Personas

    Skills you'll gain: Human Resource Policies, Human Resources Management and Planning, People Management, Talent Management, Compensation Management, Compensation Strategy, Recruitment, Talent Recruitment, Employee Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Leadership Development, Leadership, Persona (User Experience)

    4.8
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    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

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    Packt

    SwiftUI iOS 18 Animations - Transform Code into Motion

    Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, Swift Programming, UI Components, Animations, Apple Xcode, User Interface (UI), Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Motion Graphics, Development Environment, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Apply PostgreSQL Fundamentals for Data Management

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Data Processing, Data Integrity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Programming with Google Go

    Skills you'll gain: Go (Programming Language), Back-End Web Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), System Programming, Debugging, Algorithms, Functional Design, Computer Programming Tools, Data Access, Data Structures, Software Design, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Apply Advanced SQL Server Analytics and Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Database Design, Data Processing, Scripting Languages, Scripting, Data Structures

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Lund University

    Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Governance, Systems Thinking, Climate Change Mitigation, Case Studies, Stakeholder Engagement

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Javascript, Web Design, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Development Tools, Web Servers, Web Design and Development, Browser Compatibility, Web Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Server Side, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Applications, Web Frameworks, Front-End Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Software Development

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Advanced C# Language Features & Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design Patterns, Software Architecture, Software Design, Secure Coding, Computer Programming, System Design and Implementation, Data Integrity, Maintainability, Scalability, Programming Principles, Code Review, Software Documentation, AI Workflows, Debugging

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Swift Programming Fundamentals & Intro to SwiftUI

    Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Apple iOS, iOS Development, Application Deployment, Apple Xcode, Application Development, UI Components, User Interface (UI), Application Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Functional Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Master AutoCAD Drafting: Create, Organize & Document

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Drawing, Engineering Documentation, Engineering Drawings, Architectural Drawing, Geometric Dimensioning And Tolerancing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    Interfacing with the Raspberry Pi

    Skills you'll gain: Internet Of Things, Application Programming Interface (API), TCP/IP, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Network Protocols, USB, General Networking, Electronic Systems, Hardware Design, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Hardware, Python Programming, Linux, Servers

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

  • Claves para Gestionar Personas: IESE Business School
  • Interactive Document Design in Canva: Coursera
  • SwiftUI iOS 18 Animations - Transform Code into Motion: Packt
  • Apply PostgreSQL Fundamentals for Data Management: EDUCBA
  • Programming with Google Go: University of California, Irvine
  • Apply Advanced SQL Server Analytics and Programming: EDUCBA
  • Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities: Lund University
  • Web Dev: Optimization, Server Processing, and JavaScript: Logical Operations
  • Advanced C# Language Features & Object-Oriented Programming: Microsoft
  • Swift Programming Fundamentals & Intro to SwiftUI: Packt

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