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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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    Simplilearn

    Lean Management and Six Sigma Green Belt Program

    Skills you'll gain: Lean Manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma, Process Mapping, Statistical Process Controls, Six Sigma Methodology, Failure Mode And Effects Analysis, Kaizen Methodology, Process Optimization, Quality Improvement, Operational Efficiency, Process Improvement, Performance Measurement, Manufacturing Operations, Quality Management, Operational Excellence, Business Process, Statistical Analysis, Performance Metric, Waste Minimization, Kanban Principles

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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Spring Boot with Embedded Database

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Database Design, Object-Relational Mapping, Database Application, Data Modeling, Application Development, Database Architecture and Administration, Requirements Analysis, Data Persistence

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Cómo crear historias para Instagram y Facebook usando Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Animations, Canva (Software), Instagram, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Materials, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Create a services customer satisfaction process

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Analysis, Process Mapping, Customer Insights, Process Design, Customer Support, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Operations, Business Process, Web Analytics, Marketing

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    42 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Evaluating Public Health Programs at Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Health Equity, Data Collection, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Public Health, Research Design, Health Assessment, Policy Analysis, Healthcare Ethics, Surveys, Maternal Health, Statistical Analysis

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Building Your Freelancing Career Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Business Risk Management, Business Strategy, Peer Review, Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Branding, Financial Planning, Service Design, Market Research

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    33 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Organizaciones y recursos humanos en el siglo XXI

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Recruitment, Training and Development, Employee Onboarding, Employee Training, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Human Resources, Business Ethics, Negotiation, Employee Performance Management, Adaptability, Conflict Management, Organizational Development, Organizational Structure, Qualitative Research, Organizational Leadership, Leadership, Decision Making, Team Performance Management

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    52 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    Skills and Best Practices for Cloud Support Associates

    Skills you'll gain: Root Cause Analysis, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Problem Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Customer Support, Amazon Web Services, Communication, Cloud Solutions, Technical Support, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Automation, Collaboration, Incident Management, Generative AI, Innovation

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    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    27 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Business Risk Management, Design and Product, Strategic Thinking, Process Design, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Design, User Experience, Business Modeling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Ethical Standards And Conduct

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

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    Michigan State University

    Forest Carbon Credits and Initiatives

    Skills you'll gain: Project Design, Feasibility Studies, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Monitoring, Sustainability Reporting, Project Accounting, Project Finance, Environmental Science, Policy Analysis, Scientific Methods, Climate Change Programs, Sustainable Development, Market Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Verification And Validation, Estimation, Data Collection

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

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    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Hibernate (Java), Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Dependency Analysis

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    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Microsoft

    Advanced Python Development Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Generative AI, Test Driven Development (TDD), Integration Testing, Unit Testing, Cloud Deployment, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Algorithms, Software Documentation, Object Oriented Design, Maintainability, Code Review, Program Development, Software Development, Software Design

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    21 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Lean Management and Six Sigma Green Belt Program: Simplilearn
  • Spring Boot with Embedded Database: Coursera
  • Cómo crear historias para Instagram y Facebook usando Canva: Coursera
  • Create a services customer satisfaction process: Coursera
  • Evaluating Public Health Programs at Scale: Johns Hopkins University
  • Building Your Freelancing Career Capstone: California Institute of the Arts
  • Organizaciones y recursos humanos en el siglo XXI: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Skills and Best Practices for Cloud Support Associates: Amazon Web Services
  • Leveraging Design Methods to Identify Business Opportunities: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Forest Carbon Credits and Initiatives: Michigan State University

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