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.
Skills you'll gain: Culture Transformation, Safety Culture, Organizational Development, Training and Development, Lifelong Learning, Instructional Design, Organizational Leadership, Learning Theory, Training Programs, People Development, Goal Setting, Growth Mindedness, Habit Formation, Persistence, Drive Engagement, Initiative and Leadership, Performance Measurement, Team Management, Learning Strategies, Employee Coaching
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Planning, Change Control, Process Improvement and Optimization, Supply Chain Management, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Design, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Learning Management Systems, Process Analysis, Educational Materials, Training Programs, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Training and Development, Management Training And Development
Credit offered
Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, AI powered creativity, Debugging, Prompt Patterns, Brainstorming, Planning, Visual Storytelling, Generative AI, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Content Creation, Presentations, AI literacy, Responsible AI, Business Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, Research, Project Management, Machine Learning
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Pedagogy, Differentiated Instruction, Digital pedagogy, Education and Training, Childhood Education and Development, Human Learning, Child Development, School Psychology, Formal Learning, Instructional Strategies, Teaching, Instructional Design, Diversity Awareness, Learning Theory, Curriculum Development, Interactive Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Operations Management, Customer Analysis, Operations, Operational Efficiency, Financial Statement Analysis, Operational Excellence, Return On Investment, Accrual Accounting, Human Capital, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Analysis, Branding, Marketing, People Management, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Peer Review, Project Design, Corporate Finance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Differentiated Instruction, Teaching, Literacy, Working With Children, Human Learning, Pedagogy, Education and Training, Learning Styles, Instructional Strategies, Trauma Care, Instructional Design, Higher Education, K-12 pedagogy, Learning Theory, Disabilities, Classroom Management, Cultural Diversity, Advocacy, Childhood Education and Development, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Course Development, Multimedia, Learning Management Systems, Interactive Learning, Instructional Design, Interactive Design, Education Software and Technology, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Scenario Testing, Interaction Design, Content Management, Training and Development, User Interface (UI), On-The-Job Training, Management Training And Development, Design, Functional Design, Building Design, Professional Development, Environment
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Usability, Interactive Learning, UI Components, Multimedia, Interaction Design, User Interface (UI), Software Installation, Education Software and Technology, Training Programs, Instructional Design, Digital Content, Content Management Systems, Digital Publishing, Animations, Content Management, Design, Instructional Strategies, Learning Strategies, Technical Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Unit Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, CI/CD, Object-Relational Mapping, OpenShift, Istio, Kubernetes, Cloud-Native Computing, Node.JS, Cloud Infrastructure, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Server Side, Responsive Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Cloud Computing, Data Ethics, Data Import/Export, Software Development
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Style Guides, Typography, Visual Design, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Developing Training Materials, Design Elements And Principles, Instructional Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Graphic Design, Learning Theory
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Design Documents, Software Visualization, Code Review, Product Family Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard Creation, Data Wrangling, Excel Macros, Data Preprocessing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Business Analytics, Data Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Analytical Skills, Predictive Modeling, Productivity Software
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months