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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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    Coursera

    Miro for Beginners: Create an interactive presentation

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Proposal Development, Proposal Writing, Value Propositions, Sales Presentations, Solution Sales Engineering, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Meeting Facilitation

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Skillshare

    Career Skills to Become a Professional 3D Animator

    Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, 3D Assets, Cooperation, Autodesk Maya, Contract Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Growth Strategies, Invoicing, Collaboration, 3D Modeling, Professional Development, Professionalism, Goal Setting, Stress Management, Rapport Building, Planning, Customer Acquisition Management, LinkedIn

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Managing Data as a Product: Scalable Data Architectures

    Skills you'll gain: Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Computing, Data Modeling, Scalability, Data Management, Data Strategy, Microservices, Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Software Architecture, Semantic Web, Data Integration, Information Architecture, CI/CD, Software Design, Maintainability, Enterprise Architecture, Data Analysis, Generative AI

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    PL-400: Training for Power Platform Developer Exam

    Skills you'll gain: Application Lifecycle Management, Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Power Platform, Integration Testing, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Azure DevOps, Power Platform CLI, Application Development, DevOps, Application Deployment, Database Design, Development Environment, Microsoft Azure, Usability Testing, Development Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Postman API Platform, Data Modeling, Microsoft Copilot, Power BI

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Azure ML: Deploying, Managing, and Experimenting with Models

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Microsoft Azure, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Management, Cloud Management, Cloud Deployment, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Scalability, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Performance Tuning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Algorithms

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hadoop, Real Time Data, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Data Integration, Apache Hive, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, System Design and Implementation, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, NoSQL, MongoDB, SQL, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Advanced Kotlin for Multi-Platform Development

    Skills you'll gain: Kotlin, Android Jetpack, Cross Platform Development, Mobile Development, Cloud Deployment, Android Development, Back-End Web Development, Google Cloud Platform, MongoDB, User Interface (UI), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Advanced GenAI Tools Course

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Generative AI, Collaborative Software, Anthropic Claude, Innovation, AI Enablement, Business Process Automation, Workflow Management, Content Creation, Productivity Software, Application Design, Video Production, Prototyping

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Creating LLM powered NPCs

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Animation and Game Design, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Prompt Engineering, Virtual Environment, Persona Development, Storytelling, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Build a Static Website with Rust and Zola

    Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Web Development, Cloud Deployment, Web Development Tools, Application Deployment, Cloud Hosting, Web Content, Rust (Programming Language), Content Management, Cloud Computing, Linux, Software Installation

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Oracle Performance: Exadata, Enterprise Manager Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle Databases, Operational Databases, Scalability, Database Management, Performance Tuning, Database Management Systems, Database Architecture and Administration, System Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Crea una tarjeta de negocios en Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Matching, Branding, Marketing Materials

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Miro for Beginners: Create an interactive presentation: Coursera
  • Career Skills to Become a Professional 3D Animator: Skillshare
  • Managing Data as a Product: Scalable Data Architectures: Packt
  • PL-400: Training for Power Platform Developer Exam: Board Infinity
  • Azure ML: Deploying, Managing, and Experimenting with Models: Whizlabs
  • The Ultimate Hands-On Hadoop: Packt
  • Advanced Kotlin for Multi-Platform Development: Board Infinity
  • Advanced GenAI Tools Course: Simplilearn
  • Creating LLM powered NPCs: Coursera
  • Build a Static Website with Rust and Zola: Duke University

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