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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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    L&T EduTech

    Underground Metros Shafts and Caverns

    Skills you'll gain: Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Engineering Analysis, Building Codes, Engineering Practices, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Drawings, Safety Standards, Simulation and Simulation Software

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Deploying an Open Source Cassandra™ Database using the GCP Marketplace

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Cassandra, Google Cloud Platform, Database Administration, Operational Databases, Query Languages, Database Design, Database Management, Cloud Deployment

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Advanced Blockchain Development and Solidity Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Development Environment, Web Development Tools, Virtual Machines, Software Testing, Software Development Tools, Data Storage, Debugging, Javascript, Cryptographic Protocols, Event-Driven Programming, System Design and Implementation, Transaction Processing, Payment Systems

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Lightning App Builder

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Web Components, Application Design, Application Development, No-Code Development, UI Components, Cloud Applications, User Interface (UI)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create an Affinity Diagram Using Creately

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Diagram Design, Brainstorming, Team Building, Productivity Software, Data Visualization, Organizational Skills

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    PowerPoint Excellence – Advanced Design & Animation

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Animations, Motion Graphics, 3D Assets, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Color Theory

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Skillshare

    Personal & Professional Development: Digital Norms for Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Calendar Management, Virtual Teams, Telecommuting, Team Building, Teamwork, Collaboration, Productivity, Professional Development, Time Management, Expectation Management, Organizational Change, Communication Strategies, Communication, Digital Communications

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Writing Clean Code: 20 Code Smells & How to Avoid Them

    Skills you'll gain: Maintainability, Code Review, Software Architecture, Software Design, Object Oriented Design, Debugging, Testability, Programming Principles, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    Initiating a Research Project

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Methodologies, Research and Design, Journals

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Northeastern University

    Web Design and User Experience Engineering Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Interface (UI), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Javascript, Usability, Web Applications, Semantic Web, Data Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Presentation Generation: Comprehensive Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Branding, Sales Presentation, Brand Marketing, Data Presentation, Workflow Management, Marketing Design, Brand Management, Multimedia, Data Visualization, Visual Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Brand Awareness, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Brand Loyalty, Design Reviews, Statistical Visualization, Executive Presence, Visual Impairment Education

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    Build an AI Personal Assistant with a Vector Database

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, AI Personalization, Web Development, Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Javascript, Database Management, LLM Application, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Underground Metros Shafts and Caverns : L&T EduTech
  • Deploying an Open Source Cassandra™ Database using the GCP Marketplace: Google Cloud
  • Advanced Blockchain Development and Solidity Projects: Packt
  • Salesforce Lightning App Builder: LearnKartS
  • Create an Affinity Diagram Using Creately: Coursera
  • PowerPoint Excellence – Advanced Design & Animation: Packt
  • Personal & Professional Development: Digital Norms for Teams: Skillshare
  • Writing Clean Code: 20 Code Smells & How to Avoid Them: Packt
  • Initiating a Research Project: University of California, Davis
  • Web Design and User Experience Engineering Part 1: Northeastern University

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