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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


  • E

    EDUCBA

    SSIS: Design, Implement & Automate ETL Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Extract, Transform, Load, Data Warehousing, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Integration, Data Mining, Data Processing, SQL, Dataflow, Workflow Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • A

    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    Putting Strengths to Work

    Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Teamwork, Collaboration, Team Leadership, Team Management, Recognizing Others, Peer Review, Employee Engagement, Performance Management, Professional Development, Coaching, Positivity, Self-Awareness, Storytelling, Mindfulness

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Starweaver

    Data Communication Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Network Protocols, Network Planning And Design, Network Security, Network Performance Management, Network Architecture, Network Monitoring, Computer Networking, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, Emerging Technologies, Internet Of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • B

    Ball State University

    Cybersecurity and Secure Software Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Encryption, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Email Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Key Management, Application Development, Public Key Infrastructure, Data Integrity

    Build toward a degree

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Moving the Needle at Work: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    Skills you'll gain: Workplace inclusivity, Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Empathy, People Management, Emotional Intelligence, Disabilities, Organizational Leadership, Team Management, Safety Culture, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Collaboration, Self-Awareness, Communication

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Sales Proposals and Presentations

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Proposal Writing, Proposal Development, Sales Presentation, Sales Strategy, Generative AI Agents, Storytelling, Presentations, Sales Process, Content Performance Analysis, Personalized Service, Market Research, Customer Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft PowerPoint, Competitive Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Building and Evaluating Data Agents

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, LangGraph, AI Orchestration, Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic systems, Data Validation, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • A

    Adobe

    Image Editing Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, Data Import/Export, Image Quality, Color Theory, Photography, Generative AI, Editing, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Content Creation, Multimedia, Organizational Skills, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • L

    LearnKartS

    AI Image Generation and Content Creation

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Multimedia, Content Creation, Digital Content, ChatGPT, Course Development, Email Marketing, Artificial Intelligence, Design and Product, Product Development, Writing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google

    Engage Customers With an Online Store

    Skills you'll gain: Point of Sale, Shipping and Receiving, Process Optimization

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Python Interactive Dashboards with Plotly Dash

    Skills you'll gain: Plotly, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Jupyter, HTML and CSS, UI Components, Financial Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Real Time Data, Python Programming, Data Structures

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • SSIS: Design, Implement & Automate ETL Workflows: EDUCBA
  • Putting Strengths to Work: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • Data Communication Networks: Starweaver
  • Cybersecurity and Secure Software Design: Ball State University
  • Moving the Needle at Work: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • GenAI for Sales Proposals and Presentations: Coursera
  • Building and Evaluating Data Agents: DeepLearning.AI
  • Image Editing Essentials: Adobe
  • Crea Posts Animados para Redes Sociales con Canva: Coursera
  • AI Image Generation and Content Creation: LearnKartS

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