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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


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    SkillUp

    Prevention of Harassment in the Workplace: US

    Skills you'll gain: Workplace Bullying Intervention, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Compliance Training, Compliance Management, Training Programs, Communication Strategies, Accountability, Interactive Learning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Public Health Principles: Systems and Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Public Health, Systems Thinking, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Health Systems, Health Care Administration, Health Education, Health Equity, Epidemiology, Public Affairs, Community Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Advocacy, Media and Communications, Collaboration, Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    Edureka

    Gemini and Vertex AI: Building Intelligent Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Gemini, Model Deployment, Generative AI, Google Gemini, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Tool Calling, Multimodal Prompts, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Large Language Modeling, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Performance Tuning, Python Programming, Software Development Tools, Cloud Platforms

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    Universidades Anáhuac

    Colaboración intergeneracional en las organizaciones

    Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Organizational Leadership, Team Building, Team Management, Collaboration, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Active Listening, Knowledge Transfer, Communication, Employee Retention, Presentations

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Master Java Unit Testing with Spring Boot and Mockito

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, JUnit, Integration Testing, Restful API, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Java Programming, Hibernate (Java), Verification And Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Wix para principiantes

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content, Web Design, Content Management, Web Design and Development, No-Code Development, Web Development, User Accounts, Graphic Design

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master Motion Graphics in After Effects: Create & Animate

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Video Editing, Layout Design, Color Matching

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    Northeastern University

    Engaging in Service Innovation and Management

    Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Stakeholder Management, Change Management, Team Management, Leadership and Management, Organizational Leadership, Culture Transformation, Team Building, Service Management, Innovation, Service Design, Service Improvement, Process Management, Operations Management, Process Improvement, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care Administration, Process Design, Continuous Improvement Process, Leadership

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Adobe

    Getting started with compositing in Adobe Photoshop

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Adobe Firefly, Marketing Design, Color Theory, Image Quality, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • N

    Northeastern University

    User Experience Design and Testing Part 2

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Software Testing, Wireframing, White-Box Testing, Quality Assurance, Information Architecture, No-Code Development

    Build toward a degree

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Blender 4 Creator Course Stylized 3D Models

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Technical Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Image Quality, Prototyping, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Communicating Science

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Data Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Technical Writing, Peer Review, Data Ethics, Persuasive Communication, Writing and Editing, Data Science, Media and Communications, Graphic and Visual Design

    Build toward a degree

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Prevention of Harassment in the Workplace: US: SkillUp
  • Public Health Principles: Systems and Strategies : Coursera
  • Gemini and Vertex AI: Building Intelligent Applications: Edureka
  • Colaboración intergeneracional en las organizaciones: Universidades Anáhuac
  • Master Java Unit Testing with Spring Boot and Mockito: Packt
  • Wix para principiantes: Coursera
  • Master Motion Graphics in After Effects: Create & Animate: EDUCBA
  • Engaging in Service Innovation and Management: Northeastern University
  • Getting started with compositing in Adobe Photoshop: Adobe
  • User Experience Design and Testing Part 2: Northeastern University

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