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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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    Packt

    Essential Leadership Skills for Career Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Leadership Development, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Communication, Business Metrics, Team Motivation, Team Building, Growth Mindedness, Professional Development, Human Resource Strategy, Business, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Data Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Tableau Software, Plot (Graphics), Scatter Plots, Data Mapping, Graphing

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Computing, NoSQL, Apache Cassandra, Cloud Computing, Systems Design, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Hadoop, Database Theory, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Scalability, C++ (Programming Language), Network Protocols

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    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Prompt Engineering and Memory Management

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI API, Context Management, User Interface (UI), Vector Databases, Debugging

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Practical Python: Step-by-Step Guide to Python 3 Basics

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Diseño de Experiencia del Usuario (UX) de Google

    Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Experience Design, Design Reviews, Figma (Design Software), UI/UX Research, Graphic and Visual Design, Wireframing, User Story, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Mockups, Adobe XD, Ideation, Responsive Web Design, Layout Design, User Experience, Design Elements And Principles, User Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Functional Program Design in Scala

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Java, Programming Principles, Performance Tuning, Data Structures, Algorithms

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Detect & Respond to Mobile AI Threats

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Security, AI Security, Threat Detection, Security Controls, Exploit development, Threat Modeling, Hardening, Endpoint Security, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Development Tools, Deep Learning, Prompt Engineering, Incident Response, Information Privacy

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Developing LLM Applications with LangChain

    Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI API, LangGraph, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, AI Orchestration, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Natural Language Processing, Cloud Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Python Programming, Application Deployment, Data Processing, Pandas (Python Package)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Transformers in Action: A Practical Approach to NLP and AI

    Skills you'll gain: Hugging Face, Model Evaluation, Embeddings, Transfer Learning, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Model Deployment, Data Preprocessing, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Berklee

    Electronic Music Production

    Skills you'll gain: Musical Composition, Music Performance, Music, Media Production, Music Theory, Instrumental Music, File Management, Performing Arts, Post-Production, Creativity, Digital Signal Processing, Electronic Media, Editing, Design Software, Peer Review, Automation, Patch Management, Technical Support, System Configuration, System Requirements

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    C# Programming for Unity Game Development

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Unity Engine, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Game Design, Video Game Development, Software Design Patterns, Data Structures, C# (Programming Language), Prototyping, Programming Principles, Graph Theory, Computer Programming, Data Management, Event-Driven Programming, Software Architecture, Algorithms, File I/O, Data Storage, Application Development

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Essential Leadership Skills for Career Growth: Packt
  • Data Visualization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Cloud Computing Concepts, Part 1: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Advanced Prompt Engineering and Memory Management: Packt
  • Practical Python: Step-by-Step Guide to Python 3 Basics: Packt
  • Diseño de Experiencia del Usuario (UX) de Google: Google
  • Functional Program Design in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Detect & Respond to Mobile AI Threats: Coursera
  • Developing LLM Applications with LangChain: Edureka
  • Transformers in Action: A Practical Approach to NLP and AI: Board Infinity

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