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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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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    Whizlabs

    Microsoft Fabric: Monitor and Optimize an Analytics Solution

    Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Performance Tuning, System Monitoring, Data Lakes, Transact-SQL, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Star Schema, Microsoft Azure, Real Time Data, Power BI, Data Warehousing, Analytics, Apache Spark, Data Modeling, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), PySpark, Data Pipelines, Data Transformation, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Meta Android UI Development

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Jetpack, Kotlin, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Responsive Web Design, Mobile Development, Unit Testing, Gradle, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Development, User Interface (UI), Integrated Development Environments, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment, Programming Principles, Test Driven Development (TDD), Software Testing, Wireframing, Prototyping

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    Adobe

    Design and Refine Creative Work with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Express, Presentations, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Cloud, Content Creation, Responsible AI, Creative Design, Adobe Photoshop, Document Management, Visual Design, Digital Publishing, AI Workflows, Brand Awareness, Storytelling, Branding, Constructive Feedback, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Organizational Skills

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of London

    Corporate Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategic Decision-Making, Growth Strategies, New Business Development, Business Valuation, Organizational Structure, Market Opportunities, Resource Allocation, Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Fundamentals of Network Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Communications, OSI Models, Network Protocols, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Computer Networking, System Programming, Data Integrity

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Introduction to C# Programming and Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, C# (Programming Language), Game Design, Computer Programming, Data Storage, Development Environment, User Interface (UI), Scripting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Brainstorming, Email Automation, AI Enablement, Concision, Large Language Modeling, Business Writing, Productivity, Organizational Skills

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    University of Toronto

    GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, GIS Software, Data Mapping, Geospatial Information and Technology, Data Visualization, Metadata Management, Query Languages, Global Positioning Systems, Quantitative Research, Data Compilation, Typography, Data Manipulation, Data Storytelling, Data Modeling, Design Elements And Principles, Image Analysis

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming

    Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, ChatGPT, No-Code Development, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, IBM Cloud, AI Enablement, LLM Application, Generative AI, Customer Service, Operational Efficiency, Customer experience improvement, WordPress

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

    Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, User Experience Design, Driving engagement, Content Creation, Storyboarding, Multimedia, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Design Strategies, Emerging Technologies

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Adobe InDesign CC: Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Layout Design, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Creative Cloud, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Typography, Style Guides, Design Elements And Principles, Productivity Software, User Interface (UI), Color Theory

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    HTML and CSS in depth

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Debugging, UI Components, Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Browser Compatibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Analytics and SEO, User Interface (UI), Development Testing, Data Validation, Javascript, Animations

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Microsoft Fabric: Monitor and Optimize an Analytics Solution: Whizlabs
  • Meta Android UI Development: Meta
  • Design and Refine Creative Work with AI: Adobe
  • Corporate Strategy : University of London
  • Fundamentals of Network Communication: University of Colorado System
  • Introduction to C# Programming and Unity: University of Colorado System
  • Design Prompts for Everyday Work Tasks: Google
  • GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis: University of Toronto
  • Building AI Powered Chatbots Without Programming: IBM
  • Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences: UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)

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