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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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    Packt

    Adobe InDesign Masterclass

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Layout Design, Color Theory, Multimedia, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design, Color Matching, Graphic Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe Creative Cloud, Design Elements And Principles, Document Management, Digital Publishing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Getting Started with Azure DevOps Boards

    Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Azure DevOps, Backlogs, Collaborative Software, Issue Tracking, Kanban Principles, Agile Software Development, Microsoft Azure, Project Management, DevOps

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    630 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction à la programmation orientée objet (en C++)

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Code Reusability, Memory Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    403 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Build a mobile app with Google Sheets on Glide and no coding

    Skills you'll gain: No-Code Development, Mobile Development, Google Sheets, Application Development, Mobile Development Tools, Google Workspace, Application Design, Application Deployment, Development Testing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Structures, User Interface (UI), User Accounts, Persona (User Experience), Authentications, User Feedback, Web Development, Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    690 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Status: Free
    Free
    C

    Coursera

    Increase Engagement to your Instagram Business Profile

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Content Scheduling, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Creation, Storytelling, Photo Editing

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    376 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    First Order Optical System Design

    Skills you'll gain: Model Optimization, Equipment Design, Systems Design, Design Software, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis, Technical Design, System Design and Implementation, Systems Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Image Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Image Quality, Medical Imaging, Graphical Tools, Physics

    Build toward a degree

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    342 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Introduction to Java and Object-Oriented Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Java Programming, Application Development, Data Structures, Application Design, Software Testing, Program Development, Development Testing, Programming Principles, Systems Development, Test Driven Development (TDD), Computer Programming, Other Programming Languages

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    334 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    D

    Duke University

    Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Databricks, Large Language Modeling, Model Deployment, LLM Application, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative Model Architectures, Apache Airflow, Hugging Face, Amazon Bedrock, Vector Databases, Data Lakes, ChatGPT, Extract, Transform, Load, OpenAI, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Performance Tuning, Prompt Patterns, OpenAI API

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    340 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    U

    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Engineering: Secure Software Specifications

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Software Design Documents, Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Security Requirements Analysis, Interviewing Skills, User Requirements Documents, Systems Development Life Cycle, Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs), Storyboarding, Functional Requirement, Goal Setting, Software Development Methodologies, Software Documentation, Diagram Design, Agile Methodology, Product Requirements, Unified Modeling Language, Risk Management Framework, Risking

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    857 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Portfolio Website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Web Applications, Web Presence, Front-End Web Development, Web Content, Responsive Web Design, Web Design

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    149 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    A

    Adobe

    Image Editing

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Photoshop, AI powered creativity, Photography, Generative AI, Visual Storytelling, Adobe Firefly, Graphics Software, File Management, Adobe Creative Cloud, Image Quality, Graphical Tools, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Editing, Control Panels, Creativity

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    229 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Meta

    The Full Stack

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Front-End Web Development, Django (Web Framework), Web Design and Development, Scalability, HTML and CSS, Cloud Hosting, Responsive Web Design, Web Development, Web Applications, Cloud Deployment, Back-End Web Development, MySQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Virtual Environment, Javascript

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    238 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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