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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


  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Leading the Circular and Sustainable Business

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Sustainability Standards, Business Reporting, Annual Reports, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Social Impact, Organizational Structure, Climate Change Mitigation, Marketing Management, Accounting, Marketing, Communication

    Build toward a degree

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    25 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Planning of Metro Rail Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Systems, Transportation Operations, Building Information Modeling, Construction Management, Structural Engineering, Architectural Design, Quality Assurance, Planning, Emerging Technologies, Safety Standards

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, AI Product Strategy, UI/UX Research, Brainstorming, Innovation, Design Thinking, User Research, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Competitive Analysis, User Experience Design, Human Centered Design, Data Ethics, Persona (User Experience), Artificial Intelligence, Problem Solving, Data Collection, Data Synthesis, Critical Thinking

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Performance Optimization and Scalability

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Microsoft Copilot, Application Design, Performance Testing, Systems Architecture, Application Performance Management, Distributed Computing, Database Management, Middleware, SQL

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Illinois Tech

    Relational Database Design

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Relational Databases, Database Theory, Data Modeling, Unified Modeling Language, Database Management, Databases, Data Integrity, Diagram Design, Dependency Analysis, Conceptual Design, Requirements Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Mastering Concrete Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Construction Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Construction, Construction Inspection, Production Process, Construction Management, Manufacturing Operations, Plant Operations and Management, Manufacturing Processes, Civil Engineering, Commercial Construction, Safety Assurance, Product Testing, Engineering Plans And Specifications, Materials science, Structural Engineering, Sustainable Engineering, Manufacturing Standards, Design Specifications, Analytical Testing

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Primeros Pasos en Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Design, Collaborative Software, Design Software, Content Creation, User Accounts, Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    24 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Crear una presentación empresarial con Microsoft Powerpoint

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Product Demonstration, Microsoft PowerPoint, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Communication, Team Oriented

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    37 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Hugging Face, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AI Security, Application Security, Continuous Monitoring

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    28 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Prototypes in Figma: Creating an Initial Low Fidelity Design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Figma (Design Software), User Interface (UI) Design, User Flows, Prototyping, Web Design, Application Design, User Accounts

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Foundation to Multi-Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Multi-Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Terraform, Kubernetes, Cloud Infrastructure, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Web Services, Threat Modeling

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    55 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    CompTIA Network+ (N10-009) Crash Course

    Skills you'll gain: Networking Hardware, Network Monitoring, OSI Models, Routing Protocols, Software-Defined Networking, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Network Security, TCP/IP, Network Routing, Computer Networking, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Administration, Network Performance Management, Local Area Networks, Hardening, Intrusion Detection and Prevention

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Leading the Circular and Sustainable Business: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Planning of Metro Rail Systems: L&T EduTech
  • Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking: Fractal Analytics
  • Performance Optimization and Scalability: Microsoft
  • Relational Database Design: Illinois Tech
  • Mastering Concrete Techniques: L&T EduTech
  • Primeros Pasos en Canva: Coursera
  • Crear una presentación empresarial con Microsoft Powerpoint: Coursera
  • Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models: Coursera
  • Prototypes in Figma: Creating an Initial Low Fidelity Design: Coursera

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