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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 Cambridge

    User experience design

    Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Storytelling, Design, User Centered Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Public Speaking, Design Research, Usability Testing, Empathy, Creativity, Collaboration

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Program Governance Planning with ClickUp

    Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Agile Methodology, Project Planning, Project Management, Diagram Design, Workflow Management, Innovation, Business Process Modeling, Governance

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Draw a wireframe in Pencil Project

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Flows, Web Design, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Mockups, Information Architecture, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Web Development

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    Infosec

    Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP)

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, Security Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Security Controls, Risk Management Framework, Security Requirements Analysis, Software Development, Authorization (Computing), Data Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Identity and Access Management, Verification And Validation, Cryptography, Software Architecture, Software Design

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • W

    Whizlabs

    Deploying Microservices to Kubernetes using Azure DevOps

    Skills you'll gain: Azure DevOps Pipelines, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Node.JS, CI/CD, DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management, Microservices, Program Development, Containerization, Software Testing, Debugging, Cloud Development, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Scripting, Version Control, Git (Version Control System)

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Building Resilient Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Resilience, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Team Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Team Motivation, Conflict Management, Collaboration, Communication, Adaptability, Change Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    ZBrush Basics: Sculpt, Render & Finalize 3D Models

    Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics, Graphical Tools, Computer Graphic Techniques, User Interface (UI), Graphics Software, Data Import/Export

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Web Development Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Data Persistence, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Semantic Web, Javascript, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Data Storage Technologies, Application Security, User Interface (UI), Data Validation

    3.5
    Rating, 3.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Legal Document Management

    Skills you'll gain: Legal Technology, Document Management, AI Product Strategy, Generative AI, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Compliance Management, Contract Management, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Contract Review, Quality Assurance, Risk Analysis

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Atención inclusiva al público con discapacidad

    Skills you'll gain: Disabilities, Workplace inclusivity, Caregiving, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Dignity in Care, Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, Cloud Security, Server Administration, Web Servers, Encryption, Authentications

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    CRM Strategies: Analyze, Design & Implement

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Brand Loyalty, Customer Data Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business Analysis, Analysis, Auditing, Market Analysis

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • User experience design: University of Cambridge
  • Program Governance Planning with ClickUp: Coursera
  • Draw a wireframe in Pencil Project: Coursera
  • Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP): Infosec
  • Deploying Microservices to Kubernetes using Azure DevOps: Whizlabs
  • Building Resilient Teams: Coursera
  • ZBrush Basics: Sculpt, Render & Finalize 3D Models: EDUCBA
  • Web Development Fundamentals: Microsoft
  • GenAI for Legal Document Management: Coursera
  • Atención inclusiva al público con discapacidad: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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