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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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Innovation: From Creativity to Entrepreneurship Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Creativity, Innovation, Business Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Business Strategies, Business Development, New Business Development, Collaboration, Analysis, Performance Analysis

    4.7 stars, 88 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (88) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Integrated Analysis in Systems Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, General Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Analysis, Systems Analysis, Research Reports, Biology, Research Design

    4.6 stars, 87 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (87) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Light Emitting Diodes and Semiconductor Lasers

    Skills you'll gain: Semiconductors, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Electronics Engineering, Hardware Design, Electronic Components, Materials science, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Mathematical Modeling, Physics

    3.7 stars, 52 reviews, Advanced, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 3.7 (52) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • W

    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep (NCA-GENL): NVIDIA-Certified Generative AI LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks, Plot (Graphics), Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, Deep Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Natural Language Processing, Responsible AI, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Generative Model Architectures, Transfer Learning, Supervised Learning, Data Ethics, Image Analysis, LLM Application, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)

    4.4 stars, 62 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.4 (62) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Peking University

    论文写作初阶(Academic Writing and Research)

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Methodologies, Legal Research, Research Design, Writing, Legal Writing, Database Software, Databases, Journals, Legal Technology

    4.4 stars, 47 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.4 (47) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • M

    Michigan State University

    Low Poly Art For Video Games

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Color Theory, Animation and Game Design, 3D Assets, Animations, Game Design, Autodesk Maya, Video Game Development, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Photoshop

    4.3 stars, 75 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.3 (75) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Create and Sell Digital Teaching Printables with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Teaching, Design, Marketing Collateral, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Business Marketing, Marketing Materials, Creative Design, Editing, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Design, User Accounts, Digital Assets, Marketing

    4.5 stars, 54 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.5 (54) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Learning MEAN Stack by Building Real world Application

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, MongoDB, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Middleware, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), jQuery

    4.2 stars, 67 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.2 (67) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • P

    Peking University

    算法设计与分析 Design and Analysis of Algorithms

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Pseudocode, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling, Combinatorics, Computational Thinking, Applied Mathematics, Graph Theory, Mathematical Theory & Analysis, Network Routing, Bioinformatics, Design Strategies, Model Optimization

    4.7 stars, 53 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (53) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • U

    University of Cambridge

    Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone

    Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Prompt Engineering Tools

    4.7 stars, 70 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.7 (70) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Spring - Cloud Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Spring Framework, Cloud-Native Computing, Service Oriented Architecture, Load Balancing, Cloud Computing, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Restful API, Service Management, Network Routing

    4.3 stars, 76 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.3 (76) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • L

    LearnKartS

    Certified Kubernetes Application Developer Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Release Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Software Installation, Application Lifecycle Management, Performance Tuning, Cloud Computing, General Networking, Systems Architecture, Software Architecture, Network Model, Memory Management

    4.2 stars, 68 reviews, Intermediate, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.2 (68) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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