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    Instructional design courses can help you learn how to create effective learning experiences using educational theory, technology, and learner-centered strategies.

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      Coursera Project Network

      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 Communication, Value Propositions, Team Oriented

      4.8
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad de Palermo

      Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada al Derecho

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Writing, Legal Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Legal Research, ChatGPT, Legal Risk, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Verification And Validation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnKartS

      AWS AI Practitioner

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AWS SageMaker, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity and Access Management, Computer Vision, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Applied Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Security, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Governance, Deep Learning, Data Wrangling

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Communication in Remote Work

      Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Telecommuting, Interpersonal Communications, Trustworthiness, Collaboration, Team Building, Social Skills, Rapport Building, Communication, Teamwork, Relationship Building, Team Leadership, Leadership, Leadership Development, Expectation Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      17 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness

      Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Market Research, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Organizational Strategy, Spreadsheet Software, Leadership

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Technology and Product Planning

      Skills you'll gain: Health Technology, Wireframing, Human Centered Design, Agile Project Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Scalability, Design Thinking, Product Planning, New Product Development, Stakeholder Management, Product Development, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Technology Roadmaps, Health Care, Product Strategy, Technical Consulting, Technology Solutions

      2.3
      Rating, 2.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create an Employee Feedback Survey with TypeForm

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Surveys, Employee Training, User Feedback, Cloud Security, Business Software, Data Sharing, Collaborative Software, Business Technologies, User Accounts

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Get started with Piktochart

      Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Content, Social Media, Graphic Design, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Data Visualization, Content Marketing, User Accounts, Digital Marketing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      University of Colorado Boulder

      BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners

      Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Plotly, Seaborn, Data Visualization Software, Object Oriented Design, Data Visualization, Pandas (Python Package), NumPy, Statistical Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Software Documentation, Scatter Plots, Box Plots, Heat Maps, Data Structures, Maintainability, Programming Principles, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Teaching Impacts of Technology: Data Collection, Use, and Privacy

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Pedagogy, Data Security, Cryptography, Information Privacy, Encryption, AI Personalization, Computer Science, Web Applications, Web Servers, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Codio

      Java: Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Data Structures, Java, Java Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking

      3.6
      Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Corporate Finance Institute

      Advanced Tableau - Data Model

      Skills you'll gain: Star Schema, Data Modeling, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Tableau Software, Database Design, Data Warehousing, Data Integration

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Crear una presentación empresarial con Microsoft Powerpoint: Coursera Project Network
    • Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada al Derecho: Universidad de Palermo
    • AWS AI Practitioner: LearnKartS
    • Communication in Remote Work: University of California, Irvine
    • How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness: Coursera Project Network
    • Technology and Product Planning: Johns Hopkins University
    • Create an Employee Feedback Survey with TypeForm: Coursera Project Network
    • Get started with Piktochart : Coursera Project Network
    • BiteSize Python for Intermediate Learners: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Teaching Impacts of Technology: Data Collection, Use, and Privacy: University of California San Diego

    Why Learn Instructional Design?

    Instructional design focuses on developing educational content and experiences that help people learn effectively—whether in classrooms, online platforms, or workplace training. It blends learning science, curriculum development, and digital tools to support meaningful outcomes. Learning instructional design can prepare you to create engaging learning solutions across education, business, and nonprofit sectors.

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