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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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    Politecnico di Milano

    Circular business models fostering sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Business Modeling, Corporate Sustainability, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Business Transformation, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Technologies, Resource Utilization, Finance, Policy Development, Case Studies

    4.7
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Launch a Website with Azure Virtual Machines

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Microsoft Azure, Virtual Machines, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Virtualization, Application Deployment, Linux Administration, Linux, Web Applications, Node.JS, Javascript, MongoDB

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, 3D Assets, 3D Modeling, Cinematography, Virtual Environment, Computer Graphics, Animations, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Video Production, Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, User Interface (UI), Scalability, Color Theory, Simulations, Performance Tuning, Design

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Parsons School of Design, The New School

    Aprovechar el Diseño para Detectar Oportunidades de Negocio

    Skills you'll gain: Project Portfolio Management, Design Thinking, Risk Management, Strategic Thinking, Market Opportunities, Business Modeling, Design Strategies, Business Architecture, Human Centered Design, Innovation, Customer experience strategy (CX), Creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.8
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    20 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Test Case Design

    Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Test Script Development, Test Planning, Test Automation, Test Engineering, Acceptance Testing, Test Tools, White-Box Testing, CI/CD, Software Quality Assurance, Test Data, Regression Testing, Quality Assurance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Building High Performance Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Management, Teamwork, Team Motivation, Collaboration, Delegation Skills, Performance Review, Conflict Management, Coaching

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Understanding the Healthcare Ecosystem

    Skills you'll gain: Health Systems, Process Improvement, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Patient Flow, Health Policy, Health Care Administration, Market Dynamics, Health Care, Stakeholder Analysis, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Management, Innovation, Value-Based Care, Organizational Structure, Information Technology, Business Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Software Design Patterns, C++ (Programming Language), Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, Software Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Maintainability, Programming Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Framework Development and Integration

    Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Jenkins, Test Script Development, Continuous Integration, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Test Case, Software Testing, Software Design Patterns, Command-Line Interface, File I/O

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Network Connectivity Options

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Networking, Amazon Web Services, Wide Area Networks, Network Security, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, General Networking

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Exploratory Analytics Project Ideation

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Project Design, Data Mining, Ideation, Design Thinking, Data Analysis, Analytics, Business Analytics, Business Analysis, Sprint Planning, Unsupervised Learning, Case Studies, Anomaly Detection, Tree Maps

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Crea imprimibles digitales de enseñanza con Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Developing Training Materials, Color Theory, Journals, Digital Publishing, Marketing

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Circular business models fostering sustainability: Politecnico di Milano
  • Launch a Website with Azure Virtual Machines: Microsoft
  • UE5: Beginner’s Guide to Building a 3D Environment: Packt
  • Aprovechar el Diseño para Detectar Oportunidades de Negocio: Parsons School of Design, The New School
  • Fundamentals of Test Case Design: Board Infinity
  • Building High Performance Teams: Packt
  • Understanding the Healthcare Ecosystem: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++: Packt
  • Advanced Framework Development and Integration: Packt
  • AWS Network Connectivity Options: Amazon Web Services

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