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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.


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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change

    Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Public Safety and National Security, Public Health, Safety Standards, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Health Policy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Community Health, Risk Analysis, Case Studies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    394 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health

    Skills you'll gain: Non-Verbal Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Patient Communication, Storytelling, Public Speaking, Communication, Health Education, Communication Strategies, Interpersonal Communications, Concision, Persuasive Communication, Critical Thinking

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    127 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Networking in Google Cloud 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Load Balancing, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Generative AI, Cloud Services, Virtual Networking, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Virtual Machines, Network Routing, Cloud Computing, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, General Networking, Identity and Access Management, Network Infrastructure, Network Planning And Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    706 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Duke University

    Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Tableau Software, Financial Modeling, Business Process, Peer Review, Presentations, Property Management, Data Analysis, MySQL, Risk Analysis, Real Estate, Financial Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Analytics, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    244 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Create Serverless Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Serverless Computing, Cloud Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Applications, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Process Automation, Microservices, Application Programming Interface (API), GitHub

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    131 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Introduction to GitHub Copilot

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, GitHub, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Software Installation

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    275 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Cape Town

    Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Social Impact, Financial Inclusion, Risk Management, Business Modeling, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Performance Measurement, Resource Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnership, Fundraising, Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Due Diligence, Case Studies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    153 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Columbia University

    The Construction Industry: The Way Forward

    Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Innovation, Architecture and Construction, Construction Management, Organizational Change, Workforce Development, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Building Information Modeling, Sustainable Design, Climate Change Adaptation, Machine Learning

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    397 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Programming in Java: A Hands-on Introduction

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Maven, File I/O, Data Import/Export, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), JSON, Java Programming, Debugging, Object Oriented Design, JUnit, Software Documentation, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Restful API, Integrated Development Environments, Java, Programming Principles, Data Validation, Network Protocols, Unit Testing, Computer Science

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    196 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Adobe

    Document Design

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Acrobat, Document Management, Workflow Management, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Process Design, Design Reviews, File Management, Presentations, Client Services, Marketing Collateral, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Creative Design, Version Control, Branding, Expectation Management, Constructive Feedback, Editing

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    142 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rice University

    Principles of Computing (Part 2)

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Pseudocode, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Computer Science, Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Game Theory, Mathematical Modeling, Test Case

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    365 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Scrimba

    Become a Professional React Developer

    Skills you'll gain: React.js, Routing Protocols, UI Components, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Performance, Front-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI), Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Development Tools, Interaction Design, Debugging, Javascript, Application Performance Management, Web Frameworks, Data Management

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    250 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Reducing Gun Violence in America: Evidence for Change: Johns Hopkins University
  • Foundational Skills for Communicating About Health: University of Michigan
  • Networking in Google Cloud 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Increasing Real Estate Management Profits: Harnessing Data Analytics: Duke University
  • Create Serverless Applications : Microsoft
  • Introduction to GitHub Copilot: Microsoft
  • Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world : University of Cape Town
  • The Construction Industry: The Way Forward: Columbia University
  • Programming in Java: A Hands-on Introduction: Codio
  • Document Design: Adobe

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