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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


  • A

    American Council on Exercise

    ACE Health Coach

    Skills you'll gain: Health And Wellness Coaching, Mindfulness, Chronic Diseases, Stress Management, Nutrition Education, Social Determinants Of Health, Patient-centered Care, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Blood Pressure, Mental and Behavioral Health, Nutrition and Diet, Exercise Science, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Behavior-Driven Development, Client Support, Goal Setting, Smart Goals, Diversity and Inclusion

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • L

    L&T EduTech

    Highway Geometry and Pavement Design

    Skills you'll gain: Civil Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Traffic Flow Optimization, Construction, Public Works, Engineering Software, Engineering Design Process, Structural Analysis, Materials science

    3.7
    Rating, 3.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Create eLearning Courses with Articulate Storyline 360

    Skills you'll gain: Educational Materials, Learning Management Systems, Instructional Design, Animation and Game Design, Interaction Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • E

    Edureka

    Mastering AI: Neural Nets, Vision System, Speech Recognition

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Computer Vision, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Machine Learning Methods, Convolutional Neural Networks, Matplotlib, Data Visualization, Probability & Statistics, Deep Learning, Classification Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Plotly, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Machine Learning, Seaborn, Applied Machine Learning, Digital Signal Processing, Statistical Inference

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Marketing Digital con Easil

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Facebook, Social Media Content, Online Advertising, Marketing, Digital Advertising, Graphic Design, Content Creation, Team Oriented, Digital Marketing

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    12 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Michigan

    Leveraging GenAI to Develop Critical Thinking Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Decision Making, Information Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Create an infographic with Infogram

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Infographics, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Storytelling, Storyboarding, Diagram Design, Data Analysis, Graphic and Visual Design

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    The Circular Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Organizational Leadership, Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Business Transformation, Performance Measurement, Waste Minimization, Business Modeling, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Resource Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Packaging and Labeling, Environmental Issue, Case Studies

    Build toward a degree

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Build social awareness content for Facebook with Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Facebook, Advertising, Graphic and Visual Design, Video Production, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Event Marketing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Agile Systems Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Engineering, Verification And Validation, Team Management, Systems Architecture, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Scrum (Software Development), Systems Development Life Cycle, Teamwork, Configuration Management, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Scaled Agile Framework, Systems Development, Team Motivation, Organizational Leadership, Engineering Management, Risk Management, Waterfall Methodology, Leadership and Management

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Master AutoCAD Basics: Create, Modify & Annotate 2D Drawings

    Skills you'll gain: AutoCAD, Technical Drawing, Engineering Drawings, Computer-Aided Design, Architectural Drawing, Drafting and Engineering Design, User Interface (UI)

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Skillshare

    Adobe Lightroom Essentials Pt. 1: Editing & Color Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Photography, Adobe Photoshop, Color Theory, Image Quality, Adobe Creative Cloud, Data Import/Export, Editing

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • ACE Health Coach: American Council on Exercise
  • Highway Geometry and Pavement Design: L&T EduTech
  • Create eLearning Courses with Articulate Storyline 360: Packt
  • Mastering AI: Neural Nets, Vision System, Speech Recognition: Edureka
  • Marketing Digital con Easil: Coursera
  • Leveraging GenAI to Develop Critical Thinking Skills: University of Michigan
  • Create an infographic with Infogram : Coursera
  • The Circular Economy: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Build social awareness content for Facebook with Canva: Coursera
  • Agile Systems Engineering: University of Colorado System

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