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      University of California San Diego

      Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Variables and Nested Loops

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Computational Thinking, Student Engagement, Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Design, Algorithms, Brainstorming

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Introduction to Domain Models

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Software Visualization, Object Oriented Design, Case Studies, Data Modeling, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Design, Program Development, Systems Design, Business Modeling, Technical Design, Complex Problem Solving

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

      Métodos de educación efectiva

      Skills you'll gain: Childhood Education and Development, Child Development, Student-Centred Learning, Teaching, Diversity Awareness, Pedagogy, Education and Training, Instructional Strategies, Mathematics Education, Human Development, Student Engagement, Human Learning, Parent Communication, Curriculum Development, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Social Skills, Cultural Responsiveness, Working With Children, Policy Development

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      L&T EduTech

      Load Flow Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Electrical Power, Systems Analysis, Electrical Engineering, Network Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Modeling, Simulation and Simulation Software, Simulations, Graph Theory

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      7 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Program Stakeholders Management in ClickUp

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Agile Methodology, Program Development, Project Design, Stakeholder Analysis, Program Implementation, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      19 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Selenium WebDriver with Java and Frameworks for all levels

      Skills you'll gain: Gherkin (Scripting Language), Debugging, Integration Testing, Software Design Patterns, Test Data, Scripting, Web Development Tools, Data Structures, Automation, SQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), MySQL, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Crear videos de sitios web con Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Video Production, Product Demonstration, Video Editing, Web Content, Marketing Materials, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Team Oriented, Web Design, Graphic Design

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      SkillUp

      Java Development with Databases 

      Skills you'll gain: Hibernate (Java), Object-Relational Mapping, Spring Boot, Restful API, Java, NoSQL, Database Development, SQL, Databases, Database Design, Java Programming, Data Access, Database Management, Relational Databases, Back-End Web Development, Query Languages, Software Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Make a Table of Contents, Footnotes, and more with Word

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      26 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of California, Davis

      Creating Basic Web Layouts

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, Front-End Web Development, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Advanced Angular Development

      Skills you'll gain: Angular, JavaScript Frameworks, Application Deployment, Web Development Tools, Event-Driven Programming, Application Design, Server Side, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Performance Tuning

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Indian Institute of Science

      Fundamentals of Sensors

      Skills you'll gain: Biomedical Engineering, Semiconductors, Electronic Systems, Medical Devices, Internet Of Things, Electronic Components, Materials science, Laboratory Experience, Manufacturing Processes

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Variables and Nested Loops: University of California San Diego
    • Introduction to Domain Models: Northeastern University
    • Métodos de educación efectiva: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
    • Load Flow Analysis: L&T EduTech
    • Program Stakeholders Management in ClickUp: Coursera Project Network
    • Selenium WebDriver with Java and Frameworks for all levels: Packt
    • Crear videos de sitios web con Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Java Development with Databases : SkillUp
    • Make a Table of Contents, Footnotes, and more with Word: Coursera Project Network
    • Creating Basic Web Layouts: University of California, Davis

    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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