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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


  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, Instructional Strategies, Computer Science, Interactive Design, Emerging Technologies, AI Personalization, Collaborative Software, Artificial Intelligence

    ★ 4.5 (80) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    Adobe

    Creative Design Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat

    Skills you'll gain: Photo Editing, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Typography, Color Theory, Document Management, Generative AI, Graphic Design, AI powered creativity, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Document Control, Photography, Visual Storytelling, Design, Adobe Firefly, Workflow Management, Creative Design, Branding

    ★ 4.7 (700) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Interaction Design Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Interactive Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, User Research

    ★ 4.5 (164) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    Epic Games

    Fundamentals of Level Design with Unreal Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unreal Engine, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Software Documentation, Virtual Environment, Conceptual Design, Experience Design, Layout Design, Wireframing, Interactive Design, Prototyping, Aesthetics

    ★ 4.3 (72) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Virginia

    Leading the Modern Day Business

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Digital Transformation, Creative Problem-Solving, New Product Development, Ideation, Business Transformation, Product Management, IT Management, Product Development, Technology Strategies, Agile Product Development, Innovation, Creativity, Strategic Thinking, Thought Leadership, Information Technology, Business Strategy, Leadership and Management, Marketing, Storytelling

    ★ 4.7 (21K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    Grammar and Punctuation

    Skills you'll gain: Grammar, Writing, English Language, Literacy

    ★ 4.7 (20K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    AI for Course Design

    Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Digital pedagogy, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling

    ★ 4.3 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • U
    D

    Multiple educators

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming, File I/O, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Debugging, Software Testing, Computer Programming, Cryptography, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Data Analysis, Software Design, Problem Solving

    ★ 4.6 (15K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    IBM Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Database Design, Presentations, Data Presentation, Descriptive Statistics, IBM DB2, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Tableau Software, Relational Databases, Database Systems, Statistical Visualization, IBM Cognos Analytics, Interactive Data Visualization, Excel Formulas

    ★ 4.7 (16K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Bestseller
    Bestseller
  • G

    Google

    Google AI

    Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Responsible AI, AI powered creativity, Brainstorming, Planning, Visual Storytelling, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Data Wrangling, Data Analysis, Content Creation, Presentations, AI literacy, Communication Planning, Business Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Data Visualization, Research, Project Management, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.8 (8.8K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Hot New Release
    Hot New Release
  • M

    Meta

    Meta Web Development Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Back-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Database Management, Code Reusability, Database Theory, SQL, Database Design, Front-End Web Development, Unit Testing, MySQL, Computer Programming, Pseudocode, Communication

    ★ 4.7 (18K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Python 3 Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, JSON, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), File I/O, Software Design, Software Design Documents, Debugging, Object Oriented Design, Data Processing, Diagram Design, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Program Development, Python Programming, Data Import/Export, Data Wrangling, Restful API, Image Analysis, Data Manipulation, Computer Programming

    ★ 4.8 (23K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Bestseller
    Bestseller
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