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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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    Skillshare

    Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Firefly, Photo Editing, AI powered creativity, Adobe Creative Cloud, Generative AI, Editing, AI Workflows, Post-Production, Graphics Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Colorado System

    Agile Systems Engineering

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

    ★ 4.7 (12) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Climate Resilience and Urban Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Laws, Sustainable Development, Land Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Land Development, Community Development, Environmental Policy, Social Impact, Sustainable Design, Social Justice, Environmental Regulations, Environmental Issue, Socioeconomics, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Petroleum Industry

    ★ 5 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Anthropic

    AI Fluency for Educators

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Anthropic Claude, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Education Software and Technology, Digital pedagogy, AI Integrations, Personally Identifiable Information, Quality Assurance, Data Integrity

    ★ 4.6 (31) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Free
    Free
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    EDUCBA

    Oracle SQL 21c: Database Design & Query Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, Oracle Databases, Database Design, Data Manipulation, SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Development, Query Languages, Data Transformation, Data Management, Case Studies, Data Integration, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Analysis, Performance Tuning, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making

    ★ 4.6 (31) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • L

    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Development, Salesforce, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Operational Efficiency, Dashboard, Data Access, Process Design, Application Design, Application Development, No-Code Development, User Accounts, User Provisioning, UI Components, Cloud Applications, Operational Excellence, Business Process Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Business Logic, User Interface (UI)

    ★ 4.6 (14) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    LearnKartS

    Salesforce Admin & App Builder Certification Prep

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Application Deployment, Workflow Management, Dashboard, Data Import/Export, Ad Hoc Reporting, Change Control, Email Automation, Data Maintenance, Authentications, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Configuration Management, Data Access, Responsive Web Design, System Configuration, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Logic

    ★ 4.2 (9) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Cómo crear gráficos para tus redes sociales en Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Graphics Software, Graphical Tools, Graphic and Visual Design, Visual Design, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Creative Design, Design

    ★ 4.9 (8) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
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    Packt

    Building with OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, Token Optimization, LangChain, ChatGPT, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, No-Code Development, LLM Application, AI powered creativity, Generative Model Architectures, Microsoft Power Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, Email Automation, Application Development, JSON

    ★ 3.6 (7) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    IBM

    Relational Database Administration Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Database Administration, Database Architecture and Administration, Relational Databases, Database Management, Apache Airflow, Operational Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Data Warehousing, Data Pipelines, Database Software, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Management Systems, Database Design, Data Maintenance, SQL, Data Architecture, Performance Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Data Security

    ★ 4.7 (19) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    AI CERTs

    AI for Telecommunications

    Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Personalized Service, Operations Support Systems, Customer Analysis, Telecommunications, Customer Retention, Network Performance Management, Responsible AI, Wireless Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Network Protocols, System Design and Implementation, Communication

    ★ 4.5 (19) · Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Advancing Women in Tech

    Building Products at Global Scale

    Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, Technical Management, Software Design, API Design, System Design and Implementation, Technical Product Management, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Engineering Management, Program Management, Microservices, Product Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Solution Architecture, Leadership and Management, Application Programming Interface (API), Amazon Web Services, Management Reporting

    ★ 4.6 (19) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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