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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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  • P

    Packt

    UX: Research Process

    Skills you'll gain: Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Interviewing Skills, Wireframing, Content Creation, Storytelling

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    Skillshare

    Branding Building Blocks: Craft a Compelling Moodboard

    Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Presentations, Branding, Design Thinking, Style Guides, Marketing Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Target Audience, Color Theory, Competitive Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Solidity Advanced: Secure Smart Contracts & DApp Development

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Secure Coding, Application Security, Software Design Patterns, Web Applications, Application Development, Debugging, Transaction Processing, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    Duke University

    Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care

    Skills you'll gain: Telehealth, Teamwork, Patient Communication, Collaboration, Health Technology, Health Care, Patient Coordination, Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Patient Treatment, Patient Flow, Primary Care, Health Systems

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Erste Schritte in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphical Tools, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Data Sharing, Design Software, Content Creation, User Accounts, Social Media, Marketing

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • A

    American Psychological Association

    t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means

    Skills you'll gain: Sample Size Determination, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Research Design, Research, Psychology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Cash Flow Managers: Optimizing Liquidity Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Responsible AI, Cash Management, Financial Forecasting, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Risk Management, Generative AI, No-Code Development, Business Process Automation, Forecasting, Regulatory Compliance, Business Ethics, Financial Services, ChatGPT, Automation, Prompt Engineering, Dashboard

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Apply, Build & Optimize

    Skills you'll gain: PL/SQL, Oracle Databases, SQL, Stored Procedure, Data Access, Database Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, Relational Databases, Maintainability

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Generative AI Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Google Gemini, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Gemini, AI Enablement, Google Workspace, AI Orchestration, AI Product Strategy, Agentic systems, Customer experience improvement, AI Workflows, Productivity Software, Google Cloud Platform, Data Ethics, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Collaboration

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Analysis, Decision Making, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making, New Product Development, User Research, Organizational Strategy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Technology, Problem Solving, Process Analysis, Planning, Return On Investment

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad de Palermo

    Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada a la Construcción

    Skills you'll gain: Civil Engineering, Sustainable Architecture, Building Design, Innovation, Sustainable Design, Structural Engineering, Robotics, 3D Modeling

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    Edureka

    Power BI Essentials: Data Transformation & Modeling with DAX

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Modeling, Database Design, Microsoft Power Platform, Snowflake Schema, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storytelling, Data Strategy, Data Integration, Data Cleansing, Process Improvement and Optimization, Data Analysis, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Quality, Relationship Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • UX: Research Process: Packt
  • Branding Building Blocks: Craft a Compelling Moodboard: Skillshare
  • Solidity Advanced: Secure Smart Contracts & DApp Development: Packt
  • Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care: Duke University
  • Erste Schritte in Canva: Coursera
  • t-Tests of Hypotheses About Means: American Psychological Association
  • GenAI for Cash Flow Managers: Optimizing Liquidity Planning: Coursera
  • Oracle PL/SQL Programming: Apply, Build & Optimize: EDUCBA
  • Generative AI Leader: Google Cloud
  • Healthcare Innovation: Need/Opportunity Identification: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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