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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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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


  • B

    Board Infinity

    Advanced Quality and Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Quality Assurance, Software Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Test Case, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Software Testing, Regression Testing, Test Execution Engine, Software Engineering Tools, Agile Methodology, Issue Tracking, Risk Management Framework, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sentido Numérico para la Educación Primaria con PhET

    Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Teaching, Mathematics Education, Simulation and Simulation Software, Instructional Strategies, Lesson Planning, Diversity Awareness, Education Software and Technology, Arithmetic

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • N

    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), Engineering Software, Software Design, Program Development, Systems Design, Business Modeling, System Design and Implementation, Complex Problem Solving

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Secure Coding, Security Testing, Threat Modeling, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, Authentications, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Sustainable Cities Case Studies

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Stormwater Management, Sustainable Technologies, Public Works, Civil Engineering, Sustainable Design, Community Development, Environmental Issue, Land Development, Mitigation, Case Studies, Water Resource Management, Environmental Policy, Traffic Flow Optimization

    Build toward a degree

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector

    Skills you'll gain: Service Improvement, Innovation, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Management, Organizational Change, Service Design, Customer experience improvement, Public Administration, Organizational Strategy, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Case Studies, Strategic Thinking, Technology Strategies, Leadership

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Ein Crashkurs in Datenwissenschaft

    Skills you'll gain: Data Science, Data Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Design, Data Presentation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Inference

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Stock Management System

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, IntelliJ IDEA, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Integrated Development Environments, File I/O, Data Structures, Command-Line Interface

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Skillshare

    Team Building: Create Engaging Events for Hybrid Teams

    Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Workplace inclusivity, Team Motivation, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Leadership, Teamwork, Recognizing Others, Drive Engagement, Virtual Teams, Collaboration, Event Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Modern Java - Mastering Features from Java 8 to Java 21

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Restful API, Software Design, JSON, Software Testing

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • A

    AI CERTs

    AI in Government

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Security, Public Policies, Data Ethics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Maven Analytics

    Complete Visual Guide to Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Statistical Analysis, Data Science, Data Preprocessing, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning Algorithms, Customer Analysis, Supervised Learning, Histogram, Data Quality, Business Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Advanced Quality and Capstone Project: Board Infinity
  • Sentido Numérico para la Educación Primaria con PhET: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Domain Models: Northeastern University
  • A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10: Packt
  • Sustainable Cities Case Studies: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector: Coursera
  • Ein Crashkurs in Datenwissenschaft: Johns Hopkins University
  • IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Stock Management System: EDUCBA
  • Team Building: Create Engaging Events for Hybrid Teams: Skillshare
  • Modern Java - Mastering Features from Java 8 to Java 21: Packt

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