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Instructional Design Courses

Instructional design courses can help you learn how to create effective learning experiences using educational theory, technology, and learner-centered strategies.


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    University of Washington

    Programming Languages, Part B

    Skills you'll gain: Other Programming Languages, Software Design, Ruby (Programming Language), Programming Principles, Data Structures, Software Architecture, Computer Programming, Functional Design, Debugging

    4.9
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    786 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    McMaster University

    Finance for Everyone: Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Peer Review, Project Design, Business Mathematics, Market Dynamics, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Capital Markets, Economics, Decision Making

    4.7
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design

    Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Design Thinking, Creativity, Research and Design, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Surveys, Data Collection, Storytelling, Design Strategies, Collaboration, Innovation, User Research, Presentations, Communication, Goal Setting

    4.3
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    User Experience: Research & Prototyping

    Skills you'll gain: Design Research, User Experience Design, User Research, Prototyping, Human Centered Design, User Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Usability Testing, Qualitative Research, Innovation, Creativity, Storyboarding, Interviewing Skills

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    905 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Speed Up Data Analysis and Presentation Building

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Responsible AI, Data Storytelling, Prompt Engineering, Graphing, Data Analysis, Spreadsheet Software

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    676 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    3D Printing Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, 3D Modeling, Industrial Design, Product Design, Community Development, Manufacturing Processes, Prototyping, Education and Training, Entrepreneurship

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    687 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Structures, Algorithms, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    653 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Python Programming, Program Development, Algorithms, Test Case, Software Engineering, Software Testing, Debugging, Computational Thinking

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    729 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software

    Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Software Quality Assurance, Software Engineering, Application Security, Object Oriented Design, Software Architecture, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Development Testing, Threat Modeling, Maintainability, Code Review, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Software Technical Review, Software Documentation, Version Control

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    455 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Scrum (Software Development), Unity Engine, Value Propositions, Animations, Functional Specification, Sprint Retrospectives, Business Modeling, Agile Methodology, 3D Assets, Agile Software Development, Animation and Game Design, Software Design Documents, Software Development Methodologies, Interaction Design, Software Documentation, User Interface (UI), Virtual Environment, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    390 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods

    Skills you'll gain: Research Methodologies, Research Design, Qualitative Research, Critical Thinking, Persistence, Program Evaluation, Case Studies, Tenacity, Psychological Evaluations, Surveys, Data Collection, Reliability, Descriptive Statistics, Interviewing Skills

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Generative AI Engineering with LLMs

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), LLM Application, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Pipelines, Text Mining, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Performance Tuning, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Document Management, Database Management Systems, Data Storage Technologies

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Programming Languages, Part B: University of Washington
  • Finance for Everyone: Decisions: McMaster University
  • Understanding the Value of Human-Centered Design: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • User Experience: Research & Prototyping: University of California San Diego
  • Speed Up Data Analysis and Presentation Building: Google
  • 3D Printing Applications: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Java Programming: Build a Recommendation System: Duke University
  • Learn to Program: Crafting Quality Code: University of Toronto
  • Engineering Practices for Building Quality Software: University of Minnesota
  • Desarrollo y Diseño de Videojuegos: Universidad de los Andes

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