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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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    California Institute of the Arts

    Introduction to Typography

    Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Adobe InDesign, Layout Design, Creative Design, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Illustrator, Peer Review, Creativity

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Create a Product Design Brainstorming with Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Brainstorming, Ideation, Product Design, Project Design, Design Thinking, Persona Development, Workflow Management, Teamwork, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Innovation, Creativity

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    The University of Sydney

    Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Business Modeling, Product Design, Product Development, Business Strategy, Strategic Communication, Market Research, Corporate Strategy, Case Studies, User Feedback, Product Testing, Customer Insights

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.3K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Machine Design Part I

    Skills you'll gain: Failure Analysis, Mechanical Design, Structural Analysis, Materials science, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Problem Solving

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Michigan State University

    Game Design and Development with Unity

    Skills you'll gain: Unity Engine, Game Design, Video Game Development, 3D Assets, Software Design Documents, Peer Review, Cross Platform Development, Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Animation and Game Design, Software Design, C# (Programming Language), User Experience, Storytelling, Software Documentation, Conceptual Design, Ideation, Programming Principles, Social Impact, Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    648 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Adobe

    Making Accessible Designs

    Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Adobe Express, Multimedia, User Experience Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Visual Design, Diversity and Inclusion, Graphic Design, Creative Design, User Centered Design, Color Theory

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

    Skills you'll gain: Photography, Art History, Performing Arts, Aesthetics, Liberal Arts, Electronic Media, Creativity, Culture, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, World History, Social Justice, Design, Content Creation, Public History, Storytelling, Multimedia, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Design Elements And Principles, Sustainability Standards

    4.8
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    15K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Interactive Document Design in Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, Canva (Software), Layout Design, Digital Design, Information Architecture, Browser Compatibility, Graphic and Visual Design, Typography, Design Strategies, Color Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Quality Assurance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    IBM Data Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Apache Kafka, Database Design, Linux Commands, Data Warehousing, Bash (Scripting Language), Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, MongoDB, Database Administration, Data Pipelines, SQL, IBM Cognos Analytics, Extract, Transform, Load, Jupyter, Generative AI, Professional Networking, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Data Science

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    California Institute of the Arts

    Game Design: Art and Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Animations, Video Game Development, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Storytelling, Software Design Documents, Ideation, Technical Communication, Storyboarding, Design, Virtual Environment, Technical Design, Peer Review, Design Elements And Principles, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Creative Design, Design Strategies, Interactive Design

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Python for Everybody

    Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Web Scraping, Data Store, SQL, File I/O, Relational Databases, Database Management, Database Design, MySQL, Data Cleansing, Databases, JSON, Data Visualization, Network Protocols, Web Services, Restful API, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Computer Programming, Python Programming

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    280K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    IBM

    IBM AI Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Software Development Life Cycle, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Software Architecture, Professional Networking, Responsible AI, Computer Vision, Vibe coding, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Design, Generative AI, Jupyter, IBM Cloud, Flask (Web Framework), Python Programming, Machine Learning, Data Science

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    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    80K reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Introduction to Typography: California Institute of the Arts
  • Create a Product Design Brainstorming with Miro: Coursera
  • Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship: The University of Sydney
  • Machine Design Part I: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Game Design and Development with Unity: Michigan State University
  • Making Accessible Designs: Adobe
  • Modern and Contemporary Art and Design: The Museum of Modern Art
  • Interactive Document Design in Canva: Coursera
  • IBM Data Engineering: IBM
  • Game Design: Art and Concepts: California Institute of the Arts

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