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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Simulación en ciencias de la salud

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Experience, Patient Evaluation, Virtual Environment, Learning Theory, Constructive Feedback, Health Assessment, Decision Making, Patient Treatment, Medical Equipment and Technology, Instructional Design

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      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      L&T EduTech

      Steel Multi Storey Building - System Design

      Skills you'll gain: Construction Inspection, Structural Analysis, Structural Engineering, Building Design, Construction, Building Codes, Architectural Drawing, Industrial Design, Commercial Construction, Architectural Engineering, Engineering Drawings, Civil Engineering, Computer-Aided Design, Failure Analysis, Technical Drawing, Engineering Analysis, Engineering Calculations, Environmental Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Software

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      32 reviews

      Advanced Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Trees and Graphs: Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Tree Maps, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Analysis, Computational Thinking, Probability & Statistics, Python Programming

      Build toward a degree

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      Advanced Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Software Design Methods and Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Unified Modeling Language, Unit Testing, Software Design, Technical Design, Software Engineering, Software Development Tools, JUnit, Systems Design, Software Testing, Test Automation, Software Development Methodologies, Dataflow, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Conceptual Design

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      159 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Distributed Computing, Security Engineering, Network Security, Threat Modeling, Scalability, Cryptography, Data Integrity, Transaction Processing, Algorithms

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      Beginner Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to CSS3

      Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Javascript

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      Mixed Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      Build RAG Applications: Get Started

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Application Frameworks, Jupyter

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      38 reviews

      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Swift 5 iOS Application Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Apple iOS, JSON, Swift Programming, Apple Xcode, iOS Development, Responsive Web Design, Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Transaction Processing, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Development, UI Components, Application Programming Interface (API), Software As A Service, Data Storage, Data Modeling

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      Multiple educators

      Innovación en los Negocios y Disrupción Digital

      Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Storytelling, Design Thinking, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Business Solutions, Marketing Communications, Data Visualization, Project Portfolio Management, Growth Strategies, Technology Strategies, Strategic Planning, Digital Transformation, Business, Innovation, Organizational Strategy, Brand Management, Strategic Communication, Strategic Thinking, Market Opportunities

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      Intermediate Ā· Specialization Ā· 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Project Planning and Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Product Planning, File Systems, Product Requirements, Project Planning, Big Data, Data Analysis, Data Processing, Plan Execution, Machine Learning, Internet Of Things, Data Storage, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Animated Social Media Posts using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Motion Graphics, Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Data Sharing, Collaborative Software, Marketing

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      Imperial College London

      Design and Implementation of Digital Health Interventions

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Technology, Digital Transformation, User Centered Design, Technology Strategies, Medical Privacy, Health Informatics, Technology Solutions, Data Security, Healthcare Ethics, Interoperability

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      Intermediate Ā· Course Ā· 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Simulación en ciencias de la salud:Ā Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MĆ©xico
    • Steel Multi Storey Building - System Design:Ā L&T EduTech
    • Trees and Graphs: Basics:Ā University of Colorado Boulder
    • Software Design Methods and Tools:Ā University of Colorado System
    • Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems:Ā The University of Sydney
    • Introduction to CSS3:Ā Johns Hopkins University
    • Build RAG Applications: Get Started:Ā IBM
    • Swift 5 iOS Application Developer:Ā LearnQuest
    • Innovación en los Negocios y Disrupción Digital:Ā Parsons School of Design, The New School
    • Project Planning and Machine Learning:Ā University of Colorado Boulder

    Why Learn Instructional Design?

    Instructional design focuses on developing educational content and experiences that help people learn effectively—whether in classrooms, online platforms, or workplace training. It blends learning science, curriculum development, and digital tools to support meaningful outcomes. Learning instructional design can prepare you to create engaging learning solutions across education, business, and nonprofit sectors.

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