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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Canva (Software), Typography, Target Audience, Data Visualization, Infographics, Graphic and Visual Design, Communication, Strategic Communication, Timelines, Storytelling, Design, Layout Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Photoshop, Logo Design, Photography, Brand Strategy, Photo Editing, Layout Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Branding, Color Theory, Adobe InDesign, Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Art History, Style Guides
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: User Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Wireframing, UI/UX Strategy, Information Architecture, Mockups, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Adobe XD, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience, Design Research, User Centered Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI), Prototyping, User Flows, Interaction Design, Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Marketing Collateral, Marketing Design, Canva (Software), Cross-Channel Marketing, Promotional Materials, Integrated Marketing Communications, Brochures, Graphic Design, Advertising Campaigns, Layout Design, Digital Design, Style Guides, Typography, Branding, Digital Advertising
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Design Research, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Statistical Analysis, Usability, Ideation, User Research, Graphic and Visual Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Experimentation, Prototyping, Usability Testing, Human Centered Design, Human Computer Interaction, A/B Testing, Human Factors, Collaborative Software, Telecommuting, R Programming, Storyboarding
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Brainstorming, Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Stakeholder Analysis, Creative Thinking, User Research, Human Centered Design, Design Research, Project Scoping, User Experience Design, User Experience, Persona Development, Project Planning, Process Mapping, Value Engineering, Product Development, Growth Mindedness, Strategic Thinking, Creativity
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Code Review, Product Family Engineering, Software Systems, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java, Software Documentation, Maintainability
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Wireframing, Web Design and Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Verification And Validation, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Browser Compatibility, Front-End Web Development, Usability, Web Development, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Frameworks, Interactive Design, Application Deployment
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Blended Learning, Pedagogy, Large Language Modeling, Digital pedagogy, LLM Application, Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Education Software and Technology, Interactive Learning, Educational Materials, AI Personalization, Innovation, Differentiated Instruction, Lifelong Learning, AI Enablement, Human Learning, Solution Design, Adult Learning Principles, Prompt Engineering Tools, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Education Software and Technology, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, ChatGPT, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics), Probability & Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months