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    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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    Find the Best Instructional Design Course for Your Goals

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      Skillshare

      Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Editing, Creative Design, Generative AI, File Management, Color Matching

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Front-End Web Development for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Web Design and Development, User Experience, Front-End Web Development, Interactive Design, Web Development, Javascript, Application Deployment, Color Theory, Systems Development Life Cycle, Git (Version Control System), Mobile Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Semantic Web

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Mastering Recommendation Systems with Python

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Data Processing, Technical Design, Data Manipulation, Applied Machine Learning, Data Cleansing, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Transformation, Python Programming, Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, NumPy, Development Environment, Machine Learning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Verification And Validation

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Semantic HTML & Accessibility

      Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Analytics and SEO, Front-End Web Development, Web Design and Development, Semantic Web, Performance Tuning, Web Applications, Web Development, Web Content, Browser Compatibility, Responsive Web Design, Usability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      OWASP Top 10

      Skills you'll gain: Web Applications, Security Engineering, Software Design, System Configuration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Unit 7

      Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Performance Management, Network Administration, Network Planning And Design, Computer Networking, Network Infrastructure, Automation, Network Monitoring, Application Programming Interface (API)

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Design, Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), IntelliJ IDEA, Software Design, Software Development, Program Development, Java, User Interface (UI), Application Development, Systems Development, UI Components, Usability, Debugging, Data Structures

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Museum of Modern Art

      Teaching with Art: Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Art History, Liberal Arts, Lesson Planning, Literacy, Creative Thinking, Aesthetics, Learning Styles, Teaching, Learning Strategies, Social Studies, Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, Creativity, Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Self-Awareness, Curriculum Planning, Curriculum Development, Collaboration

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray

      Skills you'll gain: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Visualization (Computer Graphics)

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru: Unit 2

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, Network Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Network Planning And Design, Network Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, DevOps, Virtual Machines, Cloud Computing

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      PySide2 Project - Employee Management Application

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), Real Time Data, Software Design, Development Environment, User Interface (UI) Design, Data Import/Export, Application Development, Data Entry, File Management, Program Development, Data Management

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Excel/VBA for Creative Problem Solving

      Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Data Import/Export, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Debugging, Microsoft Excel, Programming Principles, Program Development, Simulations, User Interface (UI), Problem Solving, Event-Driven Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Automation, Computer Programming, Spreadsheet Software, Data Cleansing, Data Validation, Algorithms, Data Management

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Retouching & AI Tools: Skillshare
    • Front-End Web Development for Beginners: University of Washington
    • Mastering Recommendation Systems with Python: EDUCBA
    • Semantic HTML & Accessibility: Board Infinity
    • OWASP Top 10: Packt
    • CCNA 200-301 Version 1.1: Unit 7: Pearson
    • IntelliJ IDEA Case Study - Blood Donor Management System: EDUCBA
    • Teaching with Art: Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes: The Museum of Modern Art
    • MAYA Architecture - Lighting and Rendering with Mental Ray: EDUCBA
    • Terraform in AWS from Basics to Guru: Unit 2: Pearson

    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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