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Instructional Design Courses

Instructional design courses cover creating engaging learning experiences using various strategies and theories. You will learn about needs analysis, curriculum design, assessment methods, and how to incorporate multimedia elements into your materials. Familiarity with frameworks like ADDIE or SAM may also be included, helping you structure your approach to instructional projects.

Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


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    The Museum of Modern Art

    Modern and Contemporary Art and Design

    Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Liberal Arts, Creativity, Storytelling, Culture, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Non-Verbal Communication, Social Impact

    4.8 stars, 13K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (13K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Bestseller
    Bestseller
  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Instructional Design MasterTrack® Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Instructional and Curriculum Design, Operations Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Instructional Design, Instructional Strategies, Diversity and Inclusion, Student Support and Services, Learning Theory, Multimedia, Education Software and Technology, Diversity Awareness, Educational Materials, Time Management, Disabilities, Lesson Planning, Virtual Teams, Digital pedagogy

    Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    IBM

    AI Foundations: How Artificial Intelligence Works

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative AI, AI literacy, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Natural Language Processing

    4.7 stars, 23K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (23K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Top AI program
    Top AI program
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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, Prototyping, Conceptual Design, Video Game Development, Storytelling, Ideation, Design, Virtual Environment, Design Elements And Principles, Design Strategies, Game Theory, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Aesthetics, Design Research, Creativity, Writing

    4.7 stars, 4.2K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (4.2K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Michigan

    Web Design for Everybody: Basics of Web Development & Coding

    Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Javascript, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Debugging, Web Language, Front-End Web Development, Verification And Validation, Web Development, Interactive Design, Event-Driven Programming, Development Testing, Application Frameworks, Code Review

    4.7 stars, 36K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (36K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Sage Publications

    Information Visualisation

    Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Interactive Data Visualization, Motion Graphics, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Usability Testing, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Design Research, Graphic and Visual Design, Usability, Layout Design, UI/UX Research, Visual Design, Data Storytelling, Animations, Typography, User Research, Design, Graphic Design, Interaction Design

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
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    Meta

    Meta Full Stack Developer: Front-End & Back-End from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Django (Web Framework), Restful API, Version Control, GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Responsive Web Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), JSON, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Unix Commands, Back-End Web Development, React.js, API Testing, Relational Databases, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Database Management Systems, Object Oriented Design, Mobile Development, Python Programming

    4.7 stars, 26K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (26K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
  • G

    Google

    Google AI Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Generative AI, AI literacy, Model Training, AI Integrations, Google Sheets, Critical Thinking, Innovation

    4.8 stars, 26K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (26K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Top AI program
    Top AI program
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    IBM

    IBM AI Product Manager

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Product Planning, Generative AI, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Responsible AI, Innovation, Generative Model Architectures, Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Product Strategy, Commercialization, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Product Roadmaps, Agile Product Development, Stakeholder Communications, Goal Setting, Product Design, Artificial Intelligence

    4.7 stars, 37K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (37K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Top AI program
    Top AI program
  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Business Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Operations Management, Customer Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Financial Statement Analysis, Operational Excellence, Return On Investment, Accrual Accounting, Human Capital, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Analysis, Branding, Financial Accounting, Marketing, People Management, Capital Budgeting, Finance, Peer Review, Project Design, Corporate Finance

    4.7 stars, 27K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (27K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Bestseller
    Bestseller
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    Macquarie University

    Excel Skills for Business

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard Creation, Excel Macros, Data Preprocessing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis Software, Business Analytics, Data Modeling, Analytical Skills, Advanced Analytics, Business Mathematics, Productivity Software, Data Integrity, Business Reporting, Automation, Data Management

    4.9 stars, 64K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.9 (64K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Bestseller
    Bestseller
  • M

    Meta

    Meta Front-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, JSON, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Wireframing, Object Oriented Design, Command-Line Interface, Javascript, Unix Shell, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Pseudocode, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, UI Components, Computer Science, Unit Testing, Code Reusability, Application Development

    4.7 stars, 24K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (24K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
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How to choose the right Instructional Design course

Start with what you want to focus on. If you’re focused on e-learning development, choose courses covering e-learning authoring tools like Articulate Storyline or Adobe Captivate. If you want to apply the ADDIE model, check for courses that teach the ADDIE framework and its use in course development.

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