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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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      Starweaver

      Managing Employee Performance

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, Performance Review, People Management, Staff Management, Goal Setting, Team Management, Performance Metric, Expectation Management, Coaching, Employee Engagement, Team Building, Collaboration, Accountability, Communication Strategies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      National Taiwan University

      中國園林文學 (二) (Chinese Garden Literature (2))

      Skills you'll gain: Art History, Aesthetics, Liberal Arts, Storytelling, Creativity, Ancient History, Writing, Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Erstelle ein digitales Moodboard in Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Color Theory, Digital Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Graphic Design, Storytelling, Creative Design, Content Creation, Data Sharing, Marketing, Advertising

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Scrimba

      Learn HTML Forms

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Responsive Web Design, Web Design, Interactive Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Browser Compatibility, Web Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Alberta

      Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Software Development, Requirements Management, Software Development, Product Management, Process Development, Application Lifecycle Management, Software Engineering, Project Planning, Project Management, Customer Engagement

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

      Vozes da Mudança Social

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Needs Assessment, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Professional Networking, Growth Mindedness, Entrepreneurship, Self-Motivation, Action Oriented, Community Development, Social Justice, Relationship Building

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Building AI Agents with DeepSeek using Make.com

      Skills you'll gain: Operational Excellence, Automation, Generative AI, Data Management, Prompt Engineering, Debugging

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Unity C# Scripting — Complete C# for Unity Game Development

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Android (Operating System), User Interface (UI) Design, GitHub, Virtual Environment, Development Environment, Programming Principles

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      How to Create a Good Business

      Skills you'll gain: Management Training And Development, Employee Engagement, Workforce Management, Occupational Safety And Health, Research, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Development, Employee Training, Business Research, Communication, Program Evaluation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      HTML for Beginners: Classes and ID

      Skills you'll gain: Web Design and Development, Front-End Web Development, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Javascript

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Northeastern University

      Data Warehousing Essentials for Analytics and AI Support

      Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Database Design, SQL, Star Schema, Business Intelligence, Databases, Relational Databases, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Snowflake Schema, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analysis

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Leveraging Llama2 for Advanced AI Solutions

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Technical Management, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Software Architecture, Solution Architecture, Performance Tuning, Analysis, System Design and Implementation, User Interface (UI), Design

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Managing Employee Performance: Starweaver
    • 中國園林文學 (二) (Chinese Garden Literature (2)): National Taiwan University
    • Erstelle ein digitales Moodboard in Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Learn HTML Forms: Scrimba
    • Introdução ao Gerenciamento de produtos de software: University of Alberta
    • Vozes da Mudança Social: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
    • Building AI Agents with DeepSeek using Make.com: Board Infinity
    • Unity C# Scripting — Complete C# for Unity Game Development: Packt
    • How to Create a Good Business: University of Michigan
    • HTML for Beginners: Classes and ID: Coursera Project Network

    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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