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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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      Coursera Project Network

      Créer des visuels pour une boutique Facebook avec Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Facebook, Marketing Materials, Advertising, Marketing Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Social Media Content, Promotional Materials, Graphic Design, Branding, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Wireframes in Miro: Exploring New Ideas

      Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, User Experience Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, Mockups, Information Architecture, Application Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Skeletal Meshes and Animation

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Animations, Animation and Game Design, Game Design, Video Game Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Virginia

      اجتماع النهج الرشيق (Agile) والتفكير التصميمي

      Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Product Development, Agile Methodology, Design Thinking, User Research, Product Development, User Centered Design, Interviewing Skills, Usability Testing, Innovation, Team Oriented, Persona Development

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course

      Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Designing Engaging Dashboards for Healthcare Analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Infographics, Data Literacy, Tableau Software, Data Visualization Software, Presentations, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Health Informatics, Stakeholder Communications

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      Responsive Design in Bootstrap: Create an Admin Dashboard

      Skills you'll gain: Chart.js, Responsive Web Design, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Dashboard, HTML and CSS, Data Visualization, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Applications, User Interface (UI), Web Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Tencent Cloud

      Tencent Cloud Developer Associate

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Application Development, Microservices, Distributed Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Migration, Other Mobile Programming Languages, Artificial Intelligence

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Board Infinity

      Teradata Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Teradata SQL, Performance Tuning, Data Storage, Relational Databases, Database Design, Data Access, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Data Management, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      تصميم واجهة برمجة تطبيق ب Python Flask : إنشاء واجهة لمدونة

      Skills you'll gain: API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Postman API Platform, Flask (Web Framework), MySQL, Databases, JSON, Software Versioning, Software Development, Design

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Platform Product Revival

      Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Service Recovery, Drive Engagement, Technology Solutions, User Feedback, Customer Engagement, Technical Product Management, Change Management, Active Listening, User Experience, Decision Making, Continuous Improvement Process

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Whizlabs

      Exam Prep AZ-400: Microsoft DevOps Engineer Expert

      Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Authorization (Computing), Package and Software Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Azure DevOps, Authentications, Application Deployment, Continuous Integration, DevSecOps, DevOps, Security Controls, GitHub, Continuous Deployment, Git (Version Control System), Agile Methodology, Performance Tuning, Identity and Access Management, Version Control, Microsoft Azure, Continuous Delivery

      Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Créer des visuels pour une boutique Facebook avec Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Wireframes in Miro: Exploring New Ideas: Coursera Project Network
    • Skeletal Meshes and Animation: Packt
    • اجتماع النهج الرشيق (Agile) والتفكير التصميمي: University of Virginia
    • Unreal Engine — Ultimate Survival Horror Course: Packt
    • Designing Engaging Dashboards for Healthcare Analytics: Northeastern University
    • Responsive Design in Bootstrap: Create an Admin Dashboard: Coursera Project Network
    • Tencent Cloud Developer Associate: Tencent Cloud
    • Teradata Fundamentals: Board Infinity
    • تصميم واجهة برمجة تطبيق ب Python Flask : إنشاء واجهة لمدونة: 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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