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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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      Amazon Web Services

      Skills and Best Practices for Cloud Support Associates

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Technical Support, Technical Support and Services, Cloud Solutions, Problem Management, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Technical Communication, Generative AI, Automation, Incident Management

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Arizona State University

      Prototyping

      Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Product Testing, Mockups, Product Development, 3D Modeling, Usability Testing, Computer-Aided Design, User Feedback

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Leadership Style and Building a High-Performance Team

      Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Delegation Skills, Succession Planning, Leadership and Management, Engineering Management, Team Management, Business Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Structure, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Building, Virtual Teams, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Communication

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      16 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      LearnQuest

      Application Programming Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Software Design, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Python Programming, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Duke University

      Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs

      Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, Cloud Applications, CI/CD, Containerization, Continuous Delivery, Microservices, Docker (Software), Application Deployment, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Serverless Computing, Flask (Web Framework), System Monitoring, Performance Testing

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      128 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a Tic-Tac-Toe game in Python

      Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Event-Driven Programming, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI)

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android

      Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Deployment, JSON, Web Services, Restful API, Mobile Development, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Animations

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Communicating Data Science Results

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Information Privacy, Big Data, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, General Science and Research, Statistical Analysis, Network Analysis

      3.4
      Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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      142 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Strategic Product Development

      Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Product Strategy, New Product Development, Product Management, Product Development, Technology Roadmaps, Product Planning, Market Opportunities, Corporate Strategy, Portfolio Management, Innovation, Business Strategy, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Emerging Technologies

      Build toward a degree

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SkillUp EdTech

      Spring Framework for Java Development

      Skills you'll gain: Java, Restful API, Model View Controller, Apache Maven, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, Development Environment

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      IBM

      AI Workflow: Business Priorities and Data Ingestion

      Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Business Process, Design Thinking, Data Collection, Data Science, Data Quality, Data Pipelines, Business Priorities, Jupyter, Machine Learning, Python Programming

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      167 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      SkillUp EdTech

      Get Started with Android App Development

      Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Android (Operating System), Mobile Development, Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Development Environment, Development Testing, Debugging

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      54 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Skills and Best Practices for Cloud Support Associates: Amazon Web Services
    • Prototyping: Arizona State University
    • Leadership Style and Building a High-Performance Team: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Application Programming Fundamentals: LearnQuest
    • Cloud Virtualization, Containers and APIs: Duke University
    • Create a Tic-Tac-Toe game in Python: Coursera Project Network
    • Desarrollo de aplicaciones avanzadas con Android: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Communicating Data Science Results: University of Washington
    • Strategic Product Development: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Spring Framework for Java Development: SkillUp EdTech

    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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