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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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      University of Washington

      Creating Responsive Websites for Any Device

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, User Experience Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, User Experience, Javascript, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Elementor Mastery- Build Amazing Websites with Elementor

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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, Social Studies, Learning Strategies, 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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      Skillshare

      Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Mockups & Smart Layouts

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design, Photo Editing, Design Elements And Principles, Computer Graphic Techniques

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine Blueprints – Visual Scripting for Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, User Interface (UI), Game Design, Video Game Development, Performance Tuning, UI Components, Animation and Game Design, Scripting, Performance Testing, System Testing, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Scalability, Development Testing, Artificial Intelligence, Object Oriented Design, Event-Driven Programming, Animations, Interactive Design, Prototyping

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Skillshare

      Advanced Guide to Adobe InDesign CC: Books & Brochures

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Typography, Document Management, Graphic and Visual Design, Technical Documentation, Style Guides, Data Import/Export, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Python GUI Development with Tkinter: Build Pro Desktop Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Application Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Scrimba

      Fullstack Development

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, Node.JS, Command-Line Interface, TypeScript, Unit Testing, SQL, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Ajax, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, React.js, JavaScript Frameworks, JSON, Generative AI, Database Design, Database Management, Databases

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      EDUCBA

      PyQt Training Intermediate Level

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI) Design, Graphical Tools, Python Programming, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Computer Graphics

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Unreal Engine: Apply & Integrate Audio for Immersive Games

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Video Game Development, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Game Design, Virtual Environment

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

      Data Structures and Algorithms

      Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Computational Thinking, Programming Principles, Data Storage Technologies, Problem Solving, Software Design, Data Manipulation, C and C++, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Skillshare

      Advanced Guide to Adobe InDesign CC: Tables & Effects

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe InDesign, Typography, Graphic Design, Document Management, Design, Design Elements And Principles, File Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Creating Responsive Websites for Any Device: University of Washington
    • Elementor Mastery- Build Amazing Websites with Elementor: Packt
    • Teaching with Art: Using Inquiry, Activities, and Themes: The Museum of Modern Art
    • Mastering Adobe Photoshop CC: Mockups & Smart Layouts: Skillshare
    • Unreal Engine Blueprints – Visual Scripting for Games: EDUCBA
    • Advanced Guide to Adobe InDesign CC: Books & Brochures: Skillshare
    • Python GUI Development with Tkinter: Build Pro Desktop Apps: Packt
    • Fullstack Development: Scrimba
    • PyQt Training Intermediate Level: EDUCBA
    • Unreal Engine: Apply & Integrate Audio for Immersive Games: EDUCBA

    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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