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      Skillshare

      Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Parenting & Tracking

      Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Motion Graphics, Animations, Video Editing, Post-Production

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Skill Up with Python: Web Development Recipes

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Flask (Web Framework), Web Applications, Real Time Data, Web Development, Restful API, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, API Design, Python Programming, Server Side, JSON

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Model Armor:保護您部署的 AI 應用程式

      Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cloud Security, Application Security, Security Controls, Security Software, Prompt Engineering, Data Security, Cloud API, Integration Testing, API Design, System Configuration, Configuration Management

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Washington

      Business Law: A Community of Practice with Paralegals

      Skills you'll gain: Legal Research, Mergers & Acquisitions, Legal Strategy, Commercial Laws, Governance, Legal Risk, Case Law, Corporate Finance, Strategic Partnership, Civil Law, Corporate Accounting, Partnership Accounting, Organizational Structure, Analysis, Business, Ethical Standards And Conduct

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 5

      Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Information Systems Security, Information Assurance, Security Controls, Data Integrity, Personally Identifiable Information, Identity and Access Management, Network Security, IT Security Architecture, Authentications, Cybersecurity, Authorization (Computing), Infrastructure Security, Enterprise Security, Encryption, User Accounts, Security Awareness, Safety and Security

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Manage Global Economic Crises with Liquidity Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Market Liquidity, Financial Regulation, Financial Controls, Bank Regulations, Governance, Credit Risk, Crisis Management, Risk Management Framework, Balance Sheet, Financial Market, Cash Management, Banking, Economics, World History

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      AI Infrastructure: Introduction to AI Hypercomputer

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Cloud Computing Architecture, Performance Tuning, Infrastructure Architecture, Computer Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware Architecture, Systems Architecture

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Key Management, Network Security, Cloud Computing, Multi-Factor Authentication, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Authentications, Network Protocols, Encryption

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Pearson

      Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 1

      Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Network Protocols, Linux, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Analysis, Linux Administration, Virtual Machines, General Networking, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, System Configuration, Computer Networking, Command-Line Interface

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Tableau Data Analysis and Visualization

      Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, R Programming, Alteryx, Statistical Programming, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Storytelling, Data Structures, Statistical Analysis, Workflow Management, Data Analysis, Scatter Plots, Graphing, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Data Transformation

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      iPhone Apps for Complete Beginners - Swift, SwiftUI & iOS17

      Skills you'll gain: Apple Xcode, Apple iOS, Swift Programming, JSON, Application Deployment, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI), Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Store, Data Structures

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pearson

      AWS Developer: Unit 3

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Applications, Amazon S3, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon DynamoDB, Application Development, Data Store, Database Application, Software Development Tools, API Gateway, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cloud Services, Application Deployment, Web Services, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Learn Non-Scary Adobe After Effects: Parenting & Tracking: Skillshare
    • Skill Up with Python: Web Development Recipes: Pearson
    • Model Armor:保護您部署的 AI 應用程式: Google Cloud
    • Business Law: A Community of Practice with Paralegals: University of Washington
    • CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor: Unit 5: Pearson
    • Manage Global Economic Crises with Liquidity Tools: EDUCBA
    • AI Infrastructure: Introduction to AI Hypercomputer: Google Cloud
    • CompTIA Cloud CV0-003: Unit 3: Pearson
    • Linux Networking - Basics and Beyond: Unit 1: Pearson
    • Tableau Data Analysis and Visualization: Packt

    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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