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      Exploratorium

      Tinkering Fundamentals: Motion and Mechanisms

      Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Creativity, Mechanics, Research, Creative Problem-Solving, Experimentation, Innovation, Mechanical Design, Aesthetics, Construction

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Irvine

      Initier et planifier des projets

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Conflict Management, Project Planning, Project Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Scoping, Influencing, Organizational Structure

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California, Davis

      Designing and Implementing Your Coaching Strategy

      Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Organizational Change, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Management Training And Development, Team Performance Management, Employee Performance Management, Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Performance Measurement, Meeting Facilitation, Constructive Feedback, Professional Development, Personal Development, Goal Setting, Active Listening, Communication Strategies, Self-Awareness

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      33 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Improve your productivity and performance with Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Infographics, Marketing Collateral, Design, Marketing Materials, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, Productivity, Color Theory, Presentations, Digital Content, Organizational Skills, Planning, Editing

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      34 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Skillshare

      Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate

      Skills you'll gain: Creative Design, Creativity, Peer Review, Digital Design, Design Elements And Principles, Graphical Tools, Storyboarding, Storytelling, Design Software, Technical Drawing, Color Theory

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Gobierno corporativo: antecedentes

      Skills you'll gain: Governance, Corporate Accounting, Accountability, Business Management, Corporate Strategy, Business Ethics, Organizational Structure, Corporate Communications, Financial Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Snowflake

      Building Generative AI Apps to Talk to Your Data

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, LLM Application, Snowflake Schema, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Unstructured Data, Application Development, Data Pipelines, User Interface (UI), Data Processing, Application Programming Interface (API), SQL, Front-End Web Development

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      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

      Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data

      Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection

      3.9
      Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Improve Communication with Genial.ly

      Skills you'll gain: Train The Trainer, Virtual Environment, Technical Communication, Design, Educational Materials, Communication

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      39 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create Social Media Ad Campaign using Canva

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media, Storytelling, Marketing Materials, Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, User Accounts

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      36 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Create a responsive seat selector UI in HTML, CSS, and JS

      Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), UI Components, Front-End Web Development, User Interface (UI), Javascript, Mobile Development, Interactive Design, Cross Platform Development

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Managing the New Product Development Process

      Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Design Thinking, Engineering Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Market Research, Prototyping, Technical Management, Conceptual Design, Innovation, Product Requirements, Target Market, Mockups, Wireframing, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Customer Insights

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      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Tinkering Fundamentals: Motion and Mechanisms: Exploratorium
    • Initier et planifier des projets: University of California, Irvine
    • Designing and Implementing Your Coaching Strategy: University of California, Davis
    • Improve your productivity and performance with Canva: Coursera Project Network
    • Kickstart Your Creativity with Procreate: Skillshare
    • Gobierno corporativo: antecedentes: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Building Generative AI Apps to Talk to Your Data: Snowflake
    • Researcher's guide to RNA sequencing data: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
    • Improve Communication with Genial.ly: Coursera Project Network
    • Create Social Media Ad Campaign using Canva: 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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