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      EDUCBA

      Houdini Destruction: Build, Fracture & Simulate

      Skills you'll gain: 3D Modeling, Simulations, Animations, Computer Graphics, Performance Tuning, Data Pipelines, Debugging

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Smart Work Strategies for Improved Productivity

      Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Prioritization, Goal Setting, Continuous Improvement Process, Collaboration, Team Building, Business Workflow Analysis, Data Quality, Change Management, Systems Integration, Business Technologies

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience

      Skills you'll gain: Microservices, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Containerization, Serverless Computing, Continuous Integration, Docker (Software), Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming, Transaction Processing, Redis, Software Architecture, Distributed Computing, Scalability, Amazon Web Services, System Monitoring, Software Design Patterns, Data Integrity, Real Time Data

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      AWS Serverless Development and Automation

      Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Command-Line Interface, Data Security

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDUCBA

      Python Mastery: Core Concepts, Data Structures & OOP

      Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Data Dictionary, File Systems, Data Structures, Debugging, Computational Logic, Command-Line Interface, Data Cleansing, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Scripting, Operating Systems, Package and Software Management, Development Environment, Computational Thinking, Data Manipulation, User Interface (UI)

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Packt

      Hands-on with GNS3

      Skills you'll gain: System Requirements, Network Architecture, Computer Networking, Ubuntu, Virtual Machines, Simulations, Servers

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Advanced Python Topics

      Skills you'll gain: Databases

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      AI-powered Customer Intelligence with Microsoft Copilot

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Prompt Engineering, Customer Insights, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Sales Pipelines, Microsoft 365, Persona Development, Data Cleansing, Sales Management, Data Quality, Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Anomaly Detection, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Design, Marketing Automation

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      Packt

      Introduction to Next.js Ecommerce - Setting Up the Basics

      Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Responsive Web Design, UI Components, Data Validation, JavaScript Frameworks, Back-End Web Development, Authentications, User Interface (UI), PostgreSQL, Web Applications, Web Development Tools, React.js, Object-Relational Mapping, Development Environment, Databases, User Accounts

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Java Servlet Development: From Basics to Real-World Projects

      Skills you'll gain: Model View Controller, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, Server Side, Email Automation, Data Access, Apache Tomcat, Front-End Web Development, Java Programming, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Java, User Interface (UI), Web Servers, SQL, Stored Procedure, Application Servers, Database Design, Databases

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      Northeastern University

      Application Engineering and Development Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Java Programming, User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Modeling, Test Data, Software Development, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Django Web Development

      Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Relational Databases, Databases, Authorization (Computing)

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Houdini Destruction: Build, Fracture & Simulate: EDUCBA
    • Smart Work Strategies for Improved Productivity: Packt
    • Advanced Microservices Architecture, Deployment & Resilience: Packt
    • AWS Serverless Development and Automation: Packt
    • Python Mastery: Core Concepts, Data Structures & OOP: EDUCBA
    • Hands-on with GNS3: Packt
    • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Advanced Python Topics: Packt
    • AI-powered Customer Intelligence with Microsoft Copilot: Microsoft
    • Introduction to Next.js Ecommerce - Setting Up the Basics: Packt
    • Java Servlet Development: From Basics to Real-World Projects: 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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