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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: Human Factors, User Interface (UI) Design, Human Computer Interaction, Usability, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Design, Human Centered Design, Design Elements And Principles, User Research, Prototyping

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California San Diego

      Human-Centered Design: an Introduction

      Skills you'll gain: Interaction Design, Prototyping, Usability, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, User Research, Mockups, Storyboarding, Interviewing Skills

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      California Institute of the Arts

      UX Design Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Adobe XD, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Prototyping, Design Research, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, Design Elements And Principles, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Creativity

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      California Institute of the Arts

      Game Design: Art and Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Storytelling, Prototyping, 3D Modeling, Ideation, Oral Expression, Software Design Documents, Creativity, Storyboarding, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Virtual Environment, Design Reviews, Usability Testing, Conceptual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Interactive Design, Systems Design

      4.7
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Full-Stack Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Version Control, Unix Commands, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Django (Web Framework), Relational Databases, Git (Version Control System), React.js, SQL, API Design, GitHub, Responsive Web Design, Database Management, Application Programming Interface (API), MySQL, Database Systems, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Python Programming

      4.7
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      24K reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      AI skills
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      Google

      Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce

      Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Media Planning, Data Storytelling, Google Ads, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media Campaigns, Search Engine Optimization, Loyalty Programs, E-Commerce, Online Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Channel, Customer Retention, Campaign Management, Interviewing Skills, Applicant Tracking Systems

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      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Michigan State University

      Game Design and Development with Unity

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Unity Engine, Video Game Development, Software Design Documents, Prototyping, Storytelling, User Interface (UI), User Interface (UI) Design, Animation and Game Design, C# (Programming Language), Software Design, Programming Principles, Interactive Design, Cross Platform Development, User Experience Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Ideation, Project Documentation, 3D Modeling, Conceptual Design

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      626 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Blueprint to Brilliance Through Interior Design

      Skills you'll gain: Design Strategies, Design, Social Sciences, Sociology, Human Centered Design, Design Elements And Principles, Project Management, Rapport Building, Aesthetics

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      140 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IBM

      IBM Full Stack Software Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Software Development Life Cycle, Node.JS, OpenShift, Kubernetes, GitHub, Software Architecture, ChatGPT, React Redux, Web Development Tools, Microservices, Istio, Flask (Web Framework), Containerization, React.js, Cloud Computing Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, CI/CD, Professional Networking, Web Scraping

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      57K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Story, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Usability Testing, Interaction Design, User Experience, Mockups, Software Design, Wireframing, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Collaborative Software, UI Components, User Research, Enterprise Application Management, Prototyping

      4.6
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      12 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Principles of UX/UI Design

      Skills you'll gain: User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Research, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, Design Research, User Centered Design, Persona (User Experience), Figma (Design Software), Web Design, Wireframing, Design Thinking, Prototyping, Design Elements And Principles, Front-End Web Development

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Meta

      Meta Front-End Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Version Control, Unix Commands, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Research, UI/UX Research, Git (Version Control System), Usability Testing, React.js, User Experience Design, Responsive Web Design, GitHub, Interaction Design, Data Structures, Front-End Web Development, Pseudocode, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, JavaScript Frameworks

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      23K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Introduction to UI Design: University of Minnesota
    • Human-Centered Design: an Introduction: University of California San Diego
    • UX Design Fundamentals: California Institute of the Arts
    • Game Design: Art and Concepts: California Institute of the Arts
    • Meta Full-Stack Developer: Meta
    • Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce: Google
    • Game Design and Development with Unity: Michigan State University
    • Blueprint to Brilliance Through Interior Design: Coursera Instructor Network
    • IBM Full Stack Software Developer: IBM
    • Product Design and UX/UI Fundamentals: Microsoft

    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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