Instructional Design Training and Certification Course

Skills you will build

About this course

This comprehensive course equips you with both the theoretical foundation and practical expertise required to become a successful instructional designer. Rooted in proven frameworks like the ADDIE model, the program is designed to help you apply instructional design principles in real-world learning environments. You’ll start with a deep dive into the evolution of eLearning and understand how digital training is transforming the workplace. You’ll then explore the instructional design process, learning how to navigate each phase of ADDIE effectively. As you progress, you’ll build skills in needs assessment and task analysis to accurately define learner profiles and training requirements.

Course outline

50 topics · 14 hours

1. 1 Introduction
2. 2 Why develop e-learning?
3. 3 E-learning content
4. 4 Types of e-learning content
5. 5 Online facilitation and social interaction
6. 6 Blended (face-to-face and online) learning
7. 7 Mobile learning and microlearning solutions
8. 8 What is needed to develop e-learning?
9. 9 The activities
10. 10 The team
11. 11 The technology
12. 12 Analyzing learning needs
13. 13 The Need for training
14. 14 Learner analysis- VAK Model
15. 15 What should the course cover?
16. 16 Organizing your content
17. 17 Defining Learning objectives using Bloom’s Taxonomy
18. 18 Defining the course sequence
19. 19 Defining delivery, instructional, and evaluation methods
20. 20 How to deliver the learning?
21. 21 Defining Instructional methods
22. 22 Defining the Evaluation strategy
23. 23 Formative Evaluation
24. 24 Summative Evaluation- Kirkpatrick’s model
25. 25 Certifying competencies with digital badges
26. 26 The process of content development
27. 27 How subject matter experts contribute to e-learning development
28. 28 Tips for content development
29. 29 Creating the storyboard
30. 30 Using instructional techniques for content development
31. 31 Presenting different types of content
32. 32 Using examples to improve learning
33. 33 Developing practice and assessment tests
34. 34 Using media elements
35. 35 Using instructional approaches
36. 36 Courseware development
37. 37 What does courseware development involve?
38. 38 Authoring tools
39. 39 Authoring tools for mobile learning
40. 40 Selecting an authoring tool
41. 41 Delivering an online facilitated course
42. 42 The facilitation team
43. 43 Preparing the online course
44. 44 Online course components
45. 45 Using communication and collaboration tools for e-learning
46. 46 Learning platforms
47. 47 What are learning platforms?
48. 48 Proprietary vs. open-source Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
49. 49 Moodle and other open-source LMS solutions
50. 50 How to choose the most effective learning platform?