Training design
Design a two-hour online course with the ADDIE model, from needs analysis to evaluation.
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Humanities, social sciences & education · 85Beginner
Digital Learning Designer
Instructional designers, trainers or e-learning project leads.
Foundations of instructional design, learning technologies, assessment for learning, training project management, then generative AI as a design partner.
109hours of coursework
11weeks at 10 h
3steps
9courses
2universities
Target skills
Instructional DesignNeeds AssessmentArtificial IntelligenceInnovationEducation Software and TechnologyLearning TheoryDigital CommunicationsChange ManagementInstructional StrategiesDiversity and InclusionData EthicsEducation and Training
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Instructional designer
- Learning engineer
- E-learning project manager
Progression
- 1University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
Show the 5 courses
Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Instructional Design Foundations and Applications — 13 h 4.1 (908) Learning Technologies Foundations and Applications Beginner 8 h 4.5 (198) e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Age — 20 h 4.8 (1,607) Assessment for Learning Beginner 14 h 4.7 (335) Ubiquitous Learning and Instructional Technologies — 14 h 4.5 (82) - 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBeginnerScholar, Excel, ProjectLibre, generative AI chatbots
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
Show the 4 courses
Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Instructional Design Foundations and Applicationsalready taken — 13 h 4.1 (908) e-Learning Ecologies: Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning for the Digital Agealready taken — 20 h 4.8 (1,607) Learning Technologies Foundations and Applicationsalready taken Beginner 8 h 4.5 (198) Project Initiation and Planning Beginner 24 h 4.8 (153) - 3University of MichiganBeginnerChatGPT
Stated prerequisites: Familiarity with learning design frameworks
Show the 3 courses
Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Exploring Generative AI for Learning Design Beginner 6 h 4.5 (55) Using Generative AI for Learning Design Activities Beginner 5 h 4.9 (28) Strategizing the Use of Generative AI in Learning Design Beginner 5 h 4.8 (30)
With Coursera Plus
This path takes 109 hours, about 3 months at 10 hours a week. A Coursera Plus subscription gives access to most of its courses during that time.
Projects to build
Project plan
Build the schedule, budget and risks of a three-month e-learning project.
AI-assisted prototype
Prototype a module with generative AI and document what it contributed and its limits.
Free textbooks
Foundations of Learning and Instructional Design TechnologyEdTech BooksFree, CC BY
Teaching in a Digital Age, 3rd ed.A. W. (Tony) BatesFree online