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Instructional Design Central (IDC) helps instructional design related professionals stay sharp and create amazing learning experiences by providing access to online learning, community connections, and professional resources. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with industry news, content, and events.
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Mastering the ADDIE Model
Course and Certificate
Mastering the ADDIE Model is a hands-on course that walks you through every phase of the proven instructional design framework. With interactive lessons, AI-powered guidance, 10 ready-to-use templates, you’ll gain the skills and confidence to design and deliver end to end impactful learning experiences. Complete the course and earn a professional certificate to showcase your expertise.
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What is Instructional Design?
In short, instructional design is the process by which learning products and experiences are designed, developed, and delivered. These learning products include online courses, instructional manuals, video tutorials, simulations, etc.
What Does an Instructional Designer Do?
What exactly is an instructional designer and what do they do? Instructional designers create and deliver learning products for business, K-12, higher education, and government organizations. Instructional designers are the 'architects' of the learning experience and the 'directors' of the instructional systems design (ISD) process.
Instructional Design Foundations
Course and Certificate
Whether you are brand new to the field or you're an experienced pro, our Instructional Design Foundations course will help you create learning products that improve performance and make your learners smile! The interactive course starts with the basics and then moves towards more advanced topics by demonstrating how to practically apply instructional design.
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