Certificate in Instructional Design
Georgetown’s Certificate in Online Instructional Design introduces you to the fundamentals of creating online learning experiences that integrate social impact concepts to inform and activate students, employees, and clients to serve as agents of social change in work and the world. Throughout your studies, you will focus on designing, developing, and evaluating online learning experiences to achieve learning goals and cultivating skills and competencies in social impact design to create courses that engage learners in projects related to addressing pressing social challenges.
Through real-world practice of leading the design, development, and review of an online course, you will gain a deeper understanding of instructional design concepts and how to apply them using a social impact design framework. After earning the Certificate, you will be invited to join Georgetown’s Community of Practice in Instructional Design to help mission-driven organizations, throughout the world, with limited resources, create quality online learning experiences.
Required:
Capstone: Presentation to StakeholdersContent Outline: Integrating Social Impact Concepts into Learning Objectives
Course Build Plan and Implementation
Integrating Relevant Technology in Online Instructional Design
LMS Build and Quality Review
Master Design Document and Syllabus
Multimedia Strategy and Social Impact Lens
Online Learning Design and Social Impact Framework
Course Schedule
| Course Name | Semester and Section |
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Online Learning Design and Social Impact Framework |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Jan 26 to Feb 1, 2026
Status:
Open
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| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Content Outline: Integrating Social Impact Concepts into Learning Objectives |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Feb 2 to Feb 15, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Integrating Relevant Technology in Online Instructional Design |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Feb 16 to Mar 1, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Master Design Document and Syllabus |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Mar 2 to Mar 15, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Multimedia Strategy and Social Impact Lens |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Mar 16 to Mar 22, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Course Build Plan and Implementation |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Mar 23 to Apr 5, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| LMS Build and Quality Review |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Apr 13 to Apr 26, 2026
Status:
Open
|
| Required | Spring 2026 |
| Capstone: Presentation to Stakeholders |
Not currently scheduled
Section 101Online
Apr 27 to May 3, 2026
Status:
Open
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