Playing (and creating) human-connected learning experiences with educators in El Salvador
Participants during the Gamoteca Workshop in El Salvador Each year, the International Training Centre of International Labour Organisation (ITCILO) delivers a Training of Trainers (ToT) course for El Salvador's Institute of Professional Training / Instituto...
The importance of customer service interactions
Customers play a major role in the success of a business and its revenue stream. Customer’s needs keep your businesses thriving and growing. That is why business goals should go above attracting new customers, they should also be to retain customers and convert them...
Data-driven learning design
Data-driven learning design means using data for decision making during the design process. Increasing access to live data from learning platforms allows us to use real-time data to iteratively design, measure and improve learning, rather than waiting till the end....
UNICEF launches human-connected, game-based learning with Gamoteca
Gamoteca is proud to announce a partnership with UNICEF. As part of the partnership, we have integrated Gamoteca with UNICEF’s e-learning platform, AGORA to make game-based learning available to all their staff, partners and supporters
Supporting refugees transition to employment through online coaching
The Azraq refugee camp in Jordan is located 100km east of the capital city of Amman. Photo: Chris Herwig/NRC The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people who have been displaced. NRC delivers aid in more than 30...
Online game-based learning for fleet management training with Fleet Forum
Fleet Forum is a non-profit organisation inspiring better, cleaner, safer and more effective transport around the world. They do this by bringing together key players in the aid and development and commercial transport sectors and providing them with support with training on the best practices.
New games launched through Kaya
Gamoteca has worked closely with the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and shares the vision for democratising innovative learning for all humanitarians through their flagship learning platform Kaya (KayaConnect.org).
Making remote onboarding a fun and human experience
Onboarding is the process by which new employees acquire skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary to work in their new organizations, also known as organisational socialisation.
Innovation and localisation in the Middle East
Tech Tribes is an organization based in Jordan, it’s primary objective is equipping youth with the skills and technical know-how needed to compete in the future digital economy.
What we learned from running three (virtual) learning hackathons during Covid
Face-to-face workshops have been the preferred method of delivering training and running participatory workshops at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). However, the Covid-19 crisis brought NRC to a standstill when it came to helping staff learn, connect and engage. In response to the crisis, the NRC Learning & Development team partnered with Gamoteca.
Learning Hackathons: Co-creating game-based learning locally
The International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) based in Turin, Italy has a long record of being providers of quality training for their learners, who come from different parts of the world and from diverse backgrounds, from learners within the UN system, to NGO staff and members of government.
Evaluating the effectiveness of game-based learning
Since 2019, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (Academy) has partnered with Gamoteca to create new game-based learning solutions that incorporate more human-to-human engagement and empathy building within e-learning.
Staying motivated while working from home
Working from home is not new for a number of people, and a lot of people have experienced the joy of not having to commute or having a flexible schedule to balance family life. However with the lock down caused by Covid-19, this might be the first time for many people to work remotely.
Workspaces, custom events and new game editor launched
We are excited to announce the launch of new features that will make game-based learning design and publishing easier and more collaborative.
Tips to become a great coach
Coaching in organizational settings is a powerful tool to develop skills across a wide range of professional fields, it serves to increase confidence, work performance and also to build better communication skills. Coaching also provides a space for personal...
Microlearning and game-based learning, a perfect match
Technological advancements have made life easier and connected, and they have also had a profound impact on our societal norms, they manifest in elements such as new online identities, language use, and cultural and commercial forms.Learning has been affected by these...
Three points you should always keep in mind while designing a learning game
Games have been a part of most cultures and one of the oldest forms of human interaction, they have been a tool to capture knowledge and pass it to future generations. Games have evolved with time; technology has played a large role in the evolution of the way we...
Coaching and mentoring – Design case study for a role playing learning game
Name of game: Coaching and Mentoring Game description: The game will help you to put into practice the coaching skills you have learned as part of the Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring course. It will enable you to: 1. Practically apply your coaching knowledge...
Supporting Humanitarian Learning in Jordan through Gamification: A Localized Pilot
An exciting field with a fast-growing pool of professionals, the Jordanian Social Impact Sector is just starting to tap into the potential of gamification as a tool to accelerate humanitarian learning and incentivize user engagement. In a joint effort to introduce,...
Gamification for Humanitarian Learning – a use case for Gamoteca Coaching and Mentoring
I was fortunate to hear about this event through our colleagues in the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Admittedly, I really had no idea what gamification even meant, so I was extremely interested to learn about the concepts...
Game-based learning for training disaster responders in the Philippines
In March 2017, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy in partnership with the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation hosted Learning SHIFT (Scaling up Humanitarian Knowledge Integrating Fun and Technology) through gamification. This 3-day...
Games co-creation: using local content, unearthing creativity, designing experiences
Since 2017, ITCILO in partnership with the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (Academy) has been using Gamoteca as a co-creation tool during learning hackathons and workshops aimed at designing and developing enhanced learning and capacity-strengthening interventions for...
Learning Hackathons for co-creating humanitarian learning games
Since 2017, the Humanitarian Leadership Academy in partnership with the International Training Centre of the ILO and Quicksand has hosted a number of local co-creations events (workshops and virtual events) in Kenya, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India and Jordan. The...
Serious Games: an Educational Tool to Enhance Learning
On the November 29, a team of Master’s degree researchers from Roskilde University implemented ‘The Future of Learning Game’ as a part of a bigger research on the application of Serious Games as an educational tool to enhance learning. The research was done through a...
ITC-ILO Green Gaming on campus
In collaboration with the ITC-ILO’s gamification team, Gamoteca has been developing and piloting the use of mixed reality for improving green behaviours on the campus and beyond. Gamification refers to: the use of game mechanics, such as points, badges, leader boards...
UNHCR Applying Serious Gaming To Humanitarian Security
See how mixed reality learning can be used for training humanitarian staff to respond effectively to the increasingly complex needs that arise following disasters, particularly when responding to security incidents and executing emergency plans. Creating realistic...