Promoting Community-Based Simulation Development Workshop

What am I signing up for?

So, you participated in our introductory webinar on simulation games and games-based learning for humanitarian workers in Jordan. Or maybe you missed the webinar, but you’re interested in the topic. Now what?

If you’re excited to learn more, consider signing up for our free workshop on games-based learning, supported by FIT, ICN, and GAC!

The entire workshop runs from February to October 2021, is completely free, and consists of three phases.  Sessions in Arabic and English will be offered. Full description here: https://llst.ca/promoting-community-based-simulation-development-workshop-english/

Phase 1: Online Training Sessions – February to April 2021

• Participants will take part in five weeks of online training sessions that teach the basics of simulation game development (2 one-hour sessions per week).
• Participants will work in teams to complete a simulation game design document, creating the blueprints for your own simulation designed to meet your organization’s training needs.
• Time commitment: two hours of online sessions per week, plus 20 minutes of self-guided learning per week, for five weeks between January and March.
• English Sessions: February 15 – March 17 or March 9–April 8
• Arabic Sessions: February 14 –March 16 or March 8 –April 7

Phase 2: Simulation Development – April to June 2021

• Now that you and your team are simulation game experts-in-training, you have three months to transform your custom simulation game design from blueprint to reality.
• With the support of a simulation design expert, you will apply what you have learned and create your own simulation.
• Time commitment: two hours of team design per week, for eight weeks between April and June.

Phase 3: Simulation Delivery – July to October 2021

• You’ve built a cutting-edge educational tool—now it’s time to try it out! We will help you to create your evaluation framework, organize the first run of your simulation, and then deliver your simulation to your organization or team.
• Time commitment: at least three hours of simulation delivery, depending on the complexity of the exercise you develop.

What do I get out of it?

You will get a lot out of this free training opportunity!

• Cutting-edge theory and applied experience in simulation and learning game design.
• An e-certificate in learning game design from Lessons Learned Simulations and Training (LLST), CRISP Berlin, and Save the Children UK. 
• Your own training simulation that meets a training need of your organization, designed and owned by you!
• Six months of one-on-one time with a simulation design expert to support you in developing and running your own simulation.
• Ten hours of unique, live online training sessions with simulation design experts from LLST, CRISP, and the Save the Children UK Humanitarian Capacity Building Team.

All completely funded by FIT, ICN, and GAC.

Who should sign up?

We ask that participants sign up in teams of 2–5 people from their organization. This will help you to distribute the workload and ensure that your simulation is relevant to the training needs of your organization.

There are plenty of spaces available in the workshop, and everyone is welcome to apply! We especially encourage people who are early in their careers and those who might not otherwise have the chance to engage in an eight-month training opportunity to apply.

We are committed to gender equity and equal access. Please see the Admissions Criteria for more information on applicant and organization profiles.