Development Account (DA) implementing entity e-learning platforms and content

Implementing entities existing capacities to deliver online.

• UNCTAD
  • TrainForTrade – https://tft.unctad.org/
  • Virtual Institute – https://vi.unctad.org/
• UN Statistics
  • https://elearning-cms.unstats.un.org/
• UN DESA
  • UN Public Administration Network – https://unpan.un.org/
  • ePing – https://www.epingalert.org/en
  • Global Climate, Land, Energy & Water Strategies (CLEWS) – https://unite.un.org/sites/unite.un.org/files/app-globalclews-v-1-0/landingpage.html
  • Financing courses – https://www.un.org/development/desa/financing/capacity-development/onlinecourses
• ECLAC
  • https://www.cepal.org/en/training
  • https://www.cepal.org/en/topics/covid-19
  • https://www.cepal.org/en/observatorios
  • https://agenda2030lac.org/es
• ESCAP
  • SDG Helpdesk – http://sdghelpdesk.unescap.org/
• ECA
  • IDEP e-learning Platform – http://services.unidep.org/e-idep/
  • UN ODC – https://www.unodc.org/elearning/
• ECE
  • Trade facilitation implementation guide – http://tfig.unece.org/ 
  • Aarhus clearinghouse for environmental democracy – https://aarhusclearinghouse.unece.org/ 
  • Knowledge hub on SDGs – https://w3.unece.org/sdghub/ 
• UN-Habitat
  • https://learn.urbanagendaplatform.org/                                

Recommended digital principles

Guiding principles for digitisation strategies.

• https://digitalprinciples.org/principles/

Analysis and design

Models that can be used independently or in combination to analyse user needs, understand problems, and generate ideas and solutions, prior to developing new capacity development and training programmes.

• https://compass.itcilo.org/learning-cycle
• https://www.instructionaldesign.org/models/addie/
• https://www.interactiondesign.org/literature/topics/design-thinking
• Concept building toolkit- https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org/innovation/toolkits/
• Nesta DIY toolkit- https://www.nesta.org.uk/toolkit/diy-toolkit/
• Instructional designer works with trade experts to design a methodology – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-vfco0ZyLrysjKm-RePY-OdvgvRgDwuV/edit
• Webinar series posted on a learning platform – https://kayaconnect.org/course/info.php?id=2248

Futures studies and foresight

Resources to analyse emerging trends, anticipate their impact and build stories about possible future scenarios.

• Nesta resources – https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/innovation-methods/futurescoping/
• UNDP Foresight manual – https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/capacity-building/global-centre-for-public-service-excellence/ForesightManual2018.html
• Red Cross Solferino Academy – https://future-rcrc.com/
• Humanitarian Futures and Foresight (in partnership with Institute for the Futures) – https://kayaconnect.org/course/info.php?id=1142

Content

Providing high quality knowledge and learning content is critical in helping capacity development programmes disseminate new policies, data and research.

• Future skills to consider (HLA and Handshake) – https://handshake.fyi/index.php/case-study-the-future-of-skills-in-the-humanitarian-sector-with-humanitarian-leadership-academy/
• Top soft skills in 2020 – https://www.linkedin.com/business/learning/blog/top-skills-and-courses/the-skills-companies-need-most-in-2020and-how-to-learn-them
• Free to access learning resources – https://www.speexx.com/speexx-blog/free-resources-covid19       

Methodologies

Approaches and methodologies for making capacity development and learning effective online and bringing content to life through human interaction, practice-based experiences, participatory exercises, co-creation and feedback.

• UNITAR – https://unitar.org/learning-solutions/online-learning-solutions
• Social learning approach (HLA and Sea Salt Learning) – https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org/our-learning-approach/social-learning/
• ITCILO Compass – https://compass.itcilo.org/
• Online workshop energizers – https://www.mural.co/blog/online-warm-ups-energizers
• Power Dynamics and Inclusion in Virtual Meetings – https://aspirationtech.org/blog/virtualmeetingpowerdynamics
• Remote Collaboration – Facing the challenges of COVID-19 – working –https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/de/Documents/human-capital/Remote-Collaboration-COVID-19.pdf
• Lessons learned from design sprint that was run at the start of the pandemic with NRC – https://www.gamoteca.com/2020/07/16/what-we-learned-from-running-three-virtual-learninghackathons-during-covid/
• Shifting conferences online – https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/03/16/how-shift-your-conference-online-light-coronavirus-opinion
• Measuring impact – https://educationaltechnology.net/kirkpatrick-model-four-levels-learning-evaluation/
• Data driven learning design – https://www.slideshare.net/davidblake/getting-started-using-datadriven-learning-design

Technology

Learning Management Systems (LMS) and learning platforms.

• List of open source LMS platforms
  • https://elearningindustry.com/top-open-source-learning-management-systems
• Comparison of open source vs proprietary learning platforms – https://elearningindustry.com/assessing-return-on-investment-open-source-vs-proprietary-lms
• Low-bandwidth solutions
  • https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech/brief/how-countries-are-using-edtech-to-supportremote-learning-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
  • https://elearningindustry.com/create-elearning-accessible-to-learners-limited-connectivity-5-tips
• Text-based learning platforms
  • Text message learning platform – https://www.arist.co/
  • Eneza Education: Edtech company in Kenya, Ghana and Ivory Coast that offers material via basic feature phones – https://enezaeducation.com/
• Future e-learning Trends
  • https://learnosity.com/4-emerging-trends-in-corporate-elearning/
  • https://elearning.adobe.com/2019/03/10-emerging-technologies-e-learning/
  • https://elearningindustry.com/future-of-online-learning-modular-tailored-versatile
• Moodle Mobile
  • https://moodle.com/news/online-learning-can-access-offline-welcome-moodle-mobile-3-1-3/
• Webinars- (It is noted that a number of these conferencing tools require special permissions or requests to the UN IT team)
  • Comparison of webinar tools – https://www.techradar.com/uk/best/best-video-conferencing-software
  • Zoom for reliable, large video calls – https://zoom.us/
  • Google Meet for G Suite users – https://meet.google.com/
  • GoToMeeting for professional features – https://www.gotomeeting.com/
  • Join.me for a lightweight option – https://www.join.me/
  • Webex for whiteboarding – https://www.webex.com/
  • Slack for calls from your team chat app – https://slack.com/i
  • Interprefy to support remote simultaneous interpreting – https://www.interprefy.com/
• Running online workshops
  • Zoom (or MsTeam, Webex) for: Breakout rooms – https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206476093-Enabling-breakout-rooms; Polls https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/213756303-Polling-for-meetings;
  • Mentimeter for audience participation- https://help.mentimeter.com/en/;
  • Google Jam Board – https://support.google.com/jamboard/?hl=en#topic=7383643
• Running conferences – Hopin is an online events platform where you can create engaging virtual events that connect people around the globe. – https://hopin.to/
• Authoring tools – An authoring tool is software that enables the creation and arrangement of content into a standardized course structure.
  • Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise – https://articulate.com/360/storyline, https://articulate.com/360/rise 
  • Adobe Captivate – https://www.adobe.com/uk/products/captivate.html
  • Elucidat – https://www.elucidat.com/
  • iSpring – https://www.ispringsolutions.com/
  • Camtasia – https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasia
  • Gamoteca – https://www.gamoteca.com/
• E-learning authoring tools reviews
  • https://elearningindustry.com/directory/software-categories/elearning-authoring-tools
  • https://www.learnupon.com/blog/top-authoring-tools-elearning/
• Online collaboration tools – https://resources.workable.com/tutorial/collaboration-tools

• Examples of Gamification
  • ITCILO – https://gamification.itcilo.org/
  • Humanitarian Leadership Academy – https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org/innovation/gamification/
• Virtual Reality
  • ITCILO – https://virtualreality.itcilo.org/
  • Humanitarian Leadership Academy – https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org/innovation/360-films-virtual-reality/
• Chatbots in learning (AI) – https://www.humanitarianleadershipacademy.org/innovation/artificial-intelligence-in-education-chatbots/

Capacity to deliver

Resources for capacity development programmes that include a strong training component, and require the rethinking and adaptation of face-to-face activities such as online training, webinars, etc.

• Creative learning: Make your e-learning stand out (HLA) – https://kayaconnect.org/course/info.php?id=1207
• ITCILO: Trainer Certification programme – https://www.itcilo.org/courses/training-trainers-certification-programme-0
• UNSSC: From in-classroom training to elearning: A hands-on workshop – https://www.unssc.org/courses/classroomtraining-e-learning-hands-workshop/

Use of integrated digital learning platforms at other UN entities

• UNHCR’s Learn & Connect platform – http://learn.unhcr.org/
• UNICEF’s Agora Platform  – https://agora.unicef.org/
• ITCILO’s eCampus – https://ecampus.itcilo.org/
• UNITAR’s Learning Catalogue – https://www.unitar.org/event/full-catalog
• UNSSC – https://newunkampus.unssc.org/

Use of e-learning in the humanitarian sector

• Kaya – https://kayaconnect.org/
• DisasterReady.org – https://www.disasterready.org/

Open e-learning platforms

Learning programmes or Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

• Coursera – https://www.coursera.org/
• EdX – https://www.edx.org/
• Udacity – https://www.udacity.com/
• Edraak (Middle East) – https://www.edraak.org/en/