The pandemic has greatly impacted education and has changed the landscape of teaching and learning in recent years. It has accelerated the digital transformation in education, driving educators to integrate technology into teaching and learning. In FY22, PwC China collaborated with Esperanza Limited to upskill educators and students, equipping them with the skills needed to stay competitive in the digital era, and most importantly, to stay agile and resilient during the pandemic.
We sponsored 18 schools in Hong Kong to take part in the blended learning professional development programme. The programme aims to help educators to develop a local pedagogical framework for blended learning, enabling them to identify and understand challenges faced by students, as well as achievement gaps that were widened during distance learning.
54 teachers, 17 blended learning facilitators and about 3,600 students were engaged. During the 3-month project period, teachers and facilitators received over 9,100 training hours altogether and 3,600 students received 50 hours each of free access to a blended learning platform. PwC China’s professionals also volunteered to demonstrate digital tools in the webinar on Blended Learning Experience Sharing.
In support of mainstreaming coding education for students of all levels, PwC China also sponsored Esperanza Limited by introducing a coding and STEM virtual learning platform. The virtual learning platform enables schools to go beyond the traditional classroom setting to reach more students in different grades with greater flexibility in teaching and learning time, location and different levels.
Over 650 teachers and students from 123 schools were provided with trial licenses to the virtual learning platform, contributing over 1,600 hours.