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For some schools, the pandemic lockdowns led to an urgent demand for teachers and students to improve their digital literacy skills, but for Hillcrest Christian College, digital innovation was something that had long been embedded in student learning programs.

Traditionally, school assessment has consisted of a range of exams and assignments that demonstrate students’ understanding and recall. So what can – and should – assessment look like in a virtual classroom?

Find out which global mega-trends are impacting our young people and their learning.

In March 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released a report that spoke about the new opportunities that were surfacing as a result of the disruption to the traditional educational system.

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1.2 billion children were affected by school closures around the world. As a result, there was a dramatic uptake in the use of digital learning tools and e-learning platforms.