Adventure ABC
This website is created for the purpose of completing an assignment in ETEC 522 of the MET Program at the University of British Columbia.
Learn with your trusted teacher in the comfort of your home.
We are a team of educators who are passionate about creating education technology tools. We specialize in after-school tutoring centers teaching K-12 English, and we are here to provide the solution you need to integrate online learning into your current offline curriculum.
Do you want...
more learning resources for your students through the pandemic?
an easier way to introduce online learning options into your school?
If your answer is yes, then you are in the right place!
Problems We See in the Current After-School Tutoring Market in China
During the pandemic, more than 70 per cent of after-school tutoring businesses in China said they experienced severe cash flow shortages due to a sharp drop in student enrollment, while more than 60 per cent of business executives in the sector said they expect the negative impacts of the outbreak to continue to the end of the year.
LIMITED OPTIONS FOR SCHOOLS
The negative impact of the pandemic pushed parents to sought out online after-school tutoring (AST) options for their children. Schools are forced to introduce online classes in order to stay competitve.
UNHAPPY PARENTS
The unsatisfactory quality of teaching and curriculum with current online education service providers has left parents without good solutions.
POOR CURRICULUM DESIGN
Cost is too high for traditional offline schools to create their own online courses, so they purchase make-shift online classes that don't relate to their offline curriculum.
What are parents looking for?
A third of China’s parents who used to be against online learning are now open to new possibilities, according to Oliver Wyman’s survey of 30 large and mid-sized national and regional online educational training providers. Parents want the convenience of online education for their child. But they also want the benefit that immersive experience and interactivity traditional offline after-school tutoring schools provide.
What solution are we offering?
Introducing...
Adventure ABC
Featuring the OMO model
This English learning APP is designed for children 4-15 years old, and it's made for offline schools to adopt the OMO learning method. Content is course-oriented and children can move through the levels according to their current English ability.
Online-Merge-Offline (OMO) is about bridging the gap between online and offline platforms to allow better utilization and cost efficiency without much sacrifice of user experiences. Many Chinese after-school tutoring centers are trying to adopt this model in order to meet the increasing parent demands in online learning.
Due to COVID-19, China’s shift to online learning was hurried and bumpy. According to a study by Tencent and Xinhuanet, about 71 % of teachers say their biggest challenge has been how to gauge the effectiveness of their teaching. Almost 40% of China’s teachers spent at least six hours a day preparing for their next day’s lessons.
With these special features, Adventure ABC can assist teachers to design better online curriculum:
To assist teachers improve student learning outcome, Adventure ABC features:
Curriculum-Based Courses
Children can access quality curriculum-based learning material from home.
Student Progress Analysis
School administrators and parents can monitor student progress and analyze learning behavior.
Complete Integration of offline and Online
Allows for schools to easily teach their offline material in an online learning environment.