Enhancing opportunities for sustainable development in life skills teaching and learning through blended learning

The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the blended learning approach, enhancing opportunities to foster sustainable development in Life Skills teaching and learning. Blended learning enhances the quality and sustainability of education by leveraging the strengths of traditional and digital methods to promote lifelong learning and teaching opportunities for all. The question is: How can blended learning enhance opportunities for sustainable development learning in Life Skills teaching? The aim was to understand how teachers are flexible, adaptable, and open to using various tools and approaches to enhance the teaching opportunities of the Life Skills subject. Blended Learning Theoretical Framework underpinned the understanding of using these approaches to designing and delivering instruction that blends face-to-face with online learning. The study employed a case study design with a qualitative method, all within the framework of an interpretive paradigm. Two Life Skills teachers were purposefully chosen, and information was gathered from them through observations, interviews, and document analysis. The emerging themes were coded for convenient referencing, which directed the data analysis. The results showed that teachers lack professional development due to an insufficient understanding of various methods, shortages, and the unavailability of resources. According to the paper's recommendations, the Department of Education should host professional development seminars to provide Life Skills teachers with IT skills.