Learning Episode 6 Enhancing a Face-to Face Learning Environment
SPARK Your Interest
To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS episode, be sure to read
through the whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2 Resource Teacher’s
class. Note all the information you will need and tasks you will need to do before working on this
episode.
Target Your Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to assist in the preparation of the
traditional face-to-face learning environment.
Clarify Your Task
Enhancing a Face-to-Face or In-Person Classroom Environment for Learning
In a face-to-face classroom, students and the teacher are physically present. They meet
at a time set in the classroom. The teacher prepares activities, provides instruction and evaluates
students’ learning. Equipment and instructional materials are made available in the classroom
where teaching and learning take place most of the time.
Some of the advantages of a face-to-face learning environment for the students are:
• less distraction and more concentration than when studying at home or elsewhere;
• greater understanding and real world examples from teachers and classmates;
• greater chance of completing course work by doing it in the classroom space;
• learn more easily and more comfortably in familiar, traditional classroom situation;
• access more relevant information from teachers and classmates interactions and
• greater opportunity to connect and socialize, network and solve problems together
with classmates and teacher.
Here are some characteristics of the face-to-face or in-person learning environment.
➢ Learning space is physical. Both the teacher and learner see and hear each other
from the same contained safe place called the classroom.
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➢ Lessons are delivered with the teacher physically facilitating. Reading assignments
are from textbooks and other resources provided or referred.
➢ Class meetings occur regularly on a specific time or schedule.
➢ Teacher leads the conversation, within a limited amount of time.
➢ Assessment is done face-to-face and usually during the class meeting.
Revisit the Infographic/s
Notice the physical arrangement found in two classroom spaces. Spot the similarities and
the differences.
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Participate and Assist
Given the concepts and the infographic, how can you participate and assist in a
face-to-face learning environment?
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Notice
Having been exposed to the traditional classrooms in your basic education, it seems
that everything is familiar. However, as teaching-learning theories evolve over time there
are changes that are taking place.
What changes have you noticed in the face-to-face classroom spaces?
Classroom Environment Before Classroom Environment Now
Analyze
What do you think brought the changes in the face-to-face learning environment now?
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From the changes that you identified, choose one that you can do. How will you do it?
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Reflect
Do you think making the learning environment conducive for a face-to-face classroom will
enable the learners to achieve better learning outcomes? _____ Explain your answer.
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Write Action Research Prompts
OBSERVE
What common problem have I noticed in a face-to-face learning environment?
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Can I translate this problem into a question?
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REFLECT
How would I solve the problem?
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Will it improve my teaching? ____ How?
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PLAN
What will I do to solve the problem? Describe briefly how you will do it.
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Check for Mastery
Choose the best answer from the options given.
1. In the face-to-face learning environment, the most critical elements is/are the _____.
A) arrangement of chairs and tables.
B) Physical, psychological and social considerations
C) teacher and student interactions
D) none of the above
2. The traditional classroom spaces are still considered valid and effective for as long as
these conditions exist. What are those conditions?
I. There should be one teacher to one student ratio.
II. Chairs should be fixed in such a way that they cannot be removed.
III. The presence of the teacher is needed in a given time to guide learning.
IV. All students should be heard in class discussion.
A) I & II
B) II & III
C) I & IV
D) III & IV
3. The best instructional material in the traditional classroom is the ________.
A) blackboard
B) computer
C) teacher
D) bulletin board
4. Outdoor activities like group games, scavenger hunt and the like provide a positive
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A) psychological environment
B) social environment
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C) physical environment
D) cognitive development
5. It is observed that different classrooms have different arrangement of chairs, tables
and benches because of ________.
A) school budget
B) different purposes
C) delivery of supply
D) donations received
Work on my Artifacts
Visit a school, where the learning environment is face-to-face. Prepare a detailed report
describing the face-to-face learning environment in terms of the three components:
Physical Environment
• Is the space inside the room more than enough for learners to move about?
• Does the room arrangement match with teaching-learning principles? Are there
several room arrangements in the school?
• Are the visual displays attractive and do they stimulate learning?
• Are the school premises safe and is the classroom space free from hazards?
• Are learners comfortable in terms of light and ventilation?
Psychological Environment
• Are there sets of rules and procedures followed? What are these?
• Are there sets of expectation that can motivate the learners to learn?
• Are these observable in the classroom?
➢ Classroom atmosphere based on trust, cooperation and empathy
➢ Modeling of positive attitude, respectful behavior, constructive actions
➢ Avoidance of ridicule, sarcasm, superiority in the classroom
➢ Opportunities for learners to share their experiences and learning with each
other
Social Environment
• Are there opportunities for positive interaction inside the classroom?
• Are there outdoor activities that foster friendship, camaraderie and cooperation?
• How are individual needs and differences considered?
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PORTFOLIO ENTRY
Title: The Face-to-Face Learning Environment
Describe the physical environment:
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Describe the psychological environment:
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