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FIELD
STUDY 2 Enhancing a Face-
to-Face

FS 2
Learning
Episode LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
6

Target Your Intended Learning Outcome

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

Let’s buckle down for work!

Enhancing a Face-to-Face or In-Person

Classroom Environment for Learning
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In a face-to-face classroom, students and the teacher are physically present. They
meet at the time set in the classroom. The teacher prepares activities, provides
instruction and evaluates students’ learning. Equipment and instructional material
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 word 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.

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
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What common problem have I noticed in a face-to-face 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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Work on my Artifacts
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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 there 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 there?
 Are these sets of expectations 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:

Describe the psychological environment:

Describe the social environment: