PREPARING

THE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT: AN
OVERVIEW
PARTICIPATION & TEACHING ASSISTANSHIP | FS 2 | LEARNING
EPISODE 02

TARGET YOUR
INTENDED
LEARNING
OUTCOMES

At the of this
Learning Episode, I
must be able to:

•Revisit the concept

of learning
environment in the
context of the current
teaching and learning
situation.

OVERVIEW!
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To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS

episode,be sure toread through the whole episode before participating
and assisting in your FS 2 ResourceTeacher's class.Note all the
information you will need and tasks you will need to do beforeworking
onthis episode.
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Overview of the Learning Environment

A leaming environment,traditionally called the classroom, is a space in a school

thatsupports student learning. It is a self-contained area where teacher teaches and
children learn.Inthe classroom are chairs or tables for students and a front table for the
teacher. This a traditionalface-to-face classroom.Most often the students should face the
teacher as the chairs are arrangedthat way. But as teaching deliveries changed to enhance
learning,modification in the seatingarrangement evolved and more opportunity for the
learners to move about for cooperativeleaming was addressed.

A conducive learning environment should have the following characteristics:

 Flexibility-There is opportunity to have small groups, movable walls.

 Openness-Learning comers/areas which could be shared.
 Access to resources-Audio-visual materials are ready and open for use.
 Physical classroom-Space is clean and safe.
 Psychological atmosphere-It is friendly and accommodating.

The classroom climate nurtures the intellectual,physical,social and emotional developmentf

the students.
Here are some speetfie strategies for develaping the optimal clasroom climate.You may
consider these.
1. Learning environment addresses hoth physteat and psyehological needs of the
studentsw security and order, love and betonging, personal power and competence. and
fun
2. Create sense of order For example,teacher should teach students how to
 enter the classroom and become immediately engaged in the activity;
 distribute and collect materials;
 find out about missed assignments due to absence and how to make up forthem
 get the teacher's attention without disrupting the class and
 arrange desks,tables quickly and quietly for various purposes.
3.Greet learners as they enter your face-to-face or on-line classroom.
4.In a healthy and conducive learning environment,everybody belongs and knows eachother
5.Encourage class building activities like games and team activities.
6.In a conducive learning environment,success whether small or big is recognized
andcelebrated.
Both approaches,either the traditional face-to-face or online, lead to positive results butin
different ways,so usually in practice both approaches are combined.
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Time is set;
Time Anytime, any place, anywhere;
Self-contained classroom
discussion, activities occur Place Synchronous or asynchronous
inside the room. Passive classes;
listening; Teacher’s Role
Teacher moderates and
Teacher prepares instructional Student’s Role faciliattes learning;
activities and chooses content;
Content Creates different learning
Faciliattes F2F learning, Leads environment;
and guides learners; Evaluation Process
Creates the multimedia
Learners & teacher engage in educational content
personal communication

Learning environment can be traditional (F2F), virtual (on-line) or a combination (Hybrid).

What will you do to assist your mentor in setting up a conducive learning environmentin the
following conditions:

1. Bulletin Board Display

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2. Small Group Discussion

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3.Checking class attendance in a virtual classroom (i.e. google meet or zoom)

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Learning Environment 1:
What have you noticed of the display in the class bulletin board? What message ortheme
does it convey?
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·What makes it attractive to the learners?
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·Does it help in the learning process?

Leaning Environment 2:
If the teacher is using a distance delivery of learning through the modules, where ismost
likely the learning space of the students?
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Can you describe? _______________________________________________________________________
How can you as a teacher help to make such environment conducive forlearning?
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The examples above,describe two contrasting situations. The first shows thatthe
learmers are in the same room or space while in the second,the learners maybe
indilferent leaming spaces like homes,study hubs or in extreme cases parks or under
thetrees

As a teacher,in which of the two situations would you prefer to manage forkeaming?
Choose between Leaming Environment 1 or Learning Environment 2.
Explain your choice: Why?
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Based on my noticing and analysis, I realized that

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OBSERVE
What probable problem may result from the two situations of the learning
environment?
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REFLECT
What solutions can I think of to solve the problem?
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PLAN
How should I do it?
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In not less than 300 words,write an essay on the topie:"My Conducive LearmingEnvironment

“My Conducive Learning Environment"

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