Title: The Face-to-Face Learning Environment

Describe the physical environment.

Describe the psychological environment.

Describe the social environment.

Physical Environment

The physical environment refers to the overall design and layout of given classroom and its learning
centers. Teachers should design the environment by organizing its spaces, furnishing, and materials to
maximize the learning opportunities and the engagement of every child.

Psychological Environment

A positive psychological environment can encourage students to engage with the curriculum—and
their fellow students—in ways that can enhance their personal and professional development. By
building trust with students and creating a safe space that feels welcoming for all, teachers create a
positive learning environment and make sure students have more opportunities to participate, ask
questions, take risks, and receive feedback.
Social Environment

Social environment refers to the way that a classroom environment influences or supports the
interactions that occur among young children, teachers, and family members. A well-designed social
environment helps foster positive peer relationships, creates positive interactions between adults and
children, and provides opportunities for adults to support children to achieve their social goals. To
create a classroom environment that supports positive social interactions, teachers need to plan
activities that take the following aspects into consideration.

How can you participate and assist in a face-to-face learning environment?

As a future educator, I can participate in and contribute to a face-to-face learning
environment by providing students with a safe, fair, and conducive classroom environment in
which everyone is free to ask questions and participate in class. I will encourage students to
share their thoughts, interact with one another, and provide feedback on something or the
lesson. In addition, I will allow my students to work independently as well as in groups to create
and develop their social, creative, and analytical thinking skills in order to get a better result
from their task output. Furthermore, because we are in this new curriculum, I believe I will be
able to employ a variety of teaching strategies that will greatly benefit and assist in a face-to-
face learning environment. I believe that I can use technology to engage my students in class
and encourage them to reflect on and explore their learning.
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

 You must go to the library if you need
to look something up.
 When you report, you must paste
manila paper on the board.
 Before, students are in classroom to
learn.
 Traditional classroom use board.
 If you need to look something up, you
must use the computer that is
available in your classroom.
 Today, we’re using powerpoint
presentation.
 Today, students can learn via ZOOM,
Google Meet, and other technology
platforms.
 Today, teachers can use projectors to
show the lesson they’ve discussed.
Analyze
What do you think brought changes in the face-to-face learning environment now?
I believe that changes takes place in face-to-face learning environment as a result of the
incorporation of technology into the classroom, which provides effective learning
environments. It has an impact on how chairs and tables are arranged, and there are spaces
that must be reserved, among other things.
From the changes that you identified, choose one that you can do. How will you do it?
The most significant changes, I believe I can make overall layout of the classroom; I plan to
make my classroom more creative by utilizing available technologies. I believe that I should
focus on the things that remove distractions from the classroom and help students develop.
Reflect
Do you think making the learning environment conducive for a face-to-face classroom will
enable the learners to achieve better learning outcomes? YES. Explain your answer.
I believe that if the classroom is conducive, it reduces distractions within the classroom, the
students will continuously absorb the learning, and they will learn how to reflect and explore
on the learning they have received.
Notice
Unlike the traditional face-to-face classroom environment, online or virtual environment is a bit
difficult to manage. It is because Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is imaginary and not in the
physical sense. It has no corners or walls and it can be set up with the support of technology.
As a teacher, what have you discovered to be easy to implement in your virtual class?
For me, the most easy to implement in virtual class is passing the assignment on time. Unlike in
face-to-face, they ask for extension of the submission.
How did the students show their active participation in the lesson?
By, clicking the “raise hand” so the teacher knows if they are actively listening. Answering the
teachers question by unmuting themselves.
Analyze
Which of the following is/are your analysis/analyses of online learning environment? Check one
or more.
/ It was difficult to observe the physical behavior of the students.
_________ It takes time for students to learn how to use the platform.
_________ Students who are alone in their home space find difficulty to make responses.
/ Internet connectivity is a great factor to support a conducive environment.
Reflect
As a future teacher, I feel that the online learning environment can be safe if
For me, I can’t say it is safe, but more on convenient during this time to make sure that our
students continues to learn even we’re on trying times.
I think that teaching in a virtual learning environment is
I think virtual learning can help the continues development of our students but cannot replace
the face-to-face learning environment that let the students to interact with the teachers and
their classmates.