A Lecture On College Lecture Hall

College Lecture Hall

Introduction

I have not always taken my classes online, I used to go to class every day and listen to the lectures given by my professors in person. I have had many great experiences with in class learning but I have also had some less than great experiences. Those experiences that were less than great were the classes where by the professor taught by lecture and test alone. The two experiences I am going to use as examples are very different form one another, one being a great learning example where the setting used an approach environment and the other being a poor example that used an avoidance environment.

Approach Environment Example

According to our text an approach environment is “a setting in which the customer feels comfortable and wants to spend time.” (Fisk, 2014) I took a management course in class last year and had a great experience. There were many elements that contributed to this class experience being an approach experience. First, there were no individual desks but groupings of tables and chairs. Before class started I could tell this class would encourage group interaction and discussions. Next I noticed that there were posters on the wall with interesting quotes, ideas, and mottos of different businesses. I was encouraged by this because I thought it would be a creative learning environment. Lastly was that the professor led the class in group discussions more than lectures,

Avoidance Environment Example

The text describes an avoidance environment as “a setting that the customer finds undesirable and uninviting.” (Fisk, 2014) The course that I took that is a great example of this is the college algebra class that I took last spring. There were many avoidance elements that interfered ...

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...ges face with attrition, these positive impressions may help decrease drop-out rates.” (Rethinking the Classroom:Spaces Designed for Active Learning and Engaged Learning and Teaching, 2015) The room I was in was large and cold. A college could transform this element by only holding large classes in large rooms and teaching smaller classes in smaller rooms or library rooms.

Conclusion

The college experience has given me great examples of approach elements and environments as well as avoidance elements and environments. Transforming the negatives into neutrals or positives seems like it would be simple but would have a cost. Marketing these changes to prospective students and their parents would have challenges as well, not everyone understands forward thinking. I will say this, my grade was better in the class that had an approach environment and elements.