A classroom’s physical learning environment is just as important as the psychological one. A great physical environment helps make a great first impression of the class. What’s more, it helps make learning easy and fun for the students. Whether you are booking classroom rental or training room rental, make sure the room is well-equipped to create a positive learning environment. However, just booking the right training venue isn’t enough. Here are some tips to improve the environment of any training room.
1. The comfort factor
Comfort is an important aspect of a good classroom or training room. The chairs should be soft so that the students are not uncomfortable on them. At the same time, they shouldn’t be too comfortable to put the student to sleep!
The classroom temperature should be just right; neither too cold nor too warm. You may want to avoid using fans as they create a background noise in the classroom. So check if air conditioning is available. If not, then ask your classroom rental service to take care of this beforehand.
2. Technology
In this day and age of technology, it’s very important that your classrooms or training rooms are equipped with the necessary tools and technology. For instance, you may want to allow them to do online research and watch interactive videos during a training session. Have a projector in class to watch videos and slideshows together. Make sure that there is a stable Internet connection with blocked websites, so that students can’t use it to scroll on Facebook. Use a microphone so that the teacher’s voice is loud enough for students to not fall asleep. Make sure that your classroom rental service has these arrangements.
3. Seating Arrangement
The furniture in the classroom should be well-spaced, such that the desks aren’t cluttered together. The instructor should have enough space to walk between the tables. The ‘talkative’ students shouldn’t be sitting together. If there are study groups, have the members sit together. The tall students should be sitting at the back and the shorter ones at the front. It’s always helpful to post a seating plan and have the students follow it.