| Persona Characteristic | Barriers or Challenges | Face-to-Face Environments | Distributed Environments | Open Environments |
| Deafness | Difficulty hearing people talk. It is easy to misunderstand what others mean. | In real classrooms, people can observe the teaching of pastry making up close. He can better interact with teachers and understand new knowledge. | Distributed learning tools will be provided with letters in the video. Other teaching materials can be studied even if listening is not good. | Open learning tools will be provided with letters in the video. Other teaching materials can be studied even if listening is not good. |
| Lack of time | Lack of time to study, he needs to arrange the study time reasonably. | Learning pastry-making skills in a real classroom with a teacher is definitely one of the most effective. | Distributed learning tools have a reasonable course plan. There is no set class time. Feel free to text the instructor with questions. | Open learning tool study time is completely free, there is no fixed course planning and schedule. You can choose to start with subjects that interest you or are important to you. |
| Communication difficulties | Introversion and deafness make it difficult for him to communicate with others. How to socialize is a challenge. | The real classroom provides a social environment. In the classroom, it is easier to find topics with people who have common interests. | Distributed learning tools do not need to communicate with other students too much, most of the communication is based on text. | Open learning tools do not need to communicate with other students. The open learning tool will provide a blog for learners to exchange comments. |
| Lack of money | Need to save money for his own pastry shop. | Learning pastry-making skills in a real classroom with a teacher is definitely one of the most effective. | The price of a Distributed learning tool will be cheaper than classroom teaching. | Most of the learning resources in open learning tools are free, but some resources may charge a fee. |
How would you describe this student’s ideal learning context?
Our group believes that distributed learning is the most suitable for Kris. Kris is deaf, the real teaching environment will be difficult for him because he needs to spend a lot of time communicating. Kris is usually very busy and can only use the saved time to study. The advantage of distributed learning is that there is a clear plan. If Kris uses open learning, he is likely to give up today’s study after a busy day and become inefficient. Distributed learning fits Kris well in this situation.
The barriers to learning that are preventing safe, flexible, and supportive learning experiences and environments for this student?
Our group felt that Kris lacked time and money. Lack of time makes his study time not flexible enough. Lack of money left him less free to choose his learning environment.
Equity, social justice, and/or cultural considerations are preventing safe, flexible, effective, and supportive learning experiences and environments for this student?
In our group’s opinion, congenital deafness is the most unequal condition. His deafness would make him a poor match for most educational resources. At the same time, he is likely to suffer from social discrimination. It is also a challenge to make today’s different teaching models inclusive of more people.