For my research project, I plan to write a paper on how the architecture of learning is changing. I will focus on two places where learning has taken place for years (the library and the classroom), and talk about how the physical setup has changed with the rise of the Internet and how it positively impacts us. This is a good topic for the assignment because it can reveal to people subtle changes in buildings and rooms due to the explosion of Internet usage that they may not have noticed. I imagine my thesis to be something along the lines of:
“Not only has the Internet affected how we learn, but the architecture of learning, mainly in classrooms and libraries, has been forced to physically change due to the explosion of Internet usage, allowing for more convenient learning.”
Libraries have brought in computers and have even altered room set ups so that the focus is on the Internet and not on the books. Many of the libraries that have failed to adapt are struggling financially. Classrooms have changed, offering virtual classrooms and mobility so that students can gather together around a screen. Projectors have also enabled professors to teach while showing images or articles from the Internet. These are just some positive examples of what I may use to prove my thesis. They show how the architecture of learning has changed, but how it has made learning easier for us, making these changes positive.