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.
It’s true that learning has changed with technology. Convenience does not always mean better, but it can be. I think more needs to be said about how it is a positive effect, like ‘because learning has changed in classrooms and libraries to adapt to recent technology, learning has become more insightful and modern’. People don’t doubt that libraries and classrooms have changed. Will they still continue to change?
I think your thesis is very interesting. Especially how you worded it that the Internet has “forced” the architecture of learning spaces to change but somehow brought about positive effects. As if something inevitable and unwilling eventually turned out to be something good. (maybe it’s just me) The supporting ideas seem pertinent but I think if you were to discuss the changes you might want to set a certain time range or specific instances to narrow your subject and to discuss more about how it is better or has led to more “convenient learning.”
Despite the very black and white way this was presented, I felt that the thesis was very optimistic. I would really stick to that if that is your point of view, it’s a refreshing take on the learning environment.
Maybe you can focus on American classroom set-ups first and then have a conclusive portion that talks about the expansion to other education systems foreignly.