Day: November 13, 2012

Still not perfected, but I think the thesis will be something like:

“By changing how we learn, the Internet has also altered the architecture of learning, mainly in classrooms and libraries, forcing beneficial physical changes to adapt to this advance in learning.”

Supporting Claims: I am still looking for more sources, and always trying to improve on the ones I have now, but 2-3 good supporting claims are:

1) It has been proven that students have benefited from Internet techniques such as video learning and because of this, classrooms and libraries have changed. They have added more Internet resources to assist in student education after seeing how positive the effects were. Libraries have especially focused on Internet to change with the current times. The role of the librarian has also been changed and I may go into that for a physical change as well. Maybe even online renewing and such.

2) Classrooms have taken to the Internet with virtual classrooms rather than traditional settings. The additions of blogs, Blackboard, projectors and the like have benefited student learning and are staples in classes today. Comparing these classrooms to the ones years ago will show a big difference, I may use a personal story about how even my middle school classrooms have changed since I left, with projectors allowing for Internet to be shown.

There are other claims I am working with but it is hard to judge which my best supporting claims are. I am thinking of:

– The libraries that have not adjusted by adding Internet resources have struggled financially.

– The setup for classrooms and libraries allows for more mobility now in order to crowd around computers, making technology a focal point of learning.

 

http://web.ebscohost.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=25&sid=bf51723a-6f9f-4c06-a4d1-e220a5f40537%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=61967047

This article gives classroom practices (teaching methods) that draw off of Web 2.0, or technology beyond the static pages of earlier sites. This means that these teaching methods rely on the Internet for effective techniques, meaning that the Internet has changed learning with blogs and video learning. This allows me to make the jump into changing the classroom itself. Since learning takes place on video and online blogs now, classrooms must adapt to suit the changing teaching techniques. It would be pointless to teach an online class with no computers so there must have been adaptation.

http://web.ebscohost.com.remote.baruch.cuny.edu/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=25&sid=2822c005-3e71-4841-96fa-0dc5d258d165%40sessionmgr4&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=37043069

In this study, a comparison between a traditional classroom setting and Internet video format was done to see the difference in learning effects. Results show that students were responding more positively to the video format than the classroom setting. This is valuable because it helps prove the benefits of the impact of the Internet on learning since students responded better to the teachings. The direct comparison between classroom and Internet is also very good in proving my point. This would also have to change a classroom, allowing for computers and video rather than just a blackboard and chalk.