The Burkean Parlor sort is ideal, but should only be taken on with caution
Collaboration is ideal because
- it promotes broader thinking/learning
~ by stirring the collaborators to find problems (and work with them)
~ by engaging group participation - in multiple kinds of "active learning"
This all results in better and higher levels of learning
Caution is necessary because
- collaboration is difficult
~ in that it requires all collaborators engage equally
~ in that it goes against our experiences and social norms
~ in that it "can easily degenerate into busy work"
(personal observation... Maybe I should do outlines more. Breaking it down and then grouping it up has really helped me get what she's saying...)
It's sounds to me that you are in favor of collaboration in theory,but just need to what it looks like in a practical, everyday context. I am interested in that also.
ReplyDeleteI think you caught the essence of Lunsford's article. In your post you write about instances in which both tutor and student need to be in charge. I think that's what Lunsford is trying to point out. That knowledge and power shifts constantly in a collaborative environment.