Learning From Each Other
“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb. Learning and growth does not happen inside a vacuum. Learners do not delve into understanding by digging into their vast, individual pools of inherit knowledge and skill. Understanding is contextually bounded and formed by relationship with others (Taylor & Snyder, 2012). Too much education has been focused on skills, knowledge, and how to do things. Fleming (2012) noted that the antidote to this individualistic focus of learning is unity and collaboration with others. Individually-focused learning stems from internal processes that arise from personal experiences, values and histories. Socially-focused learning, in contrast, arises out of social learning networks where ideas from these networks form the basis of new ideas and concepts (Collin, 2008). Social learning is one of the key dynamics of transformative learning; social learning is intended to reach out and educate ...
