Collaboration

to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor 


Collaboration occurs naturally within project based learning. Students must learn to work together, resolve disputes, share information/ideas, listen and value the opinions and perspectives of others to reach a common goal. (which is the driving question)



"Collaborative work among the students in the group at this time can be the most rewarding and productive part of their learning as the students work together helping each other to gain an understanding of what they are learning and its application to the problem. It is this collaboration that allows the students to develop the security and authority they need to be responsible for their own learning. Collaboration is an essential skill the students must have in their careers as they will be invariably working as members of teams." (http://www.pbli.org/pbl/generic_pbl.htm)

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