I have recently talked about my reflection on partnerships and teamwork. It’s worth revisiting something about those issues.
I was sitting in on a study and it was run by a single lecturer with about half a dozen students in attendance. As the session went on it occurred to me that the learning experience was added on the more the participants actively engaged with it and gave their input. It added greatly to the learning experience much more than just accepting the given outline and session content. Such was the experience that I left mildly frustrated that we hadn’t plumbed some of the depths of the issues we were exploring.
There are benefits to a straightforward taking on of information from one source in a lecture style. I know there are, I have greatly benefited from that. This experience reminded me, though that collaborative learning is amazing. It’s why a conversation is designed to be better than a monologue. The adding of something to the experience is not about everything working out alright and total agreement on everything. It is about the great fun in bringing out what’s within for folks to consider and add it to their patchwork of understanding which might make their patchwork that bit more fascinating to behold.
It was worth mentioning that at this time.
Meanwhile thanks for taking your time reading these blog entries and sharing how you like them. That’s greatly appreciated. You might have noticed the end of Sam’s 1st Epic series, the sequel will be coming soon, but Jonah’s Journey was something that I wanted to slot in at this juncture. So much to consider from this book of a man journeying from, to, with and because of God. That is a book that’s definitely worth studying in a group setting to see what others can add to your appreciation of this fascinating story.
As well as that Dryden Life progresses with intrigue. Certain latest developments have stretched me far beyond what I am comfortable with, so learning to live in the light of that is proving to be very … challenging!
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
C. L. J. Dryden
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