Collaborating Student Groups Can Accelerate Learning---Who are highly skilled at creating together in groups

R. Keith Sawyer

"In knowledge intensive occupations, people act intelligently by making frequent use of books, papers, and technology. Knowledge work occurs in teams and organisations, so that several times every hour, a person is interacting with others. But in today’s schools, there is a belief that a student only knows something when that student can do it on his or her own, without any use of outside resources. There is a mismatch between today’s school culture and the situated knowledge required in the knowledge society.

At the same time, learning sciences research is showing that collaborating student groups can accelerate learning (Sawyer, 2006a). Here is a case where learning sciences research supports increased classroom collaboration, and the innovation economy, as well, demands graduates who are highly skilled at creating together in groups (Sawyer, 2007). "

Example:
Apple Global Marcom VP Allison Johnson Leaving Company

Allison Johnson, who has served as Apple’s vice president of worldwide marketing communications since 2005, is leaving the company, according to several sources.

The reason?

To co-found a new marketing and communications firm with another Silicon Valley communications luminary, Former Facebook PR exec Brandee Barker.