Bruffee, Kenneth. “Collaborative Learning and the ‘Conversation of Mankind.’” College English 46.7 (November 1984): 635-52.

In this article: Bruffee points out:

Collaborative learning assumes instead that knowledge is a consensus among the members of a community of knowledgeable peers — something people construct by talking together and reaching agreement.

This statement causes me to think many things about my teaching and my learning.