Others Definition Making meaning is creating a shared perception of events that helps us all get more of what we want when what we want is good for all of us.
Dialogue plays a key role in making meaning and thinking together.
Example To portray thinking together and making meaning, a teacher might make use, for instance, of a videotape of the film Dances With Wolves, directed by Kevin Costner. A good example of thinking-together skills is the scene in which the Sioux gather around the fire trying to decide what to do about the white man, John Dunbar. After playing the scene, the teacher may ask the students questions about what kind of behaviors they noticed in the dialogue. Then they can discuss and try to define ideas about dialogue, inquiry, suspending judgment, finding value in all members of the group, and positively influencing other members of the group through advocacy. It means building a deep understanding of a specific activity or event so that the participants thinking is as good as it can be.