On the whole, our student population is becoming more diverse, and with increased diversity comes differences in values, social mores, and perspectives. These differences can be the impetus for learning and can add complexity to the CTL experience. Team collaboration and group learning activities respect students' diverse histories, broaden perspectives, and build inter-personal skills. Supporting self-regulated learning. Ultimately, students must become lifelong learners.
Lifelong learners are able to seek out, analyze, and use information with little to no supervision.
To do so, students must become more aware how they process information, employ problem-solving strategies, and use background knowledge. Using interdependent learning groups. Students will be influenced by and will contribute to the knowledge and beliefs of others. Learning groups, or learning communities, are established in workplaces and schools in an effort to share knowledge, focus on goals, and allow all to teach and learn from each other. When learning communities are established in schools, educators act as coaches, facilitators, and mentors.