I have previously conceptualized this idea in terms of a scholar-leader metaphor. The information is then stored or classified according to a previously defined program. In the student-scholar model, the individual students not only accept responsibility for their own learning, but for contributing to the quality of the class. They read and communicate to learn and to grow, not just to fulfill an assignment or to get a grade. They define learning objectives and activities beyond the course requirements.
Scholars initiate and make proposals instead of waiting for assignments.
Acknowledging that all professors may not be the most gifted teachers, scholar students can make almost any class a worthwhile learning experience for themselves and class members. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world.