Learners take responsibility for determining their own scope and the sequence of events. Learning, increasingly, requires cooperation. A critical part of pedagogy is to focus on students being able to develop a point of view and successfully defend it. This requires learners join a community rather than function as isolated individuals. Working in groups, where each member examines different information sources , learners have access to a variety of perspectives.
Students gather information beyond scheduled class time.
Computer mediated communication tools must be created that allows cooperative work outside class time. Institutions implementing constructivism must reach consensus on assessing learning. Accrediting and funding agencies must be educated to understand that these assessments are completely legitimate and accurately demonstrate that the institution is accountable to its constituency. In order to achieve this, credentialing must be removed from the learning process. Educators required to provide both credentialing and learning services are in conflict.