Collaboration

Collaboration: after viewing Howard Rheingold video, I came to the conclusion that collaboration is and have become part of our society. As educators, workers, and business individuals that want to progress their further. Collaboration is done on many different levels. In the work place we collaborate with co-workers to accomplish task, complete individual projects and advance the company profit margin.

For the students, collaboration among fellow students is established by the instructor. As the instructor, it is their job to have the students work together in an intersection of common goals. Most collaboration requires someone in the role of leadership, although the form of leadership can be social within a decentralized and egalitarian group. In particular, teams that work collaboratively can obtain greater resources, recognition and reward when facing competition for finite resources. Learners need to do something, because learning involves the learners engaging with the world. Collaboration is also present in opposing goals exhibiting the notion of adversarial collaboration, though this is not a common case for using the word.

In the business world, collaboration has become vital to a company’s survival. Working together with people in different location due to the use of technology. The use of the internet allows people to work together on projects that is based at a far off location. Meeting are held to discuss plans, progress, and outcomes. Companies keep in touch with their employees through mobile communication. As the employees travels, they can still be in touch and conduct business.
Reference

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer) (2008). " Way-New Collaboration." featuring Dr. Howard Rheingold [http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/howard_rheingold_on_collaboration.html