The whole concept of a response-based approach to the classroom is something that I've always tried to incorporate into my teaching, but I never had a specific term for it. I want my students to feed off of each other and continue to learn from their peers and own thoughts, as well as from the text. I don't like the concept of just lecturing and I try to get student feedback as often as possible.
Although this article was kind of review for several of my previous classes combined, the concept of creating horizons instead of goals got me thinking a lot. I loved the idea of explaining to the kids that they're continuously learning, just like the horizon of the skyline is continuous and never-ended. No matter how far you go, you'll never reach the stopping point of the horizon. By explaining it to my students like this, i feel like I might be able to more easily give examples of how I have been learning continuously and ask for their input, as well! If some of them like reading, I can ask what they took away from a book they've read multiple times and what little bits of information they catch the second or third time around that they may have missed the first time. Another way to relate this to the students is with video games. When student play the storyline, they overlook certain items and bits of interesting information about the game. When they play multi-player, they have to rely on their friends and learn how to interact with others in the same arena. And when they're single-player, not in story mode, they can sometimes find more information still.
By relating the material back tot he students and showing them how they can continually learn, we give them more power to give input and respond to our information.
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