A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.  Specialization is for insects.   

– Robert Heinlein,  Time Enough For Love, 1978, p. 48

Biographical Note:

John Peters, Ed.D., is Professor and Coordinator of the Collaborative Learning Program in the Educational Psychology Department at The University of Tennessee.   He teaches in the areas of collaborative learning, reflective practice, and action research.

John’s research interests include collaborative learning and reflective practice. His service includes work with faculty in higher education and social action groups.

John's Teaching

The Collaborative Learning Doctoral Program addresses the advanced educational needs of professionals in business, government, higher education, and non-profit organizations who seek to increase their understanding of the collaborative learning process, its facilitation, and how it can improve their professional practice with learners of any age.

Reflective Practice: Concepts and processes of reflective practice applied to educational settings.

Methods of Collaborative Inquiry: Philosophical and theoretical frameworks for designing and conducting collaborative inquiry projects.  Practice in conducting action research.

John’s Research

Vitae (.pdf format)
  

  John’s Pastimes
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Links
The Highlander Research and Education Center
The Taos Institute
The University of Tennessee