ABSTRACT
Collaborative education can be described in relation to its key characteristics as well as by the type of disciplines or professions which are involved. There are many benefits for those who engage in collaborative education, including the creation of new connections, new insights into learning and teaching, and the exchange of knowledge and creativity. One of the characteristics of a good collaborative learning space is that it is non-hierarchical. Collaborative education encompasses recognition that there are multiple differences: differences in subject specialism and expertise, differences in approaches to teaching and learning, and differences in skills. In a context where students are customers, purchasing education at a significant cost, it is increasingly important that learning products are perceived as being of high value. Interdisciplinary education uses approaches in which explanations are considered from a range of viewpoints, leading to an integrated overview, a new collective way of seeing.
