ABSTRACT
Work based learning groups have found that it can be valuable to ask people who are role models of effective performance how they do it. Individuals are brought into a learning context as witnesses before a group. In this role they are not required to lecture or teach; they come before the group to be questioned. We use the term ‘witness’ as it is the best metaphor for the role – the expert witness. The latter isn’t on trial but is rather asked to come to court to be questioned with respect to an area of their expertise in order to get at the truth.
