Dialogue For Transforming Classrooms Into Learning Communities

Learning community consists of group of people those who collaboratively explore the world around themselves and keep on exploring the knowledge from different points of view which will finally lead to better practices in the society for sustainable future. The concept of learning community is not new rather it exists right from age of early man. The nomads, the group of people, even a tribe is a kind of learning community. The present paper has come up with an idea that how a classroom with mere some of the practices can be transformed as community of learning. The concept of the paper came to the researcher mind looking to the changed scenario of education during the past years as well as the pandemic. The practices followed in the traditional classroom needs to be updated with the time and the needs of the changing time. The paper highlights the points that why there is need for the learning communities. It briefly discuss about the difference between traditional and dialogic interactions. Followed by this it highlights about what actually learning communities mean, essential practices and challenges along with conclusions. Key words: Community, Learning Community, Dialogue