# Sample LA: Collaboration _Explain best practices for solving problems in a collaborative setting._ **Note**: The Collaboration learning outcome will likely be assessed with an essay, rather than a short problem. --- _Explain best practices for solving problems in a collaborative setting._ Consider the following dialogue between driver and navigator. Driver: I'm not quite sure what to do here. What do you think? Navigator: Really? It's easy. You just need a call to map. Type "map square list 1 2 3". Driver: Ok. Like this? Navigator: No! You need a paren before map. And just type the single quote for the list. You spell it "sqr" not "square". Navigator: Don't put another single quote at the end of the list! Navigator: Let's start again. Open parenthesis. The word "map". A space. The word "ess queue are". Another space. A tick mark. Another open parenthesis. The numeral 1. A space. The numeral 2. A space. The numeral 3. A close parenthesis. Another close parenthesis. Driver: What else do you think we should do? Navigator: Press the return key. Duh. a. What went well in this conversation? b. What went poorly? c. How could the navigator have been a better partner?