In "Active Reading," Mark Panek details the dialogic model for discussing reading assignments in introductory composition courses he developed while teaching at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He then argues for the model's appropriateness and effectiveness for diverse student populations, situating his discussion in the conversation of collaborative classroom advocates and critics such as Kenneth Bruffee, John Trimbur, Greg Meyers, Carrie Leverenz, and Darin Payne.