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== Definition ==
== Definition ==


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* It is sometimes used as a global term for everything that is cooperative, collaborative, etc.
* It is sometimes used as a global term for everything that is cooperative, collaborative, etc.
* It can refer to pedagogical designs that feature [[collective intelligence]], i.e. some sorts of sharing activities like it often happens in [[project-oriented learning]] designs where teams work on their own project but sometimes must engage in exchange activities.
* It can refer to pedagogical designs that feature [[collective intelligence]], i.e. some sorts of sharing activities like it often happens in [[project-oriented learning]] designs where teams work on their own project but sometimes must engage in exchange activities.
* It can refer to situations where a collective (i.e. several individuals) go through a same transformation.


== Collective learning types ==


de Laat and Simons typology of "Individual and collective learning processes and outcomes":
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<th>Individual</th>
<th>Collective</th>
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<th colspan="1" rowspan="2">Processes</th>
<th>Individual</th>
<td>Individual learning</td>
<td>Individual learning processes with collective outcomes</td>
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<th>Collective</th>
<td>Learning in social interaction</td>
<td>Collective learning</td>
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de Laat and Simons typology of different collective learning types:
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<th>Implicit</th>
<th>Explicit</th>
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<th>Individual outcomes</th>
<td>Networking</td>
<td>Learning team</td>
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<th>Collective organisational outcomes</th>
<td>Working team</td>
<td>Community of practise</td>
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<th>Collective professional outcomes</th>
<td>Working team</td>
<td>Community of learners</td>
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== References ==
== References ==


de Laat, Maarten and Robert-Jan Simons, Collective learning: Theoretical perspectives and ways to suppport netowrked learning, Vocational Training, 27.
* de Laat, Maarten and Robert-Jan Simons, Collective learning: Theoretical perspectives and ways to suppport networked learning, Vocational Training, 27. [http://www2.trainingvillage.gr/download/journal/bull-27/27_en_delaat.pdf PDF]
[http://www2.trainingvillage.gr/download/journal/bull-27/27_en_delaat.pdf PDF]
 
* De Laat, M., Lally, V., Lipponen, L. and Simons, R.-J. (2007) ‘Online teaching in networked learning communities’, Instructional Science, 35, 257-286
 
[[Category: Pedagogic strategies]]
[[Category: Collaborative learning]]

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Definition

Collective learning can refer to different concepts:

  • It is sometimes used as a global term for everything that is cooperative, collaborative, etc.
  • It can refer to pedagogical designs that feature collective intelligence, i.e. some sorts of sharing activities like it often happens in project-oriented learning designs where teams work on their own project but sometimes must engage in exchange activities.
  • It can refer to situations where a collective (i.e. several individuals) go through a same transformation.

Collective learning types

de Laat and Simons typology of "Individual and collective learning processes and outcomes":

Outcomes
Individual Collective
Processes Individual Individual learning Individual learning processes with collective outcomes
Collective Learning in social interaction Collective learning

de Laat and Simons typology of different collective learning types:

Implicit Explicit
Individual outcomes Networking Learning team
Collective organisational outcomes Working team Community of practise
Collective professional outcomes Working team Community of learners

References

  • de Laat, Maarten and Robert-Jan Simons, Collective learning: Theoretical perspectives and ways to suppport networked learning, Vocational Training, 27. PDF
  • De Laat, M., Lally, V., Lipponen, L. and Simons, R.-J. (2007) ‘Online teaching in networked learning communities’, Instructional Science, 35, 257-286