Collective learning

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.

Collective learning types

Individual and collective learning processes and outcomes

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

Different types of collective learning Individual outcomes Collective organisational outcomes Implicit Networking Working team Explicit Learning team Community of practice Collective profesional 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.

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