Introduction

Welcome to Theories of Individual and Collective Learning, a comprehensive, online, open education resource available for students, educators, and learning thinkers who would like to learn more about how learning theory plays out within contemporary learning organizations.

From a classical to a contemporary understanding of learning, learning theory and how it is applied in school and work settings will be examined.  Important issues, such as learning about, and from differences, learning for citizenship and moral development, knowing and learning, interdisciplinarity, and Indigenous pedagogy will also be discussed. We conclude with a discussion of measuring and assessing learning, along with the use of metaphors and images for organizational learning.  Theories of Individual and Collective Learning will provide a concise framework to allow reflection on these timely educational topics.

The philosophy presented here incorporates the idea of providing thoughtful educational content, without the financial burden of a for-profit textbook. The content provided in this resource will engage, enhance, and construct new and deep learning in cognitive skills and academic knowledge within the readers, forging a connection between learning theories and their application in modern learning organizations.

Enjoy your journey through Theories of Individual and Collective Learning!

-Clayton Smith and Carson Babich