Exploring Collaborative and Creative Learning Experience Through Playing Ocarina Ensemble in Chinese Public Schools

Values And Benefits Of Collaborative And Creative Learning

Learning based on the number of persons that are involved in the learning process could be categorized into two approaches: interactive learning or social learning, and individual or independent learning. In independent or individual learning, people focus more on self-learning, an acquisition process of obtaining knowledge evolved internally (Illeris, 2017). There is limited interaction with other learners, if any. Although the independent learning will be affected by the social surrounding and context, it is an individual work that starts and is completed by the learner. By contrast, social learning—where people bring different perspectives and expertise to the learning task, share understanding of the problems, negotiate with and challenge each other to reach an agreement, and work collaboratively to gain the knowledge—is characterized as collaborative learning (Daft & Weick, 1984; Miyake, 2011; Miyake & Kirschner, 2006; Roschelle, 1992). Collaborative learning teaches students how to work together, share responsibilities, and solve problems together.