Crowdsourcing is a form of collective intelligence where individuals learn from multiple sources. It is usually based on the assumption that collective intelligence driven by multiple digital ecologies produces more robust solutions to human problems than individual intelligence. Crowdsourcing is a modern form of learning facilitated by digital technologies such as the internet, social media platforms and machine aid learning. As a form of collective intelligence, crowdsourcing believes that knowledge can be shared and it is through the sharing of knowledge that we improve on what we have learnt. Crowdsourcing is very good because it aims at bridging the gaps between slow learners and very good students by providing them enormous opportunities to engage in mutual learning. It is important to add that crowdsourcing survives on collaborative intelligence and community of learners who engage in continuous interaction that progressively produces knowledge that is needed for societal development.

As opposed to the traditional classroom learning where the structure of the classroom and time allotted to subjects often restrict learners from collaborating and sourcing information from others, crowdsourcing ensures that individuals have access to multiple sources of information, knowledge, expertise and ideas in a way that learning is targeted at ''Problem Solving through Collective Intelligence''.

A good example of crowdsourcing is when a group of students engage in continuous interaction on the development of a security architecture suitable for managing a volatile urban environment. While some may be thinking that deploying the police to the urban environment is the best solution, continuous interaction in the digital space can empower the students with modern skills of using CCTV Cameras and Community Policing. Crowdsourcing is therefore a more robust approach to learning.

Links on Crowdsourcing

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26648473

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23218093

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0740624X21000290

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2226585622000723

Youtube Videos Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1su_Ceqj5E4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-38uPkyH9vI