Using collective intelligence by sharing knowledge and gathering ideas. This can be used for problem solving, predicting outcomes, or to generate institutional strategies. 

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- Crowd Wisdom
- Crowd Creation
- Crowd Funding
- Crowd Voting

Types of crowdsourcing used education

Solemon, B., Ariffin, I., Din, M. M., & Anwar, R. M. (2013). A review of the uses of crowdsourcing in higher education. International Journal of Asian Social Science, 3(9), 2066-2073.

A review of the uses of crowdsourcing in higher education. International

Crowd Wisdom

Using the crowd for the creation of a product or a service. The group is used to produce a product or provide a service in a way that requires fewer resources from the institution. 

Crowd Creation

A group pools money that is typically raised by small donations to fund something. Typically used to fund scholarships or research. 

Crowd Funing

Getting the opinion, ideas, or decision of the public by way of voting. This can be used to get a group's opinion of something. It also can help get others invested in a given project.

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