Pearson's Learning Foundations describe the optimal conditions for learning and reflect the learner experience Pearson hopes their products will create. Pearson does this by incorporating the Learning Design Principles. Each of the Learning Design Principles goes into detail about a key principle, supporting product design and marketing by describing: (1) the research that informs the principle; (2) why it matters in learning; and (3) how to apply it in practice. This document discusses how teachers can tap into human beings' natural instincts to be social in order to improve learner outcomes. When interacting with others, learners have opportunities to co-construct, develop, stress-test, and deepen their knowledge. Social learning can increase feelings of belonging, motivation to learn, and engagement with the learning experience, all of which can support learning achievement. True collaborative learning leads to better learner outcomes than cooperative, competitive, or individualistic learning. Collaboration is inherent in nearly all professional work and most models of 21st-century skills feature collaboration as a key skill for workforce readiness. This means that being able to collaborate effectively sets learners up for career success.