Social learning tools

<p>Social learning tools are tools used for <a href="/facts/Pedagogy/t1LIfLeC">pedagogical</a> and <a href="/facts/Andragogy/XYoyWYIr">andragogical</a> purposes that utilize <a href="/facts/Social_software/HMCEXGNV">social software</a> and/or <a href="/facts/Social_media/kUIkfpIA">social media</a> in order to facilitate learning through interactions between individuals and systems. The idea of setting up "social learning tools" is to make education more convenient and widespread. It also allows an interaction between users and/or the software which can bring a different aspect to learning. People can acquire knowledge by distance learning tools, for instance, <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a>, <a href="/facts/Twitter/VWwDNGUm">Twitter</a>, <a href="/facts/Khan_Academy/4G99cy12">Khan Academy</a> and so on. Social learning tools may mediate in <a href="/facts/Formal_learning/zcVyHeQw">formal</a> or <a href="/facts/Informal_learning/BlyExBD2">informal learning</a> environments to help create connections between <a href="/facts/Learner/lehEKRjC">learners</a>, <a href="/facts/Teacher/5zkjcWo8">instructors</a> and <a href="/facts/Information/3LdrzXtJ">information</a>. These connections form dynamic knowledge networks. Social learning tools are used in schools for teaching/learning and in businesses for training. Within a school environment, the use of social learning tools can affect not only the user (student) but his/her caretaker as well as his/her instructor. It brings a different approach to the traditional way of learning which affects the student and his/her support circle. Companies also use social learning tools. They used them to improve knowledge transfer within departments and across teams. Businesses use a variety of these tools to create a social learning environment. They are also used in company settings to help improve team work, problem solving, and performance in stressful situations.
</p><p>Social learning tools are used for people who are willing to share their good ideas/thoughts with someone else. The ideas can be related to either the academic studies or any other daily skills that we want to share with others. Social learning tools connect learning to our daily lives. It creates a learning environment more truthful to today's society. There are a couple of common elements that should be present in a social learning tool. Technology should be involved to allow physical and cognitive learning. There should be interactions between the people who use the tool and interactions with the software. Another element is trust. Users should trust the software and what other people have created.
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Social learning tools