1. Technical features, affordances and pedagogy – analysis of Wikis
Features of the technology Affordances (activities and practice)
Affordances (examples of pedagogy and
designs)
Ability to participate in collaborative
learning
Interactive with the ability to edit. Very
democratic process. Can share ideas and
opinions
Writing and editing affordances. Wikis can be
seen as a tool “mediating” between an idea, a
piece of work etc..and the student.
Learners become “publishers” rather than
“consumers” of knowledge
Social affordances of exchanging idea when
posting an entry to the wiki separately.
Technological affordances – allowing students to
use a variety of techniques to respond to their
peers
Easy to edit
Allows for exchange of ideas
Variety of content can be added
Text, video, RSS feeds, photos, images
Helps distance learners engage with their
peers. Convenient.
Can add, edit anytime anywhere
Assessment
Teacher can evaluate students’ work easily

2. Self reflection
Able to review posts and entries
Knowledge creation Can add and/or edit content
Develops deeper relationship between
teacher and student
Supports teacher and student engagement.
Provides social connections Collaborating with others
Provide a non linear environment
Ability to hotlink - in the body of text, can
link to a concept taking you to another page.
Scaffolding
Provides a template for students to add
content, providing a timescale within which to
complete tasks
Allows open access Enables an audience to review and edit
Ability to archive pages Can see previous pages/entries