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'''Wiki technology in teaching and learning '''

Topic for FDP 2015: A 'USES AND GRATIFICATIONS' APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF WIKI TECHNOLOGY IN ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

''Zixiu Guo School of Information Systems, University of New South Wales, z.guo@unsw.edu.au

Ying Zhang University of New South Wales, zhang.ying@student.unsw.edu.au

Kenneth J. Stevens University of New South Wales, k.stevens@unsw.edu.au''

'''KEY WORDS: '''Wiki Technology, constructivist larning, uses and gratifications approach (U&G), technology-mediated laearning (TML), motivations.

'''Definition: '''Uses and Gratifications Approach: Uses and gratifications theory (UGT) is an approach to understanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific needs. UGT is an audience-centered approach to understanding mass communication.