Detailed case study shows a spell checker's affordances are enacted in rich, creative ways beyond designers' intentions¶

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q1 i? Cekaite's detailed analysis of several students using a spell checker shows the function can be enacted in surprisingly rich and creative ways in situated practices of real users. → Gerry Stahl & Friedrich Hesse 2009

Evidence¶

Gerry Stahl & Friedrich Hesse 2009¶

Gerry Stahl & Friedrich Hesse. (2009). Classical dialogs in CSCL. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-009-9071-y

q1 · i? · qualitative · r?

The editorial describes Cekaite's detailed case study of several students using a spell checker, showing the function enacted in "surprisingly rich and creative ways in the situated practices of real users," supporting student writing through methods tied to the students' activity or interaction.

"Asta Cekaite 's detailed analysis of several students using a spell checker shows, however, how this function can be enacted in surprisingly rich and creative ways in the situated practices of real users."

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