The Wiki activity felt very different to the collaboration on the LMS site. In particular, I did enjoy reading other people’s posts and seeing how that discussion grew through time. The Wiki made the discussion more fluid and it was easy for any user to see where in the discussion they could share their comments. It also allowed the user to know exactly what the discussion was talking about at any given point. The information (on the page and discussion) is laid out clearly. This ease of use creates many advantages to using Wikis for group collaboration.
There are some challenges to using Wikis for group collaboration. The LMS discussions seem to present a more personal and comfortable medium for a user to speak what is on his or her mind. The posts on the LMS discussions also seem to be directed more towards individuals, whereas posts on Wikis seem more directed towards the entire group. This presents a challenge when collaborating with a big group (over 15 people) because it is difficult to find your voice among all the comments. Sometimes I would want to clarify what I wanted to say to an individual user, but the discussion does not seem to concern others so I leave it alone. Therefore, for Wikis to be successful, it may need to have a smaller group of users or have a large group of anonymous users (who do not post their names after each comment). It is difficult to edit the Wiki page when there are names attached to each comment. It is better to make it seem more like a public page that can be edited by anyone.