17 Exploring hosting platform and tool affordances

As you begin the process of specifying the course, it’s worth exploring how the affordances and constraints of the hosting platform or tool you intend to use might affect your course.

Although pedagogy should inform the learning activity types you design, you may need to adjust your ideas based on the features available on the hosting platform. This may lead to greater creativity as you seek ways to achieve your intended learning outcomes within the bounds of the technology. However, you can minimise stress and rework later if you can anticipate any limitations at
this stage.