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Video: Big Tech, Gen AI and Challenges to Wellbeing

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Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Jeremiah Spillane, Oonagh O'Brien

Organisation(s)

Munster Technological University, Munster Technological University Digital Media Literacy Team

Discipline(s)

Administration and Law, Business, Generic programmes and qualifications, Health and Welfare, Information and Communication Technologies, journalism and information,

Topic(s)

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), Other

License

CC BY-NC

Media Format

Video

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Submitted by

Catherine Palmer

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Description

The video examines the impact of digital technology on the wellbeing of children and young people. It highlights ethics and legislation relating to social media platforms and Gen AI. It will be of interest to educators in third level, adult education and older school children. Content warning: it includes references to upsetting examples.

Benefit of this resource and how to make the best use of it

The video is part of a larger Digital Media Literacy module (coming soon) that can be completed by learners independently or in class. Educators can use the video as a stand – alone resource related to the broad topics of social media platforms and GenAI.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC license, permitting sharing and adaptation for non-commercial purposes with proper attribution.

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Spillane, J., & O'Brien, O. (2026). Video: big tech, gen ai and challenges to wellbeing. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/video-big-tech-gen-ai-and-challenges-to-wellbeing/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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