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Recommender Algorithms and Social Media

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Creator(s) (alphabetical)

Catherine Baker, Jeremiah Spillane

Organisation(s)

Munster Technological University, Munster Technological University Digital Media Literacy Team

Discipline(s)

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

Date Submitted

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Catherine Palmer

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Description

A video that explains how social media recommender algorithms work. It will help learners be more aware of how their social media content is delivered. The content is relevant to third level students, adult education and older secondary school students.

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

The video is part of an interactive online course in Digital Media Literacy available here. The course can be completed independently by learners or in-class. The video can also be used as a stand-alone learning resource as part of a course that examines social media.

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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Baker, C., & Spillane, J. (2026). Recommender algorithms and social media. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/recommender-algorithms-and-social-media/ License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC).

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