Bursting the belief in filter bubbles: A single-class activity to enhance critical thinking on algorithmic personalization

<i>This activity is suited for courses on online communication, political communication, media sociology, and concepts/theories in communication. It can be applied at different levels (bachelor, master, continuing education) and in classes of different sizes (from about 15 to several hundred students).</i> <i>After having completed this activity, students will be able to explain the concepts “information intermediaries,” “algorithmic personalization,” and “filter bubble”; synthesize the state of research on filter bubbles; and critically and realistically discuss societal risks and chances associated with these phenomena.</i>

本教学活动适用于在线传播学、政治传播学、媒介社会学以及传播学概念与理论相关课程。其可适配不同教学层级（本科、硕士、继续教育），并可应用于规模各异的课堂（约15名至数百名学生）。完成本教学活动后，学生将能够阐释“信息中介（information intermediaries）”、“算法个性化（algorithmic personalization）”与“过滤气泡（filter bubble）”三大核心概念；系统梳理关于过滤气泡的研究现状；并以批判性与务实的视角，探讨上述现象所关联的社会风险与发展机遇。