Navigating Four Billion Videos: Teacher Search Strategies and the "YouTube" Algorithm

Autor/inn/en	Fyfield, Matthew; Henderson, Michael; Phillips, Michael
Titel	Navigating Four Billion Videos: Teacher Search Strategies and the "YouTube" Algorithm
Quelle	In: Learning, Media and Technology, 46 (2021) 1, S.47-59 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fyfield, Matthew) ORCID (Henderson, Michael) ORCID (Phillips, Michael)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1743-9884
DOI	10.1080/17439884.2020.1781890
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Web 2.0 Technologies; Information Sources; Online Searching; Media Selection; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Teaching Experience; Secondary School Teachers; Catholic Schools; Selection Criteria; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information source; Informationsquelle; Online-Recherche; Medienwahl; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Katholische Schule; Selection criterion; Auslesekriterium; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	"YouTube" hosts a vast catalogue of instructional videos that are increasingly used in formal education contexts. Teachers regularly use "YouTube" to select videos for students, but the processes they use to select these resources have been understudied. This study explores how teachers search for videos, and the role of "YouTube"'s complex algorithm in that process. It reports on a case study of nine Australian teachers working across two schools, at various stages of their careers, from a variety of subject domains. When searching for content on "YouTube," most teachers use what can be described as a search and scroll method, meaning they enter a relatively simple search term then scroll through the resulting list. This strategy relies on the teacher to select appropriate videos displayed by "YouTube"'s algorithm, representing an entanglement of human and software labour. The considerations of teachers around specificity to learning goals, length, engagement, and affect when choosing videos are discussed as important factors in final selection. While some teachers navigated through the search returns using well-developed content knowledge, others used rushed, or uncritical methods, increasing the influence of the algorithm in their practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01