Algorithmic Affordances

In a world shaped by algorithms and fed by infinite scroll, attention has become the most valuable-and most fragile-resource in education. Instructional designer and educator Benson Njoroge explores how AI-curated social media environments shape learning far beyond the classroom, often without our awareness. From the swipe of a feed to the nudge of a notification, learners today are immersed in persuasive systems that subtly teach habits, values, and ways of thinking. This book offers a timely and practical guide for educators, designers, and learning leaders who want to engage with-not retreat from-this new reality. Blending theory, case studies, and reflective tools, Algorithmic Affordances invites readers to design with care, resist shallow engagement, and reimagine attention as something we cultivate together. This is more than an instructional design book-it's a call to reclaim presence, agency, and intention in the age of predictive media.