Best Practices for Online Video Tutorials: A Study of Student Preferences and Understanding

Authors

Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Merinda Kaye-Hensley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lisa J. Hinchliffe, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Publication Title

Communications in Information Literacy

Volume

4

Issue

1

First page number:

17

Last page number:

28

Abstract

In order to develop best practices for online video library tutorials, this research study used an interview-based research method to investigate usability, findability, and instructional effectiveness. The findings document student learner preferences and are the basis for guidelines for future tutorial development.

Keywords

Effective teaching

Disciplines

Education | Higher Education | Information Literacy | Library and Information Science

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Bowles-Terry, M., Kaye-Hensley, M., Hinchliffe, L. J. (2010). Best Practices for Online Video Tutorials: A Study of Student Preferences and Understanding. Communications in Information Literacy, 4(1), 17-28.