educational content
Material for teaching
Educational content is material designed to teach or inform rather than primarily entertain.
The phrase appears frequently in discussions of media, technology, and parenting: The app claims to offer educational content for toddlers.
It often carries a whiff of marketing language, promising enrichment while sometimes delivering little more than screen time with a veneer of learning.
- videosPlayable visual content
- webinarsStreamed educational broadcasts
- textbooksEducational reference volumes
- worksheetsPrinted practice documents
- reading comprehensionUnderstanding written material
e-books · study materials · online courses · simulations · podcasts · documentaries · undergraduates · collaborative projects · mobile apps · infographics · adult learners · algebra · world history · quizzes · learning objectives · language learners · tutorials · lessons
- familyorientedG-rated, PG, kid-friendly, wholesome, all ages
- learning resourcestutorials, library, textbook, guides, study guides
- Community Radiocommunity radio, college radio, public radio, listener-supported, grassroots media
- Educational Broadcastingpublic broadcasting, educational broadcasts, public television, telecourse, telecourses
- educational radioeducational programs, language courses, science programs, radio documentaries, teacher resources
- university magazinesuniversity press
educational contententertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
amusement · fluff · fun and games · guilty pleasures · clickbait
educational contentbrain rot
Cognitive decline from junk media
miseducation · misinformation · disinformation · propaganda · fake news