instructional videos

How-to visual guides

Instructional videos are recordings that teach viewers how to do something—assemble furniture, apply makeup, perform CPR, cook a dish.

The format dominates online learning, from professional training courses to amateur YouTube tutorials.

I watched a few instructional videos before attempting the repair myself.

Opposites
purpose

instructional videosdisinformation

Intentional deceptive falsehoods

music videos · prank videos · viral videos · cat videos · gaming streams

delivery format

instructional videoslive demonstrations

Real-time instructional performances

classroom instruction · hands-on training · textbooks

delivery mode

instructional videossynchronous learning

Education happening simultaneously

hands-on training · one-on-one mentoring · apprenticeship

Family

video, instruction, instruct, instructional

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G