Making Great Video Tutorials: Best Practices and Practical Planning
Thursday, January 22, 2026
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Central | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Mountain | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific
This webinar offers a practical, experience-based guide to creating effective video tutorials for libraries. Learn best practices for planning and production and explore instructional strategies for integrating video into your teaching—whether through flipped classroom models, library websites, or learning management systems. We’ll discuss video production workflows from scripting to publishing, emphasizing best practices like modular design for breaking down complex topics and closed captioning for accessibility and viewer flexibility.Learning Outcomes
- Identify effective instructional and implementation strategies for creating and using video tutorials in a library environment.
- Understand the key steps in a video production workflow, from initial planning to final publication.
- Apply best practices, such as modular design and the use of closed captioning, to create accessible and engaging video tutorials.
Presenter
Jason Puckett
Online Education & Anthropology Librarian | Research & Engagement
Georgia State University
Jason Puckett plans, supports, and implements online instruction for programs across all campuses. He provides expert research assistance, collection building, and library instruction for students, staff, and faculty in Anthropology. Jason also manages the library’s virtual services like chat reference and our knowledge base and teaches the Zotero bibliographic management tool.
Registration
Pricing is listed to the right on this page. To register, use the register button to checkout. You can register a group by specifying the number of people who will be accessing the webcast during checkout. If you are an ACRL member, you can purchase seats for yourself and your colleagues at the ACRL discount rate.| Number of Seats | Discount |
|---|---|
| 3-5 | 15% |
| 16+ | If you are registering 16 or more individuals for a webinar or are interested in group registrations for other learning events, please get in touch with us at ce@ala.org. |
Tech Requirements
ACRL Webinars are held in Zoom Meeting. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. Interaction with presenters is encouraged through text-based chat, and closed captioning is available.
Presentations will be recorded and the link to the recordings will be posted for registrants in the ALA LMS after the live events.
Contact
If you have questions or need to make arrangements for additional assistance or accessibility, please contact Margot Conahan (mconahan@ala.org).