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TOP OF THE LIST IN 2025 – FOR THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n This video platform is both a\u00a0key learning resource as well as a place for anyone to share their own video content.<\/p>\n Website:\u00a0<\/strong>youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n Rankings in the previous surveys:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Comments on YouTube in 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “It offers a vast library of educational content on nearly any subject. It is often free and easily accessible.” Mehran Khan, Pakistan<\/p>\n “Versatility of topics, amount of materials to choose from, it is possible to create lists, it is easy to find content of the highest quality, and it has a free version.” e-learning specialist, Poland<\/p>\n “A powerful learning platform providing video tutorials, lectures, and explanatory content across various subjects, making complex topics more accessible.” Ramesh Kumar, Pakistan<\/p>\n “A wealth of educational content from crash courses to in-depth university lectures” Lelia Clapon, Belgium<\/p>\n “A platform where we can host and share the videos, and it also provides access to educational videos, tutorials, and lectures, and much more at no cost” \u00a0Khadim Hussain, Pakistan<\/p>\n “Even though YouTube contains a lot of lower quality information, it still provides quick access to adequate knowledge if one knows how to use the search functions cleverly and learns to select which channels are reliable.” Gert van Enk, Netherlands<\/p>\n “From tutorials and lectures to documentaries, YouTube remains an essential tool for learners across disciplines.” Sajjad Ahma, Pakistan<\/p>\n “My go to for tutorial videos on using software” Stefan Drenth, Learning Experience Designer, Netherlands<\/p>\n “I like YouTube for quick, practitioner-tested fixes and demos when I\u2019m stuck on niche problems” Astrid van Dael, Agora coach en teacher trainer, Netherlands<\/p>\n “Offers free, engaging video content that explains complex concepts in simple ways, supporting visual and auditory learners.” Natnicha Neampuang, teacher, Thailand<\/p>\n Previous comments on YouTube<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n “Entertaining way of learning.” 2024<\/p>\n “I can be entertained by talented people with original content. But I can myself be a producer as well. So versatile” 2024<\/p>\n “It helps in academia as well as it also helps to explore the world.” 2024<\/p>\n “YouTube is indispensable for its vast array of educational content, tutorials, and entertainment, offering accessible learning resources and endless opportunities for discovery and creativity.” 2024<\/p>\n “YouTube is my go-to for anything I need to learn by seeing how it’s done. Need to change a tire? Youtube.” 2024<\/p>\n “It contains the best repository of tutorials in the world.” Academic, Colombia<\/p>\n “Our company uses YOUTube to share expert talks, book talks and other professional supporting content aligned to our compressed knowledge library. This makes our resources readily available and placed to meet our learners where they are at the point of need. (I use it for this very purpose)” Heather Miller, Customer Service Manager, USA<\/p>\n “I like this tool to assist in teaching to show students various videos over subject matter.” Holly Lang, Elementary teacher, USA<\/p>\n “YouTube offers an array of content that I can draw information from and use within my lessons. For example, I can include supplemental videos such as Crash Course, ACDC Economics, and so much more. Additionally, I use this to understand ways to become a better and more efficient teacher by searching tutorials about Canvas, Google Classroom, or any other tool.” Anthony N, Social Studies Teacher, USA<\/p>\n “I use it for listening to music, interviews, Ted talks and instruction videos. I also make instruction video\u2019s in my professional life for explaining how to make assessments or reports in our online environment.” Desk Officer, Belgium<\/p>\n “Currently the most accessible and versatile source of information. Critical mindset during use remains desirable.” Gert van Enk, Manager Learning, Netherlands<\/p>\n “You find tutorials on basically ANYTHING!” Patrick Brauweiler, Trainer and Consultant in L&D, Germany, 2022<\/p>\n “Building my playlists to dive deep into topics from subject matter experts. Catching with replays from webinars, talks, meetups, and live Q&As, I could not attend in communities I engage. Digging craft from creatives from around the world in arts. Learning from how-tos.” \u00a0Rotana Ty, Learning and Community Analyst, France, 2022<\/p>\n “have a YouTube channel where I review books and add my own little spin to them on \u201cwhat you can learn through them\u201d however, I make it clear that I don\u2019t care about Likes, Follows, Shares and I tell people they DON\u2019T have to subscribe.\u00a0\u00a0YouTube for me is my online CV \u2013 a visual portfolio of my work\u00a0and learning\u00a0(although I have Unlisted many of the Collections since 2016)” Helen Blunden, Continual and Lifelong Learner, Australia, 2022<\/p>\n “Great How-To source. I generally use more outside of work, hobby-related, than for work purposes.” Peter Forrest, Senior Learning Consultant, UK, 2022<\/p>\n “a frequent resource when I need to be hand-held (e.g., when I wanted guidance flying a drone!). I also use it as a channel for sharing some of my playfulness.” David Simpson, retired Professor, USA, 2022<\/p>\n “Whether it\u2019s a Sparks performance of How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall a track I fell in love with watching the end of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, an instructional video on how to fix my dishwasher machine, or a clear explanation of how an N95 mask actually works, YouTube delivers!” Adrian Segar, Author Conferences That Work, USA, 2022<\/p>\n “Whether I need to find how to take the stopper out of the sink in the bathroom to unclog the drain, or if I need to find a quick tutorial on how to do something more advanced in an Excel Spreadsheet, YouTube typically has a short video that\u2019s gonna help me solve my problem.” Brian Washburn, CEO Endurance Learning, USA, 2022<\/p>\n “Building my own playlists to dive deep into topics from subject matter experts. Catching with replays from webinars, talks, meetups, live Q&As I could not attend in communities I engage. Digging craft from creatives from around the world in arts. Learning from how-tos.” Rotana Ty, Learning Catalyst, France, 2021<\/p>\n “It’s my everything. The main tool I spend most time in and first choice to explore anything I need.” Helen Blunden, Community Manager, Australia, 2021<\/p>\n “This is both a tool for getting knowledge on almost everything and also a great way to share what I’ve learned.” Mark Allenby, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, UK, 2021<\/p>\n “Favorite place for quick self learning” Alfred Remmits, Netherlands, 2021<\/p>\n “easy to learn new things easy to get resources for kids learning” Kalaivani Kalaiselram, Educator, Malaysia, 2021<\/p>\n “Gain more ideas not only in teaching and learning field… in relaxation too by listening to musics and watch serials.” Caroline, Teacher, Malaysia, 2021<\/p>\n “For inspiration and good laughs, plus they have a great tool you can use to make subtitles for your videos” Lili ten Berge, Animation Editor, Netherlands, 2021<\/p>\n “A platform where I can keep a collection of educational videos that can be accessed by learners. At the same time, a resourceful platform with many videos that can support teaching and also for personal development as well.” Seri Salina Zakri, Instructional Designer, Malaysia, 2021<\/p>\n “Every person on earth uses this tool. It is a life saver, you can use it for anything.” JP, elearning specialist, Suriname, 2021<\/p>\n “YouTube is number one on my list because it is a tool students are familiar with and use recreationally. I use YouTube in my classroom by finding videos over the content we are covering in class and post links to it in Google Slide study sheets. Students are able to go to the slide and click on what they are struggling on and see a video on youtube from a different teacher explaining the same concept we are covering in class. I am not jealous if a student learns the content from another teacher-made video better than my instruction. I just want the student to learn.” Darren Vance, Middle School Math teacher, USA, 2021<\/p>\n “Simple cheap hosting of videos.” Brian Mulligan, Head of Online Learning Innovation, Ireland, 2021<\/p>\n “It’s a quick way of learning about a subject and letting others learn quickly about the subject.” Roberto GAlvez, Corporate Services Director, Indonesia, 2021<\/p>\n “Can’t deny it; I’m learning a lot from specific educational channels. High quality, super interesting topics and always engaging.” Los Berden, Blended Learning Specialist, Netherlands, 2021<\/p>\n “Learn anything fast. Challenge is to find the GOOD YouTubers, but once you do, their content is invaluable.” Kely McKeown, Senior Manager, Corporate Global Training and Systems, USA, 2021<\/p>\n “YouTube is a dangerous distraction when you\u2019re working alone, but it\u2019s also a friend when you need expert guidance. As well as learning how to re-grout my bathroom tiles, I\u2019ve also caught some excellent videos from and about L&D experts.\u00a0My dependence on YouTube for entertainment means that its algorithms mainly serve me cat videos and DIY tips. Playlists help filter these out, however, and I am building a personally curated collection of favourites videos to return to.” Olivia Rowland, UK, 2021<\/p>\n “No 1″ YouTube. No denying it, it\u2019s YouTube.\u00a0 I\u2019m a subscriber to many channels and have learned SO MUCH especially during COVID.\u00a0 YouTube has now overtaken Google and I search for video content more over text base content and then work backwards.\u00a0 I have recently revisited learning French and have a goal to be accredited through DELF (so I\u2019ll need some formal education) and until I take my assessments, I\u2019m using Playlists of French channels on YouTube to help me here. I use it so much that I\u2019m now thinking of being a subscriber so I don\u2019t see any more ads because during COVID I noticed a massive increase in the amounts of ads they now show which is quite irritating.” Helen Blunden<\/a>, Community Manager, Australia, 2020<\/p>\n “It’s where I look for tutorials all day long and whenever I need to learn something… anything. It’s my second source of knowledge.” Daniel Perdig\u00e3o, Chief Energizer Officer, Portugal, 2020<\/p>\n “Simplest way to get no-nonsense, practical ways to overcome some of my tech fails and barriers. And helps me to raise my game with slides.” Dawn Sillett, Learning & Development consultant and trainer, UK, 2020<\/p>\n “By far the one place I keep coming back to for curated Playlists of excellent learning content” Helen Blunden, Community Manager, Australia<\/p>\n “I use this now more to curate what I find and share for my classes. I don’t at this point create videos for instruction, but see the benefit” Jared, Visual Art Educator, USA<\/p>\n “Building my own playlists to dive deep into topics from SMEs over conferences, webinars, talks, meetups, live Q&As, how-tos” Rotana Ty, Learning Catalyst. Internal Community Manager, France, 2020<\/p>\n “a major media source, both for entertainment and formal\/informal learning” Ian Gardner, Online Learning and Development Coordinator, Switzerland, 2020<\/p>\n “When I need to learn something fast” Athais Fagundes, L&D Specialist, Brazil, 2020<\/p>\n “I kinda hate to add this because there is so much I don’t like about the platform – comments, (un)related videos, etc…but when I need to learn something like how to oil this specific chainsaw, I can find a video there of someone who is showing how to do it. That crowdsourcing is a great learning tool.” Audrey J Williams, Vice President, IT\/CIO, USA, 2020<\/p>\n “I use it to develop skills such as photo editing where I have the option to watch tutorials and follow a range of photographers who share the way in which they work. At work we use it as a repository for recordings of Live classes.” Steve Batchelder, Learning and Development Officer, UK, 2020<\/p>\n “So much content. Can learn to do anything.” Learning Designer, UK, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n
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