How-To Tutorial Reflection

For my how-to tutorial, I chose to do a tutorial on how to make a bloody Mary. I chose

this tutorial because I work in a restaurant that has popular brunch specials on the weekends,

therefore I make numerous bloody Marys in a weekend. This video consists of my coworker

making a bloody Mary using the steps from my original graphic organizer tutorial. It was filmed

by me as I explained the steps.

The first method of online instruction I will discuss will be the graphic organizer. The

graphic organizer is a good way to give instruction via technology due to the simplicity of just

having a PDF file with all the steps written out. A PDF file is easiest, in my experience, to share

via email, text, blackboard, and so forth. A disadvantage of the graphic organizer that I noted

was the fact it is hard to condense a lot of information to where the steps are not too wordy

and long to fit on the organizer aesthetically and without looking cluttered. Something I did like

about the graphic organizer was being able to design it and make it aesthetically pleasing, as I

love graphic design or anything related to it. I could see the graphic organizer being used for

food blogs/websites/recipe tutorials, as you can write the steps out in preparing a dish,

similarly to I did with the cocktail. Another context I could see the organizer used would be if

teachers need to give students instructions as to how to complete a project or assignment.

The second method of online instruction used for this tutorial was the video tutorial,

which was my favorite. A benefit of this method is that you can concretely show the steps of

the process, as well as do a voiceover or talk viewers through what you are doing. Another

benefit of this method is that you can guarantee more detailed instruction considering it is

visual and auditory, therefore more detail can be given in how to complete the steps. I
disadvantage I ran into, however, was sharing the video files. My USB on my laptop is broken,

therefore I had to try several ways to get the video from my iPhone to my laptop, as well as

submit it to blackboard (it would not accept the video file) or email it to the instructor (my

iPhone would not let me email a video). I could also see videos such as these being very

beneficial in recipe tutorials, as I have made lots of recipes from videos I found online. Another

context video tutorials have benefitted me in my life is watching workout videos that walk you

through the steps of a workout.