The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the preferences and practices of students enrolled in online graduate programs regarding instructional video or visual tools used by instructors. Graduate students enrolled in online courses were surveyed to determine their perceptions of the best and worst instructional video or visual tools used in courses. The study utilized a Likert scale to determine the levels of satisfaction with various video or visual tools. Data revealed a significant difference in the instructional video or visual tools preferred by students enrolled in graduate programs. The results of the survey found that students prefer to do course work independently, without utilizing instructional videos or visual tools used by instructors. A Chi-Square analysis revealed that students who utilize all instructional videos or visual tools had a high level of satisfaction with online courses. In comparison, those who did not utilize all instructional videos or visual tools had a low level of satisfaction with online courses.