Abstract: As the amount of educational multimedia content being created is increasing at a fast pace, it is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate this content and provide e-learners in general and mobile learners in particular with the most relevant content. This paper proposes a classification of educational multimedia clips into six generic categories based on their particularities. The classification has the potential to enhance the existing solutions for educational multimedia content retrieval, adaptation and personalisation based on learners’ preferences and their device characteristics. The paper also presents the results of a subjective case-study that aimed to investigate the suitability of the proposed categories of educational clips for mobile learning.