#prereading

[the-autistic-student]

The first few notes from studying 'JavaScript & jQuery - Interactive Front-End Web Development' by Jon Duckett.

Those that have seen my other JS posts will know that I've already done some work with Variables, but I've decided to make notes regardless so that they're in the same order as the book's chapters.

[universtudy]

Hi Olivia! 🖑 Can you please give tips on how to improve reading speed & taking notes? I am kind of sloe so I worry I won't be able to keep up with reading/prepping for lectures in advance. Thank you!

If you mean doing assigned readings before class, I have great news for you. You don’t actually have to read the entire thing! 

I know everyone (myself included) preaches doing all of your readings, for all of your classes, all of the time. But that doesn’t necessarily mean meticulously combing through every word and taking notes on each and every sentence. 

The skill you need to develop is skimming, and identifying the most important information without actually reading the entire text word for word. For this, I recommend: 

Reading the chapter summary or learning objectives, so you know what is the most important information. 

Reading the first sentence or two for each paragraph and deciding based on that if it is important. 

Skipping over long winded examples or anecdotes. If you are confused by the main concept after the lecture, going back and looking at these examples can be helpful, but they are not primary information.

Skip over sidebars and textboxes, because they are most likely just longer examples or case studies. 

Pay close attention to table and diagrams, because they are most likely a super concise version of what the text says. 

If you don’t understand something in the reading, make a note and move on. The lecture is either a) going to cover the content or b) going to give you an opportunity to ask the prof about it. Don’t bother self teaching from the readings until you have gone to the corresponding lecture. 

Hope this helps! 

[classroomchaos]

Got the students to color Shakespeare's picture...with his own words.

[the-autistic-student]

The best thing about reading materials, especially when you already know most of it so it's just a refresher, is that you can do it in bed.

Book: HTML & CSS - Design and Build Websites by Jon Duckett

Content: Chapter 13, Border Width and Border Style.

[the-autistic-student]

Sorry that the notes are a bit blurry, I've had shaky hands today for some reason.

So the final html chapter in my pre-reading was on audio and visual elements within webpages, and it was very interesting since I'd never used those before.

My next few photos are probably going to just be of the textbook as I know a lot of the information on CSS already.

Also peep the Iron Man gold and red that flopped :-:

[askacambridgestudent]

Hi!! Starting bio Nat sci this October!! Should I do some textbook pre reading over the summer? Would it be beneficial to reduce the workload once I’m there?

Hey,

I'm not a NatSci student, so I can't tell you for sure whether prereading will reduce your workload, but there should be no prerequisite reading for NatSci. I did some prereading for my subject in the summer before coming to Cambridge and whilst I wouldn't say that it necessarily reduced my workload (you still have to take notes and do work instructors set regardless), it did allow me to get some crucial background information or fill in gaps in areas where I felt less knowledgeable, so I was less overwhelmed with the initial rush of content in the first few weeks of my course because it seemed more familiar. I don't know to what extent this carries over into STEM subjects like yours, but if you're interested in reading or strengthening your foundational knowledge, it never hurts to give it a go. Just don't overexert yourself before you've even arrived!

[writergamermom]

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