Web Dev Foundations with Javascript
Today
- Class Overview
- Learning To Learn
- Environment Setup
- Discuss Pairing
Class Overview
Syllabus
Class Overview
Materials
Class Overview
Links
Learning to Learn
Objectives
- Explain the 3 stage learning process
- Identify strategies you will use during each stage of the 3 stage learning process
Learn to Learn
The Three Stage Learning Process
1. Set The Stage
Not Pictured: Learning
Why?
Start Clean
Clarify the What and the Why
What is the next step I am doing, and why?
Prioritize process over product
Time spent practicing is key!
2. Play
Learning === Play
Wrestle with Concepts
Strive for Fluency
Listen like you're about to play a game
Push yourself and Explore further
Take Risks
“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.”
– Aristotle
3. Reflect
Learn to teach yourself.
Self Assess
How do I know that I know what I think I know?
Ask new questions
Connect the dots.
Objectives
- Explain the 3 stage learning process
- Identify strategies you will use during each stage of the 3 stage learning process
Check Your Understanding
- Set The Stage
- Play
- Reflect
Write these down, define what they mean for your learning process.
Set The Stage
What happens during the "Set The Stage" phase?
When do you set the stage?
How often should you re-set the stage?
Play
What does "Play" mean when learning to program?
What does it mean to "tinker"?
Reflect
Share a structured way of reflecting
Talk about challenges you have had in the past with your learning process
Discuss how this process may help with those challenges
Dev Environment
Editing Code
https://atom.io/
https://www.sublimetext.com/3
Running Code
http://repl.it/
http://google.com/chrome/
Examining Code
http://pythontutor.com/javascript.html#mode=edit
Pairing