just curious to see how some other members use it pro tv to study?
Do you guys take notes as you watch or just watch as entertainment?
im currently trying to watch videos that are concurrent with the chapters in my study book and hoping to maximize retention that way, What are some strategies you guys use?
Hi Jason,
I use the ITPro videos in addition to study guides. Depending on what I’m studying I will take notes while I watch the video’s and put them together with notes I take from the books in Evernote. With the MS server and PowerShell videos I follow along with the tasks the hosts doing using server 2012 R2 VM’s I set up on a Xen server in order to get hand on experience.
I also like that that ITPro gives you the transcender exams to go along with what you are studying. Right now I’m using the CASP Trancenter test and the CASP labs. Access to those trancsender tests alone make ITPro TV worth the price, and that's on top of some really good content. I recently used the PMP videos and Don's formula sheets to help me get my Project +.
Hi Jason,
When I watch, I do take notes. not too heavy though, just things that may need memorization or reviews for later.
I also like to run a second computer and use it as my own lab I guess you could say. For instance, if I am watching an episode on switching I will set up my computer so I can follow along with my equipment and I will try to run similar results as the video I am watching. It has really helped.
I do both! I often tune to itpro.tv in the morning for entertainment (or "edutainment"). I'm usually doing something else at the same time, so I'm not completely focused on the show, and don't take notes. But I sometimes ask questions in the chat room and generally learn something. The between-episode chatter is fun to watch, though unfortunately sometimes muted.
When I want to really study some topic, I'll view a series from the course library and take notes as I watch. The process of taking notes requires mental processing that helps with deep understanding of the concepts. I will often pause the video while writing the notes so I don't miss other important points. I'll also pause the video when they reference a web resource or a concept I want to brush up on so I can do some personal research before continuing.
I've also tried downloading the audio to listen to while driving, but there are so many interesting podcasts out there that I listen to them instead.
I bought the premium year membership so i could download the content and put it on my iPhone and iPad... when I am driving to work, i listen to an episode via my car bluetooth connection instead of listening to the radio... when i switch to my iPad (obviously when i'm not driving) i use the apple handoff to continue viewing... I am using this to supplement for studying for cert exams...
I bought the Premium membership awhile ago, and just have not made time to use it since I was taking classes at a local Cisco Academy -- which was consuming nearly all of my free time outside of work. Anyway, I just started using one of the virtual labs for SQL -- just to see what the labs were like -- verdict, excellent. I didn't realize these were tutorials that step you through everything. Pretty amazing stuff. I guess the only problem I'll have is choosing something where to start
