Overall, ENVR 430 is much more interesting than I expected, the structure of the course is reasonable and every part fits in the course so well to help me understand better, think logically and encourage me to give out opinions.
Specifically, I think the pre-reading and the videos are quite crucial for me to learn about some environmental and ecological ideas and concepts, it contains lots of information that are highly related to the class contents, achieving the effect of pre-study and sharping my views and ideas. It makes me realize the importance of studying beforehand to achieve better learning outcomes, which I would probably continue to study other courses in the future.
Definitely, the pre-readings were a great way to get introduced and get a preview of the topic beforehand, allowing us to come to class a little more prepared for the discussion and the lecture.
The pre-readings definitely helped a ton in my case as well! Becoming familiar with the content first and then engage in the lectures worked well for me this term.