Resources

The following link takes you to Tiago Forte's progressive summarization post on his website Praxis, where he describes, in detail , his "notes-first approach" to organization. He describes in detail how the note-taker can work in layer by layer to create legible and discoverable notes."

The following link takes you to a case study by Guilford Professor Wess Daniels that explains how he has adapted progressive summarization techniques in his Religious Studies courses.

The following link takes you to an interview with Guilford student Allison Andrade and and Praxis creator Tiago Forte on her experiences with Progressive Summarization in the college classroom.

The Ultimate Guide to Summarizing Books: How to Distill Ideas to Accelerate Your Learning

In this article, Tiago Forte walks you through the importance of book summaries, how to do them, and how to produce written work from your notes.

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Visit Tiago Website and read the various posts on Progressive Summarization there.

Access this note on Evernote

• Determine what your reading is for the next class

• Create a google doc for that reading if you haven’t already taken notes on that book or article before

• Setup your document title and headings and initial layout options

• Read and take notes

• Bold what stands out to you

• After finishing, highlight key areas of today’s reading, include commentary, images, etc.

• Share the google link in Canvas being sure that you have set it so that everyone can view and comment