JumpStart Your Learning Tutorial: Understanding the Difference

Before you begin, consider the following:

• Is learning in university the same as learning in high school?
  • If so, how are they the same? 
  • If not, how are they different?
• What does it mean to be an academic scholar?
• What do you think an academic scholar does?
• What does it mean to be a member of a scholarly community? 

Listen to Katherine who provides some insight.

Note: This video is about academic scholarship at an American university so some of the terminology used is American. The message being communicated, however, applies to all first-year university students regardless of country/origin.

Watch the video then Answer the quiz questions that follow.

You cannot skip ahead in the video but you can rewind and speed-up by using the icons beside the play button.

Source: '6 Differences Between High School and College' by Katherout

Video Quiz