Getting Started in Grad School: 3.1 Activate Your Learning
The Big Picture
Since our number one goal at all levels of university is to learn, have you considered what it means to learn or how you would describe yourself as a learner? Take a moment to consider the following questions
- how well do you know yourself as a learner?
- can you become a better learner?
- how well do you know what is expected of you in grad school?
- how have you been preparing yourself for grad school?
Before we explore these questions in any detail, let's remember that our number one purpose at university, whether at the undergraduate or graduate level, is to learn. So what does it mean to learn and how good are you at it?
As a primer, watch the first 5 or so minutes of this video.
The video can easily be watched at 1.5 times the speed 
. You cannot skip ahead but you can rewind in ten-second intervals 
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