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About the Course

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects. Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide. This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning-focused, and Mindshift is more career-focused.) A related course by the same instructors is Uncommon Sense Teaching. To join the fully translated Portuguese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprender To join the fully translated Spanish version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprendiendo-a-aprender To join the fully translated Chinese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ruhe-xuexi To join the fully translated French version of the course, visit : http://www.coursera.org/learn/apprendre-comment-apprendre...

Top reviews

GA

Jul 20, 2017

Really useful insights had been provided by this course. No price can be put on this valuable resource. It's beyond anything valuable. Thank you very much for making this course. God Bless Everyone :)

MC

Oct 28, 2019

I enjoyed this course so much. I learned a lot about how I can become a better learner. This course was very interesting and useful. I have some tools that I can use to optimize my learning potential.

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By Andrew N L

Nov 2, 2020

The lessons I learned here gave me motivation to tackle harder subjects and even learn new things despite my age. The tone of the instructor is more cordial and rather motivational. It didn't sound like a lecture, which is rather refreshing and effective at the same time.

By Ceren N T

Oct 6, 2020

Türkçe altyazı seçeneğinin olması büyük bir nimet. Dersin içeriği çok dolu ve sıkılmadan, not tutarak dinliyor ve izliyorsunuz. Öğrenme şekileri üzerine yeni bilgiler elde ettim ve yaptığım hataları gördüm. Kesinlikle herkesin alması gereken bir ders olduğunu düşünüyorum.

By jin J

Jul 15, 2020

Really good course to teach us how to learn effectively, especially how to overcome illusion of competence and procrastination, which are help me a lot. Will apply the theory to my daily learning processes. Hopefully I can learn more effectively and happily from now on :)

By Jemal K

May 21, 2020

Great course for those who search for people who want to learn more about how our brains work and what techniques can we use to increase productivity during learning. Enjoyed the course, additional interviews with interesting people is another good thing about the course.

By Irina M

Jun 30, 2019

I learned a lot about our brain structure and learning process. And I received specific techniques for effective training, which I will try to use in the future and tell about them to my students.

Many thanks to the teachers of the course, Barbara Oakley, Terry Sejnowski!

By Anubhav B (

May 5, 2019

This is definitely one of the best online courses I've ever completed. I really loved the way it was taught. The course material was backed with Scientific research papers and a lot of insights about human brain. It was a really great experience learning "How to learn" :)

By Dan H

Apr 13, 2019

This a worthwhile course that can be applied by everybody, I'm using it to set me up for further study and feel much more capable of doing so with it. The course structure has a way of getting the information to stick with you as well, which is what it's all about really.

By Jiarong X

Jan 12, 2019

This course may help eliminate the dogmas or wrong belief in your mind about learning, which would help build your confidence again. It also provides very useful tips and techniques to help you learn more easily and better. This is a course that might influence your life.

By Andrew C

Sep 17, 2017

This is a great course -- short but with well-presented material.

Although I was familiar with most of the mental models and techniques presented, it was extremely useful for me to see which study techniques in particular have been shown to be the most effective.

Thank you!

By Pasquale G

May 27, 2017

I found this course very useful, well structured and with plenty of surprising information about how the brain works. I will certainly apply some particularly techniques to better understand, learn and retain new subjects and arguments. Learning is a never ending process.

By Bhagyalakshmi S

Mar 10, 2017

After this cousre, I was motivated, confident, Plan learning effectively easily, Avoid procastination, Manage work tasks well, Deal with difficult work/subjects with process approach, Speedup learning, Teach my child ways to learn and Understand brain facts. Thank you :-)

By TRAORE I

Feb 18, 2017

I was very pleased to take the courses "learning how to learn", hoping that it will be useful for me the rest of my life to learn to tackle subjects that seemed to me quite complex. I thank Dr. Oklay and all those who contributed To render these courses acceccible to all.

By Mihail P

Jan 31, 2017

Many thanks for this course. Some ideas was really new to me and I learn a lot. More important, this isn't another "tips and tricks" course, It is the system which smart people can use to improve themselves.

Keep up the good work. It was a pleasure getting to know you.. :)

By Oreoluwa O

Dec 17, 2016

Excellent course. Completely changed my perspective and approach to learning. The learning materials are very clear and cover topics from learning methods, tackling procrastination and psychological biases that limit your ability to learn new things. 100% would recommend.

By Neerja G

Feb 2, 2016

It was great to LEARN How To Learn. . .

Though I'm still looking gonna come back frequently to watch all the optional interviews & assignments.

Though it took me about 6 months to complete this, but I had fun & learned a lot.

I'm gonna apply all of this into my daily life.

By Nima R

Jan 15, 2016

I really enjoyed the opportunity to better understand how best to learn. Though I've always said that I am a "life-long learner", I don't think I ever fully knew how to be a life-long learner until now.

I'm excited to employ these strategies into my day-to-day experiences.

By Maria L

Oct 10, 2015

Absolutely amazing course. I recommend it to every person that finds learning difficult ! Why they didn't teach me that in school ... ? Now I am really learning - first time in my life ( and I'm 29 years old). I love you Barb and Terry for doing it for us and THANK YOU X

By Gautam N

Sep 7, 2015

This course is a must for anyone regardless of their work disciplines.It has been crafted well to suit audience of all ages.This course help us understand the common pitfalls in the way we try to learn and provides simple and effective guidelines to maximize our learning.

By Rafael B C

Aug 16, 2015

This course helped me to realize some of my bad habits of studying. Even thought I started it very recently, I can already see some improvements in my learning. I recommend it for everyone who is interested in some tips on how to be more effective when studying a subject.

By Eslam A

Sep 20, 2022

In the beginning, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this wonderful work. I think this course is one of the best courses I have attended in my life. It helped me a lot in overcoming many problems. Thank you Coursera and thank you, Professor Barbara Oakley.

By KQ Q

Feb 26, 2022

Truly a great insight into the human brain. I have/will impart the techniques and skills I have learned from this course into future tests, future projects and even everyday life, I cannot thank the proffers enough for making this course available to the masses.

Thank you

By Gary B

Jan 27, 2022

Great course with hugely rewarding learning. If you want to know how or why your study habits have failed you in the past, you owe it to yourself to attend and practice spaced repetition of the materials. You'll find out about spaced repetition in the first class video.

By Matias M d R

Mar 24, 2021

I found this course amazing!! I highly recomend this course for people of every age.It covers a lot of subjects that teach you, how to learn wisely and how to take tests like a pro. All the material is magnificent and the course in general has an impressive high quality.

By ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΑ Γ

Jan 5, 2021

VERY INTERESTING, GREAT TEACHERS, EASY TO FOLLOW, VIDEOS THAT NOT ONLY COVER THE COURSE BUT MANAGING TO KEEP ME FOCUS AND NOT TIRED, I ENJOYED AND I LEARN A LOT I ALSO FOUND EXTREMMELLY INTERESTING AND HELPFULL THE INTERVIEWS THANK YOU PROF. OAKLEY AND PROF.SEJNOWSKY

By Kendra C

Oct 27, 2020

Great class. I really enjoyed the all the videos. I especially liked Dr. Oakley. I also enjoyed her special guest speakers like Daphne Grant, Scott Young, AWESOME Nelson Dellis, The Math Guy from NPR, Dr. Gramache, John Maguire and Mr. Rice! I took away a lot from th