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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects by Deep Teaching Solutions

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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

WW

Aug 25, 2021

While following this course I had fun and I started to enjoy again to learn in a properly/right way. It can be fun and playful. Thanks a lot for this course Prof. Oakley, Prof. Sejnowski and Coursera!

JR

Oct 22, 2017

This Course Is awesome it gave me a new look on how my brain works and that i should actually take breaks which is probably why i get frustrated. I am Excited to Put what i have learned into practice.

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By Chris J

Aug 23, 2018

A very thought provoking course, with practical tips that you can really apply in practice. Some of the presentations were a little 'unpolished' but this made the course feel quite relaxed and enjoyable.

A nice course, well structured and explained.

By Muraru G

Jun 11, 2018

I enjoyed this course very much. I realized that I really do not know how to learn, but this course has opened a new door to teach her how to learn. Thank you very much to the teachers for their involvement and for the good thoughts we have shared!

By Groot

Mar 30, 2018

Thank you so much, Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski, I have been a better learner! I'm a more confident individual now because of the sense of satisfaction I get from 100% completeness of daily to-do lists. Love the Pomodoro technique.

By Viktoria G

Oct 29, 2017

I am so grateful to have found this course. I am an undergrad student and I struggle with my science course exams. This is definitely useful! I will do my best to incorporate these techniques into my learning in order to be more prepared for exams.

By Asude E Ö

Jun 17, 2017

This is one of the most useful course I take. You can use the techniques taught in every part of your life. Learning is what makes us human, and learning how to learn makes your life a lot easier. Thank you Barbara Oakley, I learned a lot from you!

By star h

Jun 12, 2017

This was really a great and easy course! Not only did I learn useful tips, methods and techniques, but I also began to see my learning in a new way. I would definitely recommend this course to someone who wants to learn more effectively and better!

By Unai A

Apr 14, 2017

I did not expect this course to be so good. The content and the way is shown are very efficient and the professionals Barb Oakley and Sejnowski have been great teachers after all. Everyone should take the course to face life with other perspective.

By Wilfredo R

Mar 24, 2017

Todos los estudiantes que ingresan a la universidad deberían recibir este curso antes de tomar las otras clases, pero si tu ya eres profesional y te gusta seguir aprendiendo antes de tomar otros cursos toma este y se te multiplicara tu aprendizaje.

By Matthew

Feb 14, 2016

A quick and easily accessible course to pick up learning skills. I've taken on all they have preached to immediately improve my skills of generating and embedding knowledge, plus sharing these great new skills with others.

Great work and thank you!

By Cyril D

Oct 5, 2015

Inspiring, engaging, liberating and delivered in an easy-to-get-and-apply manner. And for people who want to learn - that is the purpose of Coursera after all ;-) - what better way than to get the right mindset, tips and tools? Highly recommend it.

By Carlos F M D

Sep 7, 2015

Amazing and clear course. It really helped me discover new ways of learning which I hadn't payed attention to before. It also made me realize of some mistakes I've had in the past while studying. I am already applying what I've learned as we speak.

By Tasha S

Jun 28, 2024

This course has changed my life for the better! I am no longer forcing myself to learn for hours at a time or staying up late. I am starting to exercise and meditate again. I can't say enough good things about this course. Don't sleep on this one.

By Deleted A

Feb 16, 2023

This course ranks among the most beneficial ones I've taken, and it has equipped me with tools to enhance my learning abilities for the rest of my life. I am thrilled to implement everything I learned from the course in my personal development.

By ANNETTE D

Oct 25, 2022

I LEARNED HOW TO SIMPLIFY. HOW TO PUT TAUGHTS INTO ACTION & & I'M CERTAIN NOW MY COMMUNICATION SKILLS ARE MUCH BETTER.

I ACTUALLY LEARNED A WHOLE LOT WITH THIS COURSE...

I AM VERY HAPPY & EXCITED THAT I DID THIS COURSE WITH YOU THANK YOU AGAIN :-)

By Ben W

May 25, 2022

Good if you want to make sure you're learning the right way... Some of the explainations intiutively come to your mind but it is how they present it in a way that you've never thought before what makes it effective tool for your learning.

Thanks!

By Piera A

Mar 21, 2021

Really great course! It ll help me and my students a lot. I appreciate the fact that all information were based on neuroscientific facts. As well the information were presented visually and articulated really clear. Thanks a lot to Barbara Oakley!

By Cinyenne C

Mar 9, 2021

The course has provided a transformative learning experience that has already seen it making a difference to the way I absorb new information - I had thoroughly benefited from the knowledge shared by the subject matter experts through this course.

By ABHILASH K

Sep 11, 2020

This is the course that every learner, more precisely every human being should go through at least once in a lifetime. For, me this course helped to understand how my brain works and how to make things for it to bring out much better performance.

By Nelson D Y

Aug 25, 2020

Great course!

Valuable concepts and recommendations to improve learning, with a scientific background. For those who aim to learn better to really be able to do new things, this is the course to take before going through the new learning objective.

By Batool S M A

Aug 2, 2020

This was a very helpful and informative course. It showed me how important it is to learn how to learn and understand our brain more. I'm sure that many of the leaning techniques that were discussed in the course will save so much time and effort.

By Felipe G

Jul 16, 2020

Estoy muy feliz por haber encontrado este curso, muchas gracias por el tiempo que dedicaron a hacerlo realidad. A lo largo de este curso encontrarán diversas herramientas que podrán utilizar para tener una buena calidad de vida siendo estudiantes.

By Elhoussaine A A

Jun 26, 2020

It is a very cool course and I would advise anyone to follow it, especially those who have problems with studying either because of procrastination or because of not knowing how to study correctly. Thank you so much for this course. A lot of love.

By Sweety O

May 19, 2020

Very good course for all the learners and all ages, I wish I learn this course since I was younger, it might help me a lot for sure. I recommend for the people that have teenagers the tips in this course will help your kids reach the goal of life.

By Sourabh G

May 3, 2020

The difficult concepts are served to us in a more delightful manner. Interviewing famous brain hackers describing their strategies while working on their tasks gives special edge over the concepts.

Feeling fortunate after going through this course.

By Pedro L

Feb 1, 2020

This was a very enlighting, powerful and precise course that helped me revisit my learning techniques and my beliefs about learning. Not all of them were right. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to improve in any subject or area of interest.