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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 Carlos H O

Feb 11, 2021

Best course ever (And have taken a lot). It has improved my performance and learning and productive capacity. Thanks to Barb Oakley and Terry Sejnowski, You have become my favorite teachers. I owe you a lot. This course has changed my life

By rahul s

Aug 24, 2020

I just wanted to first thank you to the creators of this powerful course which literally has shaped my learning. Thank you once again. I'm looking forward to more from you such courses which could help us shape our learning methods further.

By Tanya G

Aug 7, 2020

Just the course I needed. I always felt my learning process is wrong and my base is shaky. But this course helped me get a new scientific learning process that is working great for me. Also I've more confidence in the solving the questions.

By Nicolas A P

Jul 22, 2020

I loved this course, it helped me to avoid procrastination, I learned interesting techniques to improve my learning and also thanks to this course I now appreciate more some things I didn't in the past. This course made me a better learner.

By Annabelle S M

Jun 7, 2020

This course helped me to gain back my intrinsic motivation. I learned so much in it and it improved a lot aspects of my life. A big Thank you to the amazing professors.

It was by far the most helpful and enriching courses I´ve taken so far.

By Florian S

May 3, 2020

Absolutely fantastic. Plenty of highly useful and directly applicable information in how to improve learning. Handy techniques based on solid research. An absolute game changer. I will benefit all my life from what I learned in this course.

By Raj S

Apr 16, 2020

I love this course 🤩👍🏻. This is awesome to learning how to learn. I generally took a lots of life changing leaning lessons from that course. I'm really thankful to complete this course with fine grades. 💖 Lots of love to Barbara Oakley.

By Sofya D

Apr 14, 2020

This is definitely a worthwhile course even if you think that you are busy, and you do not have time. Personally, this course has completely changed how I view studying. It will definitely be the most helpful online course that I ever took.

By Benjamin S

Feb 24, 2020

I really enjoyed this course and it's heightened my interest in how to optimize my learning. I pretty much use the Pomodoro technique on a daily basis since taking this course. I'm planning to take the follow-on course in the near future.

By Saurabh s

Oct 3, 2019

It really changed the way of my thinking and I start thinking beyond my abilities. Really helpful course. Instructors here are so helpful and those interviews with experts in every week inspired me alot.

Take this course and happy learning!!

By Vytautas G

Mar 14, 2018

I was realy surprised of some new tricks to help shift my thinking and tackle procrastination. I'm on track to fight this problem adn i see good way for doing it. Nad after taking tests - it looks lika i'm able to learn. Thank youvery much!

By Victor J

Dec 10, 2017

I got a new view on how to learn and this helped me quite a lot. Maybe not in college because I think that what I'm learning is useless in the long run. On the other hand, learning sales, electronics, history has become much more enjoyable.

By Charlie Z

Oct 14, 2017

The perfect course to complete first. Metalearning definitely helped me not just learn faster, but better understand myself.

For me, the sections on procrastination and on how to create chunks helped me the most. I used to cram a lot more.

By Murali K P

Oct 1, 2017

Very Useful course that helped me to learn effective ways of learning. I wish i went through this course during my school days itself. Big thanks to Dr Barbara and Dr Terrence and the Coursera team for offering this wonderful course / MOOC.

By K S

Sep 26, 2017

This was a great course that introduced new techniques about learning and allowed me to improve my approach to learning new material. I would recommend it to anyone who would like to retain and apply what they learn in their everyday lives.

By Przemek N

Jun 29, 2017

It was my first course on coursera and I believe that I couldn't start better. The authors of the course made an astonishing job. Despite working 8hrs of work every day, I enjoyed a lot attending the next lessons of this course. Thank you.

By Lindsey T

Jan 5, 2016

Only a few lectures in and I love it! Very practical advice on how to learn better! Something you can use for the rest of your life. I also really like the lecturers - they add in fun jokes and analogies to make the course more interesting.

By Fei G

Nov 15, 2015

非常好的课程。尽管没有中文字幕,但除了个别单词不认识之外基本无障碍。课程设计非常不错,每个课程视频都很短,易于学习。从课程中,学习到了很多实用的学习技巧,也了解了背后的原理。

学完该课程之后,刚好要准备教师资格考试。利用其中的技巧(特别是联想式记忆),花了五天时间看了四本教材,80套试题(每套试题80个题目),然后去考试,四门课分别得了100,100,96,91分(满分100)。特来评论,以示感谢!大赞!

另有志愿者在准备翻译该课程的中文字幕,有兴趣的中文学习者可以搜索相关信息。

By Miguel V

Oct 29, 2015

I feel like i just learned how to drive my brains, through data management. Now I have licence to learn efficiently. It comes down to practice and make it my way of learning.

Thank you for sharing this valuable information with all of us.

By Bartek “ K

Aug 31, 2015

You need some basics about biology and psychology (basic of basics) but finally this course is perfect introduction to prepare yourself to learning. People who has basics about learning, or think they have, could systematize they knowledge.

By Jenifer S

Aug 23, 2015

This is a great introduction to the brain and how we take in information--and put it together. Very clear and accessible but never boring. Highly recommended to anyone who's trying to understand how to more effectively to learn--and create.

By Janelle W

Nov 24, 2022

Love this course! So easy to follow and do - with bite sized videos and tests. Really helped me appraoch my masters with confidence when I returned to university studies after 25 years. Thank you, Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski!

By Diego P

Jun 15, 2022

This course opened my eyes on how I was learning wrong and how to correct it, I can't recommend it enough, if I had to summarize my experience with it I can safely say it was life changing. Thank you so much, Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski!

By Desislava P

Nov 11, 2021

Practical, interesting and easy to implement. Whether you have learning difficulties or you just want to better understand the process of learning so that you can help others be better learners, this course can help you do that. Thank you!

By Brittany F

Aug 24, 2021

Fully enjoyed this class. Never realized all the mental tools we can apply to everyday learning gives you a higher respect for your own brain. Very Impressed with the skills and mental tools they teach you in this course! highly recommend.