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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

JS

Aug 13, 2017

I really appreciate the time these guys invested in this course and am willing to take it again if they re-explain some topics in order to refresh some things that with time haven't stayed in my mind.

AK

Aug 17, 2017

It was a wonderful journey of learning how to learn. Simple and effective. Wish i had come across something like this a little early in life. But better late than never. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

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By DY

Oct 15, 2020

I enjoyed this course and found that subconsciously I was doing some of these best practices to learn already but it is so much clearer now as to what is effective and why. I wish I had this better understanding earlier

By Sinkouskaya V

Sep 27, 2020

This course is just amazing: in very easy form makes you to find out lots of info about your brain and "instruction" for it. I have learned many useful tips about learning and practiced some of them - its truly working.

By Kate

Aug 19, 2020

I used the link within the course to write a review. Unfortunate the link took me where I was somehow suddenly not signed in? Maybe fix this problem. I have already written a review of the course elsewhere.

Great course!

By Juan V

Aug 18, 2020

A great new way to know your brain! It helped me to understand why it is so hard for me to get focused. Now I can tackle the problem. This really gave me some light. I would like to know all these important tips before.

By Karoliina S

Jul 3, 2020

I liked this course very much. I think it suits to everyone, you don't have to know much about learning beforehand. The course is based on scientific facts, and it offers practical tips for enhance the learning process.

By Faye J

Jun 25, 2020

I loved " meeting " Barbara and Terence , they really boosted my confidence in tackling new and complex things and inspired me to use among many things , the " egg timer" , a tactic I know pass on to all who can use it!

By Renzo O

Jun 2, 2020

It's a helpful tool to fully understand how your mind chisel every learning that you're extracting to your memory. Mr. Terrence Sejnowski and Mrs. Barbara Oakley explained the lesson thoroughly which I fully comprehend.

By Muhammad K A

Apr 7, 2020

This is the perfect course for beginners who are facing difficulties in any learning activity. While going through the course, we can easily identify our faults which are continuously biting us in our learning activity.

By Жукова Н Ю

Feb 29, 2020

Спасибо за курс! Мне было интересно следить за собой, так я начала походить курс второй раз и сейчас дошла до конца, довольна своими результатами тестирования. Раньше читала книгу «Думай как математик» Барбары Оакли👍🏻

By Sitaram M

Sep 26, 2019

One to return to again and again to remind yourself of techniques. Although you should use the skills everyday from the start. Vital if you want to improve yourself; Pomodoro, Recall, Focus & Diffuse states, on and on..

By My B

May 7, 2018

It's a wonderful course with plenty of useful information and feasible and practical techniques which are suitable for most of people. However, I consider those chunks of brain's chemical substances is quite irrelevant.

By Mary J R

Feb 11, 2018

Found the course very informative. I have already shared some of the information that I learned with my students. I have also started using some of the suggestions that were given. I found this to be a useful course.

By Luuk P

Feb 2, 2018

Great course. The professors seem passionate about what they are trying to teach, and it definitely is a course that will help you not only when learning other MOOCs, but in every day life, regardless of your situation.

By Ruslan D

Dec 2, 2017

Perfect course! I have read many books about human brain but found new, useful and interesting things for myself. I recommended this course to all my friends :) Simple, but very powerful course. Many thanks to creators!

By Amy C

Nov 18, 2017

It is an excellent chance to review learning process and improve our skills. The skills mentioned in video are practical. There are also many points that I had failed to pay attention when I learned but worth reviewing.

By PhilipE

Oct 29, 2017

I really enjoyed this course, learned many new concept to break out of the rut that prevented me from learning and retaining new concepts. This course is thorough and anyone at any age can take this and benefit from it.

By Chris R

Jul 14, 2017

Such a valuable course. Everyone should take this course if you are a student or not. I guarantee that you will learn some new learning nugget that will help you become a better learner. On to the Mindshift course :)

By Haoxiang Z

Jul 12, 2017

Excellent content, well organized. Some contents are directly derived from late research results, and are very inspiring. I recommend this to anyone who wants to learn more about the brain mechanism and learning method.

By Ana P d M B

Jul 26, 2016

This was a amazing course, great professors with a very easy way to teach, with a lots of examples. Great material, was very helpful course. Thank you Dra Barbara Oakley and Dr Terrence Sejnowski, I became a really fan.

By ptt22955

Feb 28, 2016

This course should be a must course for any high school and college student. Even middle school student should have customized version available for their level of understanding. Thank you Barb and Terry for your time!

By Aleksandra M

Feb 4, 2016

The best online course I have ever taken. I feel it has immensely helped me to get back on track with my learning and it helped me to sort out long pending life admin issues! I recommend it to all my friends and student

By Sangeetha R

Dec 7, 2015

Liked the brevity of the sessions and the enthusiasm in the instructors. Small chunks of videos helped finish the course faster and helped remember the concepts without being crammed with too much information in one go.

By Kaitlin

Oct 11, 2015

Mandatory class for anyone and everyone. In college, post-grad, elementary school, life long learning, this course is open to all. The material is clearly and simply explained. Providing life changing skills and habits.

By Leonardo J

Sep 20, 2015

Amazing content, really good way of presenting the info. To be honest is what you already know but you don't want to follow, extra points for how easy to follow are the recommendations they give on how improve yourself.

By Restiani M

Oct 11, 2024

kursus ini sangat memantu saya dalam merubah pola pikir belajar yang saya pikir sudah baik. kursus ini juga merupakan solusi untuk "Bagaimana belajar dengan baik tanpa menunda, dan membuang-buang waktu dalam belajar".