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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 Sean F

Mar 2, 2020

A valuable short course that can teach you different ways to approach learning. Teaches you new ways to think about your own learning and explains how to form strong long term memories and the best ways to do it.

By Jonah J

Feb 4, 2020

Lot's of good material and learned some good ways to learn better. Recall, testing earlier and more often, and tackling hard problems first then switching to easy when stuck are just a few good methods discussed.

By Andrea B A

Jan 2, 2020

All the information that you gain in this course is something I would describe as "Clean" and neatly presented to Us as Students in each video and lecture. Notes and you're understanding is all that is necessary.

By Mark S

Jun 14, 2019

Fantastic Course

Really enjoyed the useful, relevant and well presented material. Barb is true to her values and I particularly respected her one interview where she defended her "Start hard - jump easy" approach.

By Amanda J S

Jun 8, 2019

Great information for those who do not know how to actually study and how things really work in the brain. I give my students the tip of not studying more than 30 to 40 minutes at a time and it really helps them.

By Samantha W

May 12, 2019

Starts slow, but is worth the completion. Really great gems hidden throughout. The class is very deliberate and strategic in delivery, so be patient. Take note of the techniques and enjoy the reading suggestions!

By Walter C

Feb 17, 2019

This course helped me identify the root of some of my procrastination and how might I be able to overcome it. I recommend it to everyone who is looking to pick up new skills or are struggling with their studies.

By Gosth

Feb 15, 2019

Simply Amazing! It should be a MUST subject in every school on the planet! Thank to Dr. Barbara Oakley, Terry Sejnowski and every Guests interviewed that contribuite to this course! Now I'm going to exercise! :)

By Mario D

Jun 25, 2018

I've joined this course just for fun, but the more I went through the more I liked, in the end, it gives you so many information about learning which you would never think of. Very helpful for learning new stuff.

By Will A

Apr 6, 2018

Great Course for literally everyone. Its so broad it can be applied to any type of discipline. Practice the techniques and tools in the course and you will save time and understand the material at a deeper level.

By Franco G A P

Jan 21, 2018

It is an excellent course and I sincerely recommend to anyone no matter the age. I feel like this course could dramatically change things for many students around the world.

I am very grateful for this experience.

By Pip R

Oct 17, 2017

Believe I have acquired many useful ideas from this course that I will use to advantage in the future. Presented in a clear and easy to understand way whilst at the same time being entertaining and encouraging.

By Heiki R K

Aug 9, 2017

Highly recommended. This course was easy to follow but still provided some difficulty. The concepts learned from this course are applicable to many areas of life, not just studying.

Thank you for the great course!

By Yolanda C

Jul 12, 2017

I recommend this course to all the people who has failed procrastination in a subject or task and wants to ge out of procratination zone. The technique this course provides its very effective and give you breaks.

By Claudia F

Dec 9, 2016

Very informative and interesting course. Both instructors were engaging and made the course easy to follow along. The list of recommended reading and extra video as were very important to complement the learning.

By Olaf S

Nov 22, 2016

me ayudo muchísimo en el aprendizaje de diversos temas.

yo estudio medicina y a veces los temas son muy confusos pero con este curso vi resultados muy rápido gracias a sus técnicas d lectura, memoria y aprendizaje

By Jose I C J

Oct 29, 2016

It's a concise and a precise course. It's useful, because is possible to apply, since the beginning, most of ideas and informations, as expected of a hands on course. Congratulations and happy learning you too!

By Khajak K

Jan 19, 2016

Basically if you master this course it’ll be so easy for you to learn and understand thousands of other courses, lessons and skills.

This is course is your solid foundation and I highly recommend it to all of you.

By Benjamin B

Nov 26, 2015

Awesome course that helped me get a broad perspective on why I tend to procrastinate and how I should go about tackling the problem. I think a course like this should be standard and I recommend that you take it.

By Charles Z C

Oct 3, 2015

This course is very practical and teaches me a lot of useful tools I can immediately apply to improve my learning efficiency. I would recommend this course to my friends who want to improve their learning skills.

By Néldia J C

Jul 22, 2024

It was good learning how to learn. Managed to get a new perspective on how to study and realized I was doing some of them without knowing what it was exactly. Give yourself time and study bit by bit. Great work!

By Емил Т

Aug 30, 2021

I wish I had this course back in the days I was a student. But the topic is so relevant also to professionals who are in a position to learn, create, research new things as part of their job. Highly recommended!

By Jess C

Jun 24, 2021

This was an excellent course. Barbara Oakley is very knowledgeable about the human brain and how we learn, and she shares this knowledge in an easy to understand way. Anyone could benefit from taking this class.

By Yeshwanth R

Feb 19, 2021

This is an essential course without a doubt. I realised all my life I've been a bad learner. This course was an eye-opener and now I'm equipped with multiple learning techniques and insights for better learning.

By Parthena S

Jan 8, 2021

Amazing course! It has offered a wealth of techniques on how to learn efficiently. Additionally, the way the content was delivered by the professors made the understanding of the subject much easier. Thank you!