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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

EJ

Aug 25, 2023

This is course is so helpful it will debunk all the false beliefs and the wrong thing that you're doing in your life. It will also help you to understand your brain, that will make you a good learner.

BK

Sep 23, 2016

Very useful. Explained how the brain - mind and memory - works, and showed techniques for learning more effectively. Wish I'd known about this stuff while I actually went to high-school and college!

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By Peter F

Mar 7, 2022

An excellent course that also inspired tangents that together completely changed my approach to study, note taking, and organisation. Would thoroughly recommend both the course and the accompanying book

By Santiago P

Feb 28, 2022

This course is very helpful, it gives a lot of techniques and basis to study better, and also to be aware to avoid the bad techniques. By the way, the bad techniques are the most popular around the world

By Steven F

Aug 14, 2021

An extremely well delivered course which I believe has enhanced the way I will now approach my learning of new subjects as well as the process I use to resolve problems and oversome difficult situations

By Людмила Р

Jul 16, 2021

Благодарю за курс. Все лаконично, понятно и правда без практики, самостоятельной работы над материалом не обойтись. А поделиться информацией с людьми, которым интересна тема, это упорядочить свои знания.

By Marco P

Apr 15, 2021

Great review of learning techniques that can really help you to be more effective at learning. Good encouragement and optional content to provide examples of people and how they are approaching learning.

By Deepika P

Feb 3, 2021

This course came to me at a time in my life where I was completely lost and disillusioned and reignite hope in me once again. Thank you Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski for creating this most wonderful MOOC.

By Jamie N

Feb 2, 2021

This was very well presented. Really enjoyed the modules and content. The instructors were very knowledgeable and did an excellent job relating the material. Will be highly recommending this to my peers.

By Daniel F U

Dec 31, 2020

It's a really well-estructurated course, give you the tools to take down the "Einstellung" and get to know better your brain.

Professor made it really simple and complete, they really know about learning.

By Matheus V P

Dec 30, 2020

Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects give to you a toolkit to work properly with learning. This is a masterpiece, giving to you the confidence about self taught.

By Diala M

Nov 17, 2020

thank you so much for this opportunity and i am glade that i have finish this course. It was a very good organized course and motivated for my future career as a teacher.

Diala Mansour from Beirut Lebanon

By Francisco G G

Jun 19, 2020

I'm excited only by thinking how much this course will help me in all the aspects of my life, I think it has been one of best ideas for self-improving and facing fears, from a scientist approach and view

By Rajesh K P

May 3, 2020

Very helpful, a lifetime skill on learning how to learn. I will apply the contents learner at other places where I need to learn. Learning how to learn is the most effective tools in my learning toolkit.

By Sarai S

Apr 21, 2020

Barb is an excellent instructor who throughly explains the most effective ways to get the most of out learning. I have learned new skills to apply learning to my everyday and am happy I took this course.

By Dr A N

Apr 18, 2020

This was an eye opener course on learning.

It helped me to learn new techniques to learn and also how to deal challenges faced during learning.

Thank you Coursera, Dr Barbara Oakley and Dr Terry Sejnowski

By Carlos M

Apr 4, 2020

Cannot wait to start working on more courses to have a second chance of applying all the superb knowledge and learning techniques I've acquired in this course (being the first chance, the course itself).

By Sergey S

Sep 23, 2019

Nice course! It was really important for me to know, that my ways of learning, I used all my life, are not abnormal behavior. Also, I discovered a few new tricks, that can help me to be a better learner.

By Erica G

Jul 2, 2019

Being the first mook, wasn’t sure what to expect. Had listen to Barbara’s book on the making of this course and found the course material really interesting and well laid out. Would certainly recommend.

By Solange P

Apr 27, 2019

Gostaria que estas ferramentas fossem parte do programa de ensino, desde criança. Aprendi muito e logo comecei a praticar. Certamente será uma mais-valia no meu futuro. Agradeço imenso esta oportunidade.

By Deleted A

Jan 7, 2019

"If give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day;

but if you teach a man to fish you will feed him for a lifetime"

This is by far the most useful and practical course that each one of us should follow.

By Dumitru C

Aug 10, 2017

Wonderful course, which helped me to learn some of the most important skills a learner can acquire: the knowledge how learning works, what influences it, and how to adjust it to achieve the best outcome.

By Imarogbe S

Jul 10, 2017

Provided some great information that can be applied to everything that you do, not just school. I appreciated the instructors making the complete connection between how brains function to how you learn.

By 王柏揚

Feb 12, 2017

It's good course. That help me a lot. It let me know much about how the brain work and memorize the information.

But my mother language is not english. It's a little challenge for me to take this course.

By Zhe S L

Nov 21, 2016

The instructors communicate clearly and everything seems so simple under their explanation! Most importantly, the theories of this course are backed by scientific result, which makes them more trustable.

By andrew s

Nov 16, 2016

This was an amazing experience. Immediately I was able to utilize what I learned in every day practice. The lessons are broken down into easily consumable bits and you can follow at pretty much any pace.

By Tim N

Oct 11, 2016

Thanks a lot to our teacher - this course is not only one of the most usefull that I ever studied but also very good-organized and gentle made.

Спасибо большое от Ваших учеников из России, Barbara Oakley.