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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

RH

Sep 16, 2019

I loved it very much , it helped me in improving my skills and trying to find my passion by learning and have a great energy to do great things , it is my pleasure to have this course from you doctors

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 Oscar R S

Nov 1, 2015

This course was much more useful than I thought it would be. While there were some parts of the videos that gave some of the usual information about learning, there were a far larger that provided useful, actionable information. I particularly liked how short the videos were. That made it easier to consume individual videos and concentrate on them in a relatively short amount of time ... something I could get done during a break from work or something else.

By Luísa C

Jun 17, 2021

This course is amazing, Its for anyone who wants to learn anything. For students, academics, professionals or enthusiats trying to learn a new hability. I loved this course. It gave me a new perspective of the way the brain works and how we can learn things more effectivily. English is not my firts language, but the course is good to understand, and the professors are very didatics and captivating. Thank you a lot, Professor Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence

By Michael H

Jul 19, 2020

Ill be walking away with Amazing Tools and Techniques from this course, which will make my studies and Journey through life seamless. Then understanding of how the brain functions, Why these techniques work, and the Positive outlook that anyone is able to increase their intelligence through proper application of what is learned in this course.

Thank you to both Dr. Oakley, Dr. Sejnowski and anyone who had help with this course. Its worth every bit of study.

By Sue H

Jun 19, 2020

A well presented, interesting, useful and accessible course that didn’t take too many hours in total but offered a wealth of new learning that made it well worth investing the time.

A good mix of video lectures and quiz material, with end of unit summaries that revisited key ideas and introductions that linked previous material with new concepts. Excellent sharing of resource material, too - I have enough additional reading options to last out the year now!

By Punyavadee Y

May 7, 2020

This course helps me a lot in tackling procrastination and make me realized what I've done wrong in my study. The course gives a proper amount of scientific reasons about the brain to support human behaviours and how to deal with them. Every tips and technique taught in the course were also performed and used by course instructors along the way of teaching, and I found those techniques help me a lot in understanding and memorizing the content :)

Thank you!

By Faisal N

Feb 27, 2020

Absolutely wonderful and must-have course for everyone. It provides you the opportunity to learn how to learn directly from leaders in the field. The explanation provide about how memory works are very easy to understand. The techniques explained are simple, easy and come with explanations about why and how they work. Therefore everything makes a lot of sense, is very clear and to the point. All the lessons can be put to use right after finishing a lesson.

By Julia O

Jan 22, 2019

This is a very useful course for everyone who wants to learn more effectively, understand complex concepts with less effort, retain information more deeply, and master subjects that even look frightening at first.

No matter if you are studying languages, physics, or programming, you will definitely find some simple and smart techniques for your everyday use.

I have just completed the course and I will definitely recommend it to my friends and colleagues.

By Zurbach J

Aug 21, 2017

A very insightful and uplifting course. Thanks to it, I collected several useful to tips to increase the efficiency of my learning sessions (e.g. the Pomodoro technique, giving the priority to self-testing instead of re-reading the study material). And I learned several interesting information about great pioneers in neuroscience such as Ramon y Cajal. I am grateful to Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski for their commitment in this free course.

By Franziska B

Oct 29, 2015

Thank you to everyone involved in making this course happening. The information offered is vital to understanding how we learn. In my opinion I have learned and finally understood important concepts of learning that I should have learned earlier in my life. I am very thankful for being one of the participants in this class and would suggest it to anyone! Sad that this is not taught in school before we venture out into the world to become a grown up person.

By Shreemanta C

Aug 21, 2024

I have issues regarding procrastination which prevented me from completing any task on time and many times I wasted so much time on planning rather than taking action. This course is really helpful for me as it explains how our brain and memory work, how to overcome procrastination, and how to solve any problems. I'm grateful to Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski for their valuable lessons and for making this life-changing course. Thanks a lot.

By Aseel T

Aug 26, 2018

for many years, I've tried different methods to change the way that I was working and studying, U enrolled this course, I wasn't sure that I'm going to learn something new, after the first week I said woow, I think this is going to work, and it did, it does, it's going to work more, I've learned a lot, this is changed my hole way of learning, getting understanding ourselves, the way that we work, it's the most important step

thank you so much, appreciated

By Polina B

Jan 29, 2017

I've been learning the whole my life. The whole my life I've been learning in a wrong way, because for some reason or another they don't consider it's worth teaching pupils and students how to learn, which is the first thing I suppose is to be learnt at any education institution. Thank you very much for this course. You have encouraged me to deliver this information to my students. I want to continue working on this topic more deeply at my Master Program.

By Blake G

Jun 21, 2024

Barb is an awesome instructor. this course is fun, engaging, and very thorough. i do wish they would get into more technical terms for all of the content. they go into details about dopamine and serotonin but then just simply refer to amyloid beta as "metabolic poison". the silly metaphors and illustrations really strengthen the concepts being taught. everything concidered, 5/5 this course is great for anybody trying to power up their learning abilities.

By Nischal S

Jul 23, 2020

One of the best courses I have come across on Coursera. What makes this course so great is that Prof Barbara Oakley talks about very simple concepts which most of us "know", yet shows how it is so obvious that we don't really practice them in our lives. What better motivation to finally practice some of these known tips and tools of Neuroscience than to understand WHY - why we do (or don't do) what we do (or don't do), and what can we do to Learn better.

By Cordell B

May 8, 2020

This course broke down 'learning how to learn' into manageable chunks which enabled me to absorb the information easily. It also made me feel more relaxed about taking on challenging subjects and has helped me to reduce barriers to getting started. Barbara Oakley's simple and accessible teaching style made the course enjoyable. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to change bad habits and acquire the right learning skills to better themselves.

By Cindy D

May 26, 2018

This is a great course to help anyone interested in learning. I now understand how to better spend my time studying and that you can learn even those things you don't think your good at. Wonderful help with procrastination and test taking. Not too hard to understand the material and it only takes a bit of work to complete the work and do well on the tests. Anyone can take this course and benefit from it. Highly recommend taking it, well worth your time.

By Matthew B

May 7, 2018

Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski present the material in a fun, engaging way for a general audience. I highly recommend anyone take this course for the multitude of techniques explained to aid learning and address issues like procrastination and your mindset if you lack self-confidence to learn. While the material is focused more toward study and school, there is plenty of benefit for professionals and others looking to continue to learn outside of school.

By Deleted A

Mar 29, 2017

J'ai adoré. Cela m'a permis d'avoir une très belle base et ça me donne envie d'explorer plus en profondeur le sujet. En outre, je trouve que Barbara Oakley a une très belle bienveillance qu'elle réussit à transmettre. Merci !

I loved it. This course allowed me to get a real good grip on learning and gives me a strong desire to explore more deeply the subject. Also I find that Barbara Oakley has beautiful kindness that shows beautifully onscreen.

Thank you!

By RISA S

Aug 23, 2024

The course has equipped me with crucial knowledge that I can apply to my daily life, especially in terms of learning. It has helped me to better understand myself and how the brain works. After gaining all the information in the course, I have become more aware of my actions and more considerate in my approach to learning. Additionally, the lecturers in the course clearly and concisely explain everything in detail, making it easier for me to understand.

By Suhail M

Nov 5, 2022

Wonderful course and the concept. Beautiful way of explanation by Dr. Baraba Oakley on the various ideologies of mind and the approach of identifying the blocks and how to eliminate them along with the live interviews of great achievers is really helpful. The scientific explanation of Neuro Science and its effect on the learning and Brain functionality by Dr. Terrence Sejnowski is excellent. A very good course giving a broad concept of New Ways to Learn

By Coursera

Jul 24, 2022

I would like to say Barbara Oakley has some of the best teaching skills ever. The dog course instructor was also extremely skilled at teaching me about intelligence when it comes to dogs and humans and other types of apes. But my friend ደ asked me to take this course as well, and it was also pretty fun. The quizzes took some time for me to actually try to pass, but like the instructors said, mistakes are crucial when it comes to learning! Thanks again ደ

By Ibrahim A

Jan 18, 2022

This is a must-take course. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski have put together a really great course backed with interviews and scientific papers that demonstrate there is a better way to learn that what most of us intuitively gravitate towards. I am very glad I completed this course and it has already helped me perform better in many areas of my life and be a more effective learner. I cannot recommend this enough for anyone wanting to level up

By Christine S

Aug 19, 2021

The course is intelligently designed, well delivered and addresses many common problems all of us face in learning. The techniques I have learnt here have helped me tremendously in navigating my mindset and habit in a more exciting and effective way. Most of all, I have stopped perceiving that I'm just not naturally talented. Instead I know that I can learn anything with the right mindset and techniques. I'm sure no one would regret taking this course.

By Jessica C D

Nov 11, 2020

This course has amazing tips on how to improve learning, how to overcome procrastination, and how to better understand how the brain works in the process of learning. The professors are so calm and make the presentations so beautifully that make it easier to understand all the concepts. I would like to thank the professors for making this course available and for bring specialists (optional videos) that showed examples of the themes. It was incredible!!

By Mayank A

Jun 14, 2020

Before starting any course or learning anything everyone should consider this course first.

This course provides some really simple but powerful technique's like the Pomodoro technique, chunking, etc. which can make a noticeable difference in your learning and career too.

I would also like to appreciate Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski to be our mentor in this course. There hard work and dedication will benefit many others taking this course.