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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 Nicole S

Mar 7, 2020

Amazing course. I'm not currently studying for tests or a degree but found the neuroscientific background and learning strategies extremely interesting and helpful for all kinds of situations where we grapple with new information. And I particularly love the references and further reading suggestions that accompany each module for future reference.

By Nawal A

May 22, 2019

Whether you are a student in a school or in a college, in my opinion, we all are students in this life. To continue producing creative solutions, we need to stay in connection with ourselves by learning. Learning How to Learn has immensely widened my horizons on how capable a human being is towards his/her mental abilities. Totally recommending it!

By Raj N

Jan 11, 2019

This course though light and breezy is full of very useful and surprising insights into how the brain works and how we can use simple practical techniques to learn and understand things better.

This course is suitable for all branches of study, academic, non-academic.

I highly recommend this course and also Barbara Oakley's book, 'A Mind For Numbers'

By Steve W

May 13, 2017

Very helpful and approachable. The book is an excellent complement to the course (not surprising since the course is based on the book). ("A Mind For Numbers" is the book title).

It is worth reviewing the course materials periodically (better: build your own spaced repetition flash cards!) because it's information you'll want to hang on to for life!

By Jeanne C

Mar 14, 2016

I loved this course and keep referring to it in conversations with friends and work colleagues. I could not possibly say (sing?) enough praise about it. This course got me to start studying the German language again and relit the desire to finally finish that last research paper needed to complete my degree in Anthropology. Thank you, thank you!

By Kashi V S

Aug 28, 2015

I have been only into the preview week and the course is amazing. It has given me amazing insights and helped me understand my thinking patterns. Now I understand why my brain thinks the way it thinks. The rest 4 days have been wonderful. I am able to take control of my thought pattern and learn a lot. Looking forward to the complete course. Thanks

By Ajeet

Feb 29, 2024

This course teaches you that most of the school don't teaches, this course gives the best understanding of learning by understanding your brain, I found this course very helpful, this course teaches us almost everything about how to become a real and better learner, this course gives the scientific proven ways to become a better learner. Thank you

By Mohyaldeen M A M

Jul 25, 2023

Thank you for this wonderful training course. What I benefited most from in this course is presenting several ways to solve the problem of procrastination and losing interest at the beginning of the study, and the contribution of sports to consolidating what I learned and many very useful information. Thanks for the information you provided to us

By Bryan T

Sep 10, 2021

This was a great course to learn how to learn. It goes over many important topics such as studying, chunking, memory, sleep, exercise, study methods, and test tips. The videos are short (less than 10 minutes) and the quizzes aren't too difficult if you are paying attention. I recommend this course for anyone who need or want to learn how to learn.

By Thalès K

Aug 8, 2020

Ce cours est très édifiant. Il m'a permis non seulement de renouer avec la passion d'apprendre de nouvelles choses, mais aussi, il m'a permis d'apprendre beaucoup plus facilement et plus rapidement. Surout enn ce qui concerne la mémorisation. Les techniques simples et pratiques enseignées se sont avérées très efficaces. En plus, le cours est fun!!

By Viren S

Apr 17, 2020

I found the Course to be useful to me to Learn How to Learn. It helps me to plan, take actions, learn new things and subjects and to practice new things, to relate new things with old and to teach others how to learn. I am thankful to Dr. Barbara and Dr. Tserovoski for preparing and delivering the course professionally. Warm Regards Viren Sharma

By kazuhisa y

Feb 7, 2020

I found this course as eye opener, so practical and made me realize very valuable things for me which I will be able to use/have started using to improve my learnings. I have also shared with colleagues of mine at my workplace the information about the course as well as some techniques which can be immediately utilized such as Pomodoro. Thank you!

By Cristhian J C R

Jul 3, 2019

¡Es el mejor curso que he visto en mi vida! Agradezco en el alma cada una de las enseñanzas que recibí aquí, pues sin estas no podría hoy entender la vida de la manera que la entiendo. Espero poder seguir estudiando y aprendiendo, y por supuesto poder aportar mi granito de arena en este proyecto tan espectacular de educación universal y/o mundial.

By Prabir S

Jun 11, 2019

It is an excellent on line course. When I read ` Mind Shift` by Dr Barbara OaKley,I never thought that it would be that interesting and useful. I wish it continued for more weeks. Personally,I got the answers to my searches through this wonderful process of learning. I strongly recommend people to go through this course and enjoy further learning.

By Faheem Z

Dec 23, 2016

It is a great course which outlines different techniques which will help you learn more effectively. It also explains the functioning of the brain with regard to learning in easy to understand and fun ways. The course also helps you in dealing with procrastination. I loved the course and would highly recommend it.

Thank you Coursera and Team LHTL!

By Thomas K

Aug 17, 2015

Excellent course that improved my approach to learning. When thinking of the fact how many people around the world are taking this course, it is fair to say that this course has the potential to improve the lives of hundred of thousands of people.

I wish to express my special gratitude to Barbara Oakley: Your course makes this world a better place!

By Madhavan R

Aug 24, 2021

Barbara and Terry were absolutely phenomenal with their knowledge sharing skills. This course was well structured and their motive was very clear how to pass the information to the students. I have already recommended this course to many of them and will also do in coming days and years. Hope to see Barbara and Terry again in some other lectures.

By Subodh R

May 10, 2021

Well, quality of the course is par excellence with every perspective.

Dr. Terrence always sounds more technical and Barbara sounds more like a "story " . Together, the team has done a fantastic job here!

And the most important of all, it is available at quite affordable price!

Hearty Thanks for these efforts and making it easy for us to understand!

By Dmitrii K

Dec 7, 2020

This course provides both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of learning. Students are able to understand how the learning process happens as well as practise different methods that can help them master it. Diversity of materials guarantee that everyone can find at least a few tools and instruments that will definitely suit him/her.

By CARLOS T

Jul 31, 2020

Excellent course to take. It helped me to understand what I was missing in doing effective learning. There are so many strategies to use that student should know. The teachers are very clear in explaining the topics. I recommend this course to everyone no matter what the age is. Thanks so much I really enjoyed it a lot as well as learned so much.

By Facundo O

Jul 9, 2020

Absolutely excellent course!! I was struggling with procrastination and wandering if there was any "Learning Training" program that could help me. This course has really made an impact on my life, not only in academics. It really is a coaching program to become a skillful and precise learner. I absolutely recommend it, for me it's a total must!!!

By Sara R

May 21, 2020

Really very useful, well-presented, easy to understand course with great tips for anybody who is interested in learning anything. Lots of great videos from experts in their own fields involving learning languages, memory techniques and other areas. Something for everyone - there's no reason not to be a better learner after completing this course!

By Peiqi H

May 15, 2020

I really love the point of imposter which makes me realize that it is common for everyone so that I can feel free to be confident. And I love the part of the optional interview which inspires me a lot and give new perspectives from different experts in different fields. Thank you very much for the course and I will apply what I learnt in my life.

By Teodora P P

Feb 2, 2018

The course provided some very useful learning techniques, along with a context of why they work. I enjoyed the optional interviews - some of them were especially motivating. The wonderful thing about the course it that one could do the quizzed even when only auditing the course. This helped me understand and remember the main ideas of the videos.