GA
Jul 20, 2017
Really useful insights had been provided by this course. No price can be put on this valuable resource. It's beyond anything valuable. Thank you very much for making this course. God Bless Everyone :)
EA
Apr 28, 2017
This was a great course! I learned a number of different techniques and strategies for learning more effectively that I can't wait to implement in my studies. I highly recommend Learning How to Learn.
By Florence L
•Sep 6, 2015
Learning how to learn is truly inspiring, especially thanks to Barbara Oakley. Everybody starting his or her school/ university life should have access to this knowledge. It is really sad that none of my teachers ever showed us how to learn and why. But I guess they didn't know better themselves. But learning never stops, so I am looking forward to use this knowledge now.
By Surabhi H
•Aug 8, 2015
I can't explain how much this course has changed my attitude and thoughts towards learning!! It will definitely help me throughout my life, from schooling, all the way to my future career goal and dream. I thank the professors, Ms. Oakley and Mr. Sejnowski, profusely for teaching us the skills and techniques for learning, as well as opening our doors to a brighter future!
By Sonia S
•Sep 8, 2021
Easy to digest "chunks" of material offered in compact segments which were easy to follow made comprehension and completion of the materials quite manageable. I feel well armed with enough techniques and tips to make me much better at learning so I consider the course a great success. Can't go wrong if you just implement the techniques laid out in Learning How to Learn.
By Joey C
•Dec 29, 2020
Excellent course taught by people who really know their stuff. Dr. Barbara Oakley is great at explaining things in an easy-to-digest manner and seems like a fun person to grab a beer with. The guests they interview are also really remarkable and shows how much work was put into creating this course. I highly recommend this for anyone who wants to optimize their learning.
By Satwik K
•Nov 2, 2020
This course is very inisghtful in contrast to those shalllow articles and videos that circulate on the internet about how to learn better. It gave me much more knowledge about "how" learning works instead of just handing some hacky tricks (which most materials seems to do). So because of that knowledge, I can even come up with my own hacks, and that's something powerful!
By Elizabeth V L
•Jul 30, 2020
An amazing course, explains complex topics really easy, entertaining to watch, knowing that i am learning.
I am a person who has trouble concentrating and learning, i´ve seen benefits in my learning by using techniques shown in this course, i really enjoyed it and thank you for teaching me how to learn propperly and not just memorizing everything just for tests at school
By aline
•May 19, 2020
Amazing! the course recommendation is to take in 4 weeks but was so interesting and with so usable learnings that were simple to understand and enjoyable to watch that I finished the whole course in 1 week. I profoundly recommend it! The techniques and explanations about how our brain works are super useful and clear and easy to understand. It is time very well-invested!
By Juan C
•Apr 20, 2020
Muchas gracias por el curso, ha sido muy didáctico e ilustrativo. He aprendido nuevas técnicas que las estoy poniendo en practica y seré más productivo. Así mismo podré enseñarles a mis hijas y colegas como mejorar. Felicitaciones y un abrazo grande para Barbara y Terrence, y todo su equipo incluyendo a los entrevistados que fueron de primera. Estaré buscando más cursos.
By Joel R
•Oct 2, 2019
It was a fun course! It affirmed what most of us who have found success in academics have been doing for years, so it was nice to find out that these techniques have been appointed names. I will do my best to pass on this information to others who are climbing that academic mountain. Thank you guys for doing this.
I will be looking at the references for more information.
By Shane G
•Sep 21, 2017
A fantastic course! Thank you for challenging the way I used to think about learning - and keeping me mindful of spending more time on problem questions instead of trying to read every piece of information in the textbook. I know now that I need to spend more time applying what I learn and testing myself instead of trying to understand the minute detail of every concept.
By Siddhesh W
•Feb 10, 2016
This is one of the best courses on learning how to learn. Both the instructors, Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski have used an unique teaching technique. With useful tools such as pomodoro, learners are able to apply the tools easily. This course dwells into how our brain learns, and thus help us in capitalizing the brain's learning mechanism to the fullest.
By BETANAPALLI S
•Nov 8, 2015
This is improving my strength towards completing courses. I like it a lot.
A humble request is please upload video lectures of duration more than 15 min. After watching a video we are relaxing. If videos are of small duration I will take much time for us to complete lectures as it includes more relax time. If videos are of more duration we can complete them in small time.
By Elmira F
•Oct 16, 2015
This course is literally changing my life. Discovering various tools for learning and figuring out which ones and in which combinations work best for me has been an interesting and fruitful journey. Studying for GRE has become fun for me.
In short, I like it so much!
Thank you for creating this thoroughly thought through course and for allowing to access it indefinitely.
By Francis M
•Aug 4, 2020
I took this course to alienate my habitual procrastination habits and to improve my learning. Admittedly, a part of me was curious and now I know why. I have learned about tricks and techniques that will forever change the way I study and how I approach procrastination issues and how to avoid falling into old habits.
My sincere Thanks to Barbara Oakley, Terry Sejnowski!
By Claudia O
•Apr 29, 2020
It was a wonderful experience doing this course. I knew a few things before but have gained an invaluable insight into how the brain works and many new techniques on how to improve my learning. I did this course in preparation for a University degree and I feel well prepared for it now.
Many thanks to Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski for creating this wonderful course!
By Chaoguang L
•Aug 24, 2017
It is quite a helpful course for me. I spent much time in thinking about how to study more efficiently. Lots of the techniques the course mentioned are aligned with my past observations, and now I learn more about its theory. I am going to use most of these methods in my graduate study and check its effectivity. Thanks a lot for all people that give such a great course.
By Niels L
•May 14, 2017
I have learned very much from this course. Somethings I already knew, but I never stopped and thought about what it meant with regarding to learning. I'm already using my new-found knowledge with my students. Teaching them not only history (my subject) but also how they should tackle the problem of remembering and identifying the important concepts.
Thank you very much!
By CHAN C T
•Mar 12, 2017
This course illustrates how to learn in the best ways with alternative methods. The course inspires me a lot and solve some of my learning doubts and difficulties I faced before. Every study struggle has a reason behind! Thanks for this course which open the door to be a better learner, the remaining pathway is to practice these techniques and being passion in learning.
By Omar F U A
•Oct 2, 2016
At the beginning of the course I felt scared in going back into learning. Taking this course has helped me feel excited about learning and it gives me the confidence in choosing other more challenging subjects.
I feel the need to continue with my learning and am sure that the techniques learned in this course will make a difference in the outcome of my future education.
By Raha M
•Feb 3, 2016
This course is such a fun and useful one. The videos are short but sharp enough to let you learn and remember the lectures. The course can also be very helpful in everyday life no matter what your proficiency is. The interviews are great. This course will literally help you with many other courses that you are going to take and it is a fundamental for education,I think.
By Sarah I
•Feb 1, 2016
This course is very helpful and teaches you techniques to further your education. Learning How to Learn should be taught in middle school and then again when entering high school. Allot of kids really need to hear and learn this information at an early age. Thank you University of California and a big thanks to Coursera for organizing these courses for all to take !!!!!
By Lokolorito L
•Apr 2, 2023
Incredibly helpful. One would think that the process of learning would be taught in schools, but unfortunate that's not the case. I felt very behind in life in general, but after getting confident in my ability to learn, I now feel like I can tackle anything.
This is a fundamental skill. If you have trouble learning, this course is the easiest recommendation of my life.
By Andrew F
•Mar 8, 2023
Really engaging and thought-provoking.
Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terry Sejnowski presented new, interesting and relevant material in a clear and engaging way.
I have acquired useful tools and new ways of thinking which will help me with all areas of learning in future.
The guest speakers were also very knowledgeable and provided additional angles to the course material.
By charu a
•Nov 18, 2022
Thank you very much, Dr. Barbara and Dr. Terrence for this wonderfully curated course. I wish I had access to this course when I was in school. All these years I was focussing on the product and not on the process of learning thus missing the joy of learning. The course is meant to how to study and learn effectively and not waste time with ineffective study techniques.
By Douglas V
•Jul 7, 2022
This course is amazing! I really learned a lot in this course, I recommend it to everyone who wants to understand how your mind works and how it learn, the teachers' didactics are great, in addition to passing on knowledge in the best way possible. I am totally excited to study using the techniques I learned here. Thank you very much for sharing this material with us.