I enjoyed this course. It was well paced and the material was repeated just often enough to sink in, but not so often that it became dull. I like that the course designers supported assertions about learning techniques with modern neuro-biology research and am still reading the references. It was short enough that it was easy to complete, but "full" enough that I felt there was value in taking the course.

Recommended for anyone looking forward to improvise in any aspect, it's the most basic thing that everyone must be aware of. Personally, it made me realize the flaws in learning methods/habits ,that were committed, me not being aware of 'em all the time! In simpler terms, some things are realized only when someone else points them out for ya, it's amazing how 'science' could do all of it!

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Hello, I liked it very much. I didn´t pay for the certificate because when I took Positive psychology I paid and NEVER recieve the certificate. I tried to communicate and there is no telephone nor contact to claim. I checked on the web and several people had gone through the same thing so im never paying again. Maybe you could help to improve this with coursera.

Nevertheless I loved your course. thankyou.

A well designed course. Happy to be part of this team and learning How to Learn. Professor makes us easy to sail through the topic at the same time your interest for the course increases over time. Even though test questions seems easy, the assignments will make you work a bit to get most out of the course. I recommend this course to everyone and would rate the highest point available in the rating scale.

This course was just WOW. So many people struggle with the things explained in here.

I really loved this course because it explains why the things work but it also gives you solutions.

Abraham Lincoln said: "Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." Here, you invest 10-20 hours on this course, that will make you life so much easier for the rest of your life.

This course is essential for every one either still learning or working in the field of education and teaching. It is very well organised covering essential topics and the instructors are more than awesome simplifying the material and years of experience are reflected on the conveyed subject. I have finished it once but consider it as a golden reference to solve a problem of learning and education around.

I have found this course very clear and motivational. It is a good introductory course. Nevertheless I was expecting exercises to apply and test the suggested techniques, especially techniques such as the mental palace. I have found very interesting the impostor syndrome, maybe because I was/am affected by that. It is very important to speak about it, so that it is easier for people to "heal" from that.

Thank you Barb and Terry for your enthusiasm and passion to teach us wanna-be-good-learners. After being rewarded with my certificate I find my self esteem and my confidence soaring! Speaker speaks slowly and very clearly so that understanding along with scripts is very easy to follow. Using the skills learned in this course I want to apply it to another field of learning and see myself challenge higher.

A practical yet enjoyable course! I am slowly but surely feeling the benefits of applying the techniques I learned from this course. The material was presented in a convincing way, and the instructors came across as encouraging and empathetic. The lessons are fairly compact and too-the-point too, so I'm glad I spent just a couple of weeks to make myself more effective for the rest of my learning journey!

Actually, I have some small concerns that the quizzes were so obvious that i didn't need to read the full choices to answer.. and it did work

Also, Barbra has intentionally tried to emphasize on the part that the passion always change.. OK but it is also a key for success to many.

Revealing that the topics that the course is about is not the absolute right and it may not work would make me much comfortable

Approachable, practical and relevant to all stages of life. Should be highly recommended or even essential for when at school. I wish this had been available when I was going to University! But appreciate it is available now. If you want to learn how to improve your own understanding and approach to the life long adventure of learning, or even if you just want to improve your results, try this course.

Learning How to Learn is a great course. It's presented in a manner that allowed me to quickly grasp many new concepts and ideas which isn't usually the case for me. Dr. Barbara Oakley and her colleagues are brilliant and I really enjoyed this course. In fact I share much of the information I learned here with my daughter and work mates on an ongoing basis. There is something here for everyone.

Thank you!

It has been a real privilege to be part of this course. Learning how to learn may sound simple but Barbara Oakley, Terry Sejnowski and the team behind this course have shared a lot of essential knowledge and science behind the proces of learning.I am a lot wiser now and I have so many take-aways that I can support my son a lot better than before. It will make learning much more interesting from now on...

This course has helped me a lot. It has already changed how I face, not only my studies, but my life and my relationships. It has provided me with amazing new ideas and tools, and even the ones that I already knew, it has put to work in a very effective way. Thank you very much, Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski. I really hope to be able to meet you in person, so that I can properly thank you. My best wishes.

I really enjoyed taking part in this course.

The fully "Open" nature of the course enhanced the effectiveness of the course.

This course, has reinforced for me, the truism that you are never too old learn. It discredited the other truism that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. At least not when I was the "old dog".

Should you take my recommendation, it is my wish for you to take away as much as I have.

I thoroughly enjoyed the course. I was disappointed that there was not more participation in the forums from other classmates. I found Dr. Oakley's methods of teaching very creative and assisting in the learning process. The testing did indeed help my learning as it showed where I was wrong and gave me the opportunity to correct it. The outside reading was also helpful in understanding the material.

An amazingly informative course for everyone. Tips that are absolutely applicable to life (and even work). I think every pupil, student and adult should know this information. Thanks a lot to everyone who worked on this course! my life has changed a lot! I took this course at the age of 35, I have higher education and a favorite job - but the course turned out to be very useful for me personally either.

Highly recommended course!

Barbara reveals the power of knowledge tools in such an easy manner! Somehow it simply grows and yields it's fruits in your mind.

Moreover a whole new world of knowledge and interesting people got unveiled.

Thank you Barbara and Professor Terrjanowski so much!

Also I would recommend Barbara's book "A mind for numbers", which is a great aid for this course to solidify the concepts.

It doesn't just teach techniques on effective learning but also explains how our mind works and how we process information. through this, we can understand ourselves and can think of which is more effective to us. It highlights things that we should avoid and the benefits of things that =can help to improve our mind. Understanding how our mind works gives confidence and takes our envy away fro geniuses.

It is fantastic course, I've had lot of fun learning about learning and how to learn. And furthermore I've learnt a lot about my mind, now I have tools to tackle my procrastination problems. This course doesn't require much time, but it can give you many powerful tools and knowledge of various techniques. And it's only up to you if you make use of them.

I strongly recommend taking this course.

Cheers :)

I found the course to be interesting and potentially useful. The instructors were knowledgeable, dynamic and witty keeping my attention throughout. The quizzes were applicable and kept within context of the module material. This was my first course with Coursera so I used it as a "test" course and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be moving on to other courses of interest. I highly recommend this course.

I found this course to be really helpful as someone who has been out of the formal education sector for awhile and getting back into learning. I can tell it will help me going forward to use the concepts presented in this course. I loved the combination of science and fun presentation this course had. I would 100% recommend it to others who need a refresher or a new perspective on effectively learning.

I really enjoyed this course. Some of what was covered was not new to me, but having it reinforced was helpful. It was also good to be able to tie some of that existing knowledge together with new concepts and techniques. I am looking forward to applying what I learned in this course to other courses I am taking. Just because I am nearing retirement doesn't mean I am ready to stop learning and growing!

Thank you so much for a very interesting and educational course. I love it. Now I know how I went wrong in learning in the past and now I know techniques that would improve my learning in any subject. Also, I learned that we are all capable of learning anything. That's really awesome. That gives me the confidence to learn anything and achieve anything in life. Thank you so much professors and Coursera.

The course was amazing! It's very useful for anyone. Awesome! I wish I should have learned about this long time before. Both professors are knowledgeable and energetic. The way of teaching is motivated, uplifting, and enjoyable, encouraging me to continue each session to the end without sleeping. The staff who are in charge of answering questions in discussion forum are not helpful and not informative.