ZL
Nov 22, 2015
First MOOC that I can accomplish, even in my busiest days, because I'm motivated to learn the lessons taught in it and I like the teacher and class format (small videos and always repeating concepts).
LB
May 17, 2020
This class really focused on the process of learning. It taught me so much. I even shared ideas with my college and high school student. They were surprised as some concepts were helpful to them also.
By Liliana H
•Jan 28, 2016
It has been one of the most useful courses for me. I had already tried some other approaches to improve my learning time and deal with procrastination, through an online material from Stanford, and some other time I tried using pomodoro, but by itself it was not enough help.
However, I find this course was the most useful and interesting for me.
By Ioana A
•Dec 15, 2015
Amazing. So much useful information, so well structures and presented and also keeping a young and happy spirit throughout the materials. (you will understand what I mean)
This course is a really life changer and any person should take this. I warmly recomand to watch also the optional videos to learn from real life examples.
Good luck and enjoy!
By Jamie S
•Dec 2, 2023
Overall, "Learning How to Learn" has been a game-changer for me. I've not only enjoyed exploring its content but also gained substantial insights and techniques that I've already begun implementing in my studies and daily life. It's an indispensable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their learning abilities and master challenging subjects.
By Mikhail S
•Nov 10, 2022
It's good and refreshing. If it is your first contact with the theme of improving your learning processes it is invaluable resource and opportunity to clean and organise thoughts about these processes. If it's not the first time you think about it, so it's a good manner to put order in the system and have a great example of systematic approach.
By Khaled D
•Mar 26, 2022
I highly recommend taking this course now, I personally have learned a lot of useful things that I think every single learner needs, this course makes me realize that hard-work is not the only thing you need to master anything, but also you need to know the tools that will help you achieve what you want and these tools are found in this course.
By Anton K
•Oct 20, 2020
Definitely a good course for understanding how we as humans learn; breaking down tips and practices to help with common struggles and issues when you're having a difficult time grasping new information. Puts you at ease that its all too common for us to not always comprehend everything that is presented to us even if it's in a course structure.
By Derek W
•Jun 12, 2018
The material in this course was well laid out and presented in a simple yet effective fashion. I highly recommend this course for those who feel they struggle with studying, retaining new information, understanding new concepts, solving complex problems, struggle with test taking, or feel inadequate in their general area of studies or learning.
By André d S P
•Mar 6, 2018
Sometimes we have knowledge that we can't tell where it is from, with this course i could organize and prepare even more for whatever i am studying. The feeling of accomplishment is filling me and since the start i've been sharing with workmates and family about learning how to learn.
It is with grate joy that i rate this course with five stars.
By Nikola S
•Aug 12, 2016
A Wonderful course that really helped me learn a lot about the way we learn and how I can enhance my own learning. It made the entire process very fun and entertaining, which led me to have a greater interest in the subject! Both Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski are amazing teachers, who have truly made this a course worth viewing!
By Marie W
•Aug 30, 2015
Even though it's been many years since I graduated from college, I found this course very helpful as a reminder on ways to learn effectively. I'm a dedicated life-long learner, and I've signed up for a master's level class at our local university for this upcoming fall semester. I feel this class will help me as I move forward in this endeavor.
By Valentin S
•Apr 5, 2022
Very good course. I was already using some of the techniques shown here. After watching the course I now understand why the thechniques I was already using worked and I also have learned many new ways of improving my learning. The teachers are outstading in their academic fields and the course is held in plain langue so anybody can understand.
By Diego M
•Jun 29, 2021
The "Learning How to Learning" course at Coursera is an amazing course, extremely useful and I fully recommends for everyone who sees learning as a passion. Did it twice (1st in 2016) and it always helps me on how to organize my mind putting my brain to working in different ways to absorb content from a new studying area as widely as possible.
By krishna A
•Jun 12, 2021
This course was a perfect way to learn and improve your techiniques on learning, studying and reading better. It also gives us the do's and don'ts while taking exams, along with providing an insight into how unrelated habits like sleeping and exercising, can help us learn better. Thanks to Barbara and Terry for creating this wonderful course.
By Jacqueline R
•Aug 13, 2020
Agradezco la oportunidad de tomar este curso que me ha ayudado a crecer como un ser humano capaz de aprender cualquier disciplina que desee incursionar. Estoy muy feliz y optimista. Me siento muy bien conmigo misma y quiero seguir aprendiendo y con el deseo de ayudar a otros, especialmente a aquellos que estén dispuestos a aprender a aprender.
By Deleted A
•Apr 16, 2020
It was a very engaging course that I just completed it without any pressure and also enjoyed the new techniques to learn ans master tough subjects not only in academics but also in Life. Barbara Oakley(the instructer) was so nice and educative that it was a fun during this course. Thank you coursera for Providing us this course . Thanks a lot!
By Gino Y
•Dec 12, 2019
An excellent and powerful MOOC, thanks Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski your knowledge about this topic is simply amazing and marvelous!! I learned how to learn in a more productive way and how to use my time wiser,also I learned many things I didn't know about the brain and how it works. Thanks to both of you and thanks Coursera.
By Lichhean L
•Dec 22, 2018
I've learned so much from this course. I've recently started implementing the tips and techniques taught in this course in my life and noticed that it has helped me a lot. My respect and gratitude to Dr.Barbara Oakley, Dr.Terrence Sejnowski, and the rest of the Learning How to Learn team for making this course accessible to everyone for free !
By Daniela
•Dec 10, 2017
Powerful course, it made more aware of my problem with procrastination and taught me ways of fighting it. I wish I knew all these learning techniques from school, maybe my life would have been different now. I enjoyed very much the way Barbara Oakley presented this course, she is an amazing professor and such a sweet lady. Thank you very much!
By Tania V L
•Feb 10, 2017
This course helped me to understand how I can be more effective learning new things. What I learned in this course will help me my whole life in different aspects such as professional and personal ambits. I love to learn new things every day and now I will do it with quality, understanding how it works and using excellent techniques and tools.
By Muzafarov A A
•Feb 21, 2022
Очень информативный, и полезный курс. Я смог научится многим практическим приемам при изучении любого материала. Все просто и доходчиво, нет никаких "силы мысли или помощи космической энергии". Правильно поставленная техника обучения, упорство, и человек может овладеть новыми знаниями, навыками - это я считаю главными мотиваторами, стимулами
By Lisa W
•May 20, 2021
There's always room for improvement. Harboring the notion, you're above learn new information, is counterproductive. This can impede success, in more way than many.
This course helped me with self discovery. In addition, provided effective ways I can study, with proven learning techniques, and better test taking skills, than I previously had.
By Catherine K
•May 28, 2020
I love the instructors and how committed they are to really help people, even going an extent of interviewing people who have had great achievements thus increasing motivation towards the learners to become better. I also love the fact that they are using metaphors and analogies that are quite helpful in the learning sessions. I enjoyed alot!
By Heiko E
•Jan 26, 2020
Great course!
They give you a lot of tools for learning and against prograstination, most of them small and easy to apply. The most important underlying (neurological) concepts are explained in a way thats easy to understand and they provide a lot of interviews with interesting people about the material.
Thanks for making this freely available!
By Rowland E
•Jul 20, 2019
This course is one of the few I've actively managed to complete thus far, simply because I used the techniques outlined in the very first week to carry me all the way through. That should tell you how useful and valuable the information is, and how good of a teacher Barbera Oakley is.
I'm also terrible at names, unless they're repeated often.
By Vladimir V
•Mar 8, 2019
This course has been revolutionary for me for several reasons: 1. It helped me to realize there is value in online learning, 2. It fed my curiosity and inspired me, 3. It has just the right amount of theory and practical advise, 4. It has just enough depth to give a quick peek into the world of behavior for you to want to learn more. Thanks.