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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential by McMaster University

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About the Course

Mindshift is designed to help boost your career and life in today’s fast-paced learning environment. Whatever your age or stage, Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence. We’ll provide practical insights from science about how to learn and change effectively even in maturity, and we’ll build on what you already know to take your life’s learning in fantastic new directions. This course is designed to show you how to look at what you’re learning, and your place in what’s unfolding in the society around you, so you can be what you want to be, given the real world constraints that life puts on us all. You’ll see that by using certain mental tools and insights, you can learn and do more—far more—than you might have ever dreamed! This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or subsequent to, its companion course, Learning How to Learn. (Mindshift is more career focused, and Learning How to Learn is more learning focused.)...

Top reviews

LV

Apr 30, 2020

I enjoyed this MOOC. It is very well-done and clearly covers the topics of mindshifting along with career advancement. Also--good illustrations and visuals/sounds which assist in the learning process.

DI

Oct 30, 2020

Great course! This is a lot more general than Learning about Learning but is also useful nonetheless. I like the focus on keeping positive and being confident in your potential despite our weaknesses.

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By GRIJESH N

Jun 7, 2020

As soon as I complete my final quiz certificate was issued before completing my Honors tasks. So Please kindly upgrade my honors certificate into honors one. I deserve to have it as I had completed my honor tasks.

By Sine L

Apr 24, 2020

This course helps change my way of thinking, interesting insights based on facts. There are so many useful tricks and methods for better personal habits and perspectives. Also love the bonus memory trick videos :)

By DERYA A K

Aug 9, 2022

It was really fun. This is the first time I have finished a MOOC. It was very engaging and easy to follow. It helped me to look at my weaknesses from a different point of view, so it was very useful. Thank you :)

By Chan M Y

Jul 1, 2020

What was taught is an eye opener to re-evaluate myself on how to overcome obstacles so I can excel further in life. MOOC is a great learning platform as it gives so much time flexibility to complete the course .

By Praveen C

May 5, 2020

A mind opener for someone who wants to understand themselves better and change for the better and conducted by one of the most expressive and interesting tutors on the internet !! Well worth the time and effort !

By Aashiqe R

May 3, 2020

Really helpful course to get you thinking about your choices! Not only do you get an idea of what to do, but the course also explains how your past connects well into the future even if it's completely unrelated!

By Huyền P

Apr 25, 2020

This course is very useful. It is worth learning. Don't hesitate. Thanks all the teachers for helping me change my mind! I really enjoyable. And, of course I am changing from now by all endeavor!

Thanks for all!!!

By GEOCONDA N R R

Mar 15, 2019

Mindshift es un curso increíble que me permitió tener herramientas para aprender de una manera divertida y efectiva. Barbara y Terry son maestros asombrosos y me encanta su forma de enseñar. Lo recomiendo al 10%.

By Axel S

Oct 28, 2020

This MOOC was very helpful, both teachers in this MOOC were really informative and entertaining, I loved seeing the work area of Mrs. Oakley a lot, one day I want to learn to edit and make MOOCs just like her :)

By Angelica M

Jun 3, 2020

Ideas are well presented. Learned many useful concepts. A great course to take while sheltering in place during the Covid 19 pandemic, when I have time to reflect on life, relationships, achievements and goals.

By  EDWIN J S R

Sep 23, 2020

It's a great topic. Aside from learning new ideas, it makes me realized what I should do, to be more successful in life and to set my priorities in life. Thank you! it's really a wonderful and refreshing topic.

By Sandra P S R

Jul 6, 2020

Este MOOC fue una gran experiencia para mí. Está muy completo, digerible, Los tiempos de los videos son excelentes y la manera en la que está estructurado ayuda a retener y a aprender. Felicidades desde México.

By Hui Y

May 8, 2020

This course gives me the direction of learning and tells me that my past can help me in my present and future learning. I need to read more and learn more, and I can do them at any age and any stage of my life.

By Annie M

Dec 7, 2018

I am elated to have taken this course. I very much enjoyed the lesson and videos. They are easy to understand, very educative. I have been inspired to get mentorship and pay it forward by becoming a mentor too.

By Jane V

Mar 18, 2021

This is highly recommended. This has helped me so much in the social and career field. The professors help you to understand how you can endure the best mind shift, but also how you can learn best, for example

By Deleted A

Jun 5, 2020

I'm impressed! It was my first MOOC and was awesome. Barbara is great. Now I have more knowledge about learning styles, and what's more important, that each of them is ok. I definitely recommend this course :)

By Arya H

May 11, 2020

This has helped me gain a new perspective and different approach towards my life. Before I never had self confidence, this has made me more happy and focused and motivated. Everyone should take up this course.

By Jasmine L

Apr 22, 2020

Please take this course you will come out a new person in a matter of hours! The lessons learned during this course will change your mental for the rest of your like! Mrs. B is a great personality and teacher!

By Sasha B

Apr 3, 2018

One of the best courses i've ever taken. Very informative and interesting, explains difficult topics in a very simple and playful way. The knowledge i gained is very useful in my everyday and professional life

By Marco d C A L S

Nov 28, 2017

I loved the course. It is a bit different, as expected, from Learning How to Learn, but very insightful, specially the last two weeks of it. I just loved and could not stop taking the classes. Thank you! Marco

By Marvin T

Nov 6, 2022

This course is very informative and entertaining. I was able to discover different approaches on how to learn a difficult subject and at the same time encourage me to broaden my passions by trying new things.

By Mohanad J

Apr 5, 2021

Again Barbara Oakley and Dr Terrence Sejnowski, make great material and amazing tips not only to help me out with my study and career but also with my life and relationship I'm really glad I took this course.

By Ramaswamy V

Jun 20, 2020

A combination of the background science and practical tools for learning. Easy to use and well laid out course structure have made this course a joy to take. Wish I had these professors in engineering school.

By Pikachu R

Aug 17, 2018

I have learnt many things about the functioning of brain. It allowed me to ask the right questions at times. It showed me techniques using which i tackled the unfortunate situation I was in.

Thank-you so much!

By Belén M S

Jan 22, 2018

I love this course, the professors are amazing, they have studies and interesting research to provide.

The way of presenting the information is very friendly and even fun.

Thanks for this amazing opportunity <3