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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 Glue Y

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Mar 9, 2023

this is the most well designed and comprehensive MOOC that I had now. It actually has concepts that are important to us but we skip or ignore. These are actually the essentials if life.

By Katlyn C

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Aug 15, 2022

It is a life-changing course. it helps me shift my mindset about learning. This MOOC has given me the confidence to learn other skills or topics even if I can only be mediocre about it.

By Nendra N W

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Dec 1, 2020

Mindshift has broadened my perspectives and is certainly a course to take to enrich your life. Mindshift provides you with new insights that are valuable and beneficial for any learner.

By Manjot S

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Apr 17, 2020

This was the first MOOC and really enjoyed the learning experience of this one. Professor Barbara was a great instructor as well as teacher and the topics were really very much amazing.

By Tom T

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Apr 8, 2020

This is very useful class if you want to have BIG change in your mind and life! The teachers are very storytelling and passionate about this course. You will want to know about Barbara!

By Robert N

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Jul 22, 2019

An inspirational and motivating course to keep on learning throughout your life. It's especially good for those of us older folks to keep learning and to embrace change in our careers.

By Narasimhan S R

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May 29, 2018

Great course. The course covered very useful tips and techniques for learning new things, setting right mindset. Awesome efforts by the Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski. Thank you.

By Eleanor L

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Feb 22, 2023

This is just such an informing and affirming course, for those of us non-traditional learners who mentally hike around topics rather than race through them. What a pleasure. Thank you!

By Małgorzata R

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Sep 15, 2020

Very interesting, informative and entertaining course! I can definitely recommend it. Special thanks to prof. Oakley - this course has really changed my way of thinking about learning!

By EFE P

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Aug 30, 2020

This was an exceptionally great course. I learnt a great deal from this course and I can confidently say I have the confidence to face any transition or take on new endeavors of study.

By Pattareeya O

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Aug 24, 2020

I recommend this course for anyone who are struggling with career paths and want to change. This course will help for grow and give you an inspiration to step out of your comfort zone.

By Mangesh M

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May 5, 2020

Its a really very nice course, neatly and precisely maintained points, perfect mooc's, examples, videos and the way of presentation by Barbara. Really nice and appreciate the contents.

By Lim B Y

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May 1, 2020

I love the motivating tone throughout course, it was certainly an enjoyable learning-to-learn experience and a great introduction to the world of MOOCs! Thank you Barbara and Terrence!

By MARIA V B A

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Aug 22, 2020

This topic changed how i think in terms of learning other fields aside from the ones I have interests in and what I graduated from. It gave me a different view on learning techniques.

By Anna-Karina T

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Jul 8, 2020

This is the best delivery of online learning. I’ve recommended it to dozens of friends and colleagues to incentivize them to keep learning. This was a wonderful investment of my time.

By Angel E R K

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Jun 29, 2020

Excellent course, very inspiring and motivating to continue learning, regardless of the circumstances. Basically, there are no excuses for learning something new and enrich your life.

By abha r S

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May 10, 2020

The course has been an eye opener in the sense that it clarified that any knowledge or skill is useful and one should keep learning, even if it is not related to his or her work area.

By Deleted A

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May 5, 2020

This is such a great course, I recommend this to anyone even if you feel like you know all the tricks about being an efficient learner, this course tells you so much then you thought!

By Oleksandra T

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Sep 2, 2024

I like the helpful scientific information that is given. The course is well-designed and helps you see how you can learn with better results. The course is informative and inspiring.

By Lita M

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Mar 16, 2021

very good material and delivered nicely by the instructors, enjoying the whole subjects with many insights and inspiring me to keep learn and learn.... i do love to learn new subject

By Julliete L

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Aug 28, 2020

Perfectly done, thank you Barbara for sharing such insightful knowledge. Even though you may think, ah useless, but let me tell you, this MOOC will re-ignite your spirit like KABOOM!

By Alexander P

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Jul 15, 2020

As in learning to learn, thank Barbara and Terrence for their practicality and simplicity in transmitting tools and concepts to improve work and educational performance ... GREAT !!!

By Mohith J

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May 9, 2020

This course has been an eye-opener for me. The ideas discussed here are surely going to transform my life, and I am grateful to Barbara and Tery for creating such a wonderful course.

By Colin E

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Oct 23, 2017

A superb MOOC! Very well presented, engaging and memorable content that shall serve me well for years to come. Thanks to Barb and Terry for producing a fantastic learning experience!

By Ken H O

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Jan 25, 2024

A very well-thought at teaching MOOC that is not just for learning but also keeps you motivated and be inspired by the people who contributed in to making these. Highly recommended.