EB
May 20, 2016
I found this course incredibly useful and practical. It has not only helped me better understand the process of learning but it has also given me valuable tools in how to optimize my learning process.
GR
Sep 10, 2016
This is a course which I enjoyed. It gave a good insight of the learning methodologies which we have often heard of but not given due importance. Also, the brain facts is cool :) My 5/5 to this course
By Sara R
•May 21, 2020
Really very useful, well-presented, easy to understand course with great tips for anybody who is interested in learning anything. Lots of great videos from experts in their own fields involving learning languages, memory techniques and other areas. Something for everyone - there's no reason not to be a better learner after completing this course!
By Peiqi H
•May 15, 2020
I really love the point of imposter which makes me realize that it is common for everyone so that I can feel free to be confident. And I love the part of the optional interview which inspires me a lot and give new perspectives from different experts in different fields. Thank you very much for the course and I will apply what I learnt in my life.
By Teodora P P
•Feb 2, 2018
The course provided some very useful learning techniques, along with a context of why they work. I enjoyed the optional interviews - some of them were especially motivating. The wonderful thing about the course it that one could do the quizzed even when only auditing the course. This helped me understand and remember the main ideas of the videos.
By DJ
•Sep 11, 2017
Great ideas accompanied by useful tools and resources. The supplementary interviews are often interesting and the reading lists offer a great way to look into the research grounding the course more carefully. Toward the final week or two of the course, the organization gets a little mushier and the lessons can feel a bit more like a 'grab bag.'
By Ronald F
•Aug 27, 2017
This course was wonderful and the lessons will stick with me for a lifetime. The course itself was well designed and the summary questions and weekly quizzes effectively reinforced what was taught in the videos. I read Barbara's companion book "A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel At Math and Science" as I took the course. Each reinforced the other.
By Michelle G
•Dec 21, 2023
What we thought learning short cuts were working, it was not. Our mind wired differently and this course allows us to unlock the best possible outcome when receiving stimulus and processing it into something useful and better. I had to unlearn my old way of learning, and adapt to this better proven method. Not easy, but it was worth the effort.
By Triana L
•Sep 17, 2020
Awesome techniques that will follow and guide you not only throughout your academic years, but in every aspect of your life as well. You´ll cover topics such as procrastination and neuroscience, not to mention several practical techniques to enhance your learning. I am glad I did this course and I have already recommend it to friends and family.
By Fabian F
•Jul 6, 2020
In this wonderful course you will find the answers you have asked yourself in relation to learning. You will learn how your brain works in order to learn, how to fight procrastination and how to have productive study sessions. A big applause to Drs. Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski for making this course enjoyable, interesting, useful and fun!
By Mikael K T H
•Jun 6, 2020
This would surely go down as one of the most important course of my life. Learning How to Learn delivers the goods at the right pace while leaving a positive indelible mark on well, learning how to learn. Many of these techniques and approach will be useful for my future endeavours, be it studying another course or applied in daily work matters.
By Mohammed M
•May 6, 2020
It's a well-structured course which teaches you a lot of things. Even if you are using some of the mentioned techniques, you will find a good category for best-practised learning methods and some meetings with bright people from all over the world. I highly recommend it and don't cram it, apply deliberate practice to have the most benefit of it.
By Yuanjyun L
•Apr 6, 2018
This course is very inspirational and useful with little workload and clear explanation, I recommend everyone taking this course. It may give you a brand new perspective about meta-learning. I also recommend you to view optional readings and interview videos to know how people echoed their experience with the tool kits introduced in this course.
By Yiqiao N
•Nov 11, 2017
6 months on and I am still using the tools learned in this course: Pomodoro, breaking up learning with a different activity, repetition, etc.
This is a course I intend to review over and over again as it will serve a critical tool for lifelong learning. I believe it should be adapted into a Learning 101 program at the elementary education level.
By Andrew H
•Jul 31, 2017
I really enjoyed this course, the information provided was clear and to the point. My attention was held which i dont find many courses can. I will hopefully remember to put all these new learning's into practice in my everyday life.
I very much appreciate the time and effort gone into making the course and sharing it with me.
Thanks again
Andrew
By Gitty R
•May 18, 2017
As a mental health professional I found this course beneficial in helping me prepare for a secondary graduate degree in neuroscience, and in the work with my clients! The information in this course enabled me (and my clients) overcome obstacles that I didn't think I could.
I highly recommend this course to laypeople and professionals alike.
Gitty
By Eugene M
•Jul 25, 2016
This course returned the trust in myself to develop future skills, which I never plan to develop and more important - I stopped to afraid to take complicated courses to learn. This course should be in every school as the subject #1. Highly recommend to read the book of Barbara which will only strengthen the received knowledge.
Thank you Barbara!
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.