Some topics like rereading helped me realize that it is not effective and makes me forget the topic and lead to illusions of competence. Pomodoro technique is really effective that helps me focus to process. Chunking got my interest and wanted to apply this while learning. I tought neurons never born everyday. They can survive by doing physical exercise. I learned much. Really.

Thank you very much for this course to the nth power. Really helpful. 10 / 5 for this course.

This is an excellent course to take for any student. Simplified concepts that are easy to comprehend are neatly organized to hold your focus to teach you the ropes on teaching yourself.

I have reconfigured my own way of approaching materials I would like to learn and have gain great confidence in my own learning capability.

This course is not only recommendable for anyone who is enthusiastic about learning, but also to people who would like to improve their way of life.

As an older student, I found this course very helpful. I learned new techniques and learned why the ones I was using, weren't helping much, if even at all. Learning the science behind the techniques really helped me understand why some learning techniques work and why many techniques don't work at all. Tackling going back to school in my forties has had it challenges, but with what I have learned, I feel confident that I am capable of learning what I am trying to learn.

I believe this course should be mandatory for any curriculum that is high-school level and up. How many of us have asked ourselves, "why do I even have to learn this?" Well, this course puts things into different perspectives that allows you to fully understand why curricula are set up the way they are, how YOU learn as an individual, and it offers a myriad of tips and tricks to help improve that learning process. This course is a must! A big thank you to the creators!

As a working adult, I found this course to be incredibly insightful. I wish I took this class when I was younger. There are so many things I did wrong in my early learning life that made learning hard for me. I'm using the methods taught in this course in my daily life to learn new things. And I've started sharing these tips with my 8 year old and have seen positive results. Do no underestimate the power of 25 minutes of focus time and you mind in diffuse mode. Amazing.

This was an excellent course that provides a lot of insight into how your brain retains information and thinks, but does so using easy-to-understand images and metaphors, so you'll soak everything up like a sponge in no time. It also offers some excellent tips against procrastination, which is useful for just about anybody. Even if you're not actually learning about anything, I recommend everyone to check out this course to learn some great habits to improve one's life.

Every week after going through different techniques I wondered I was using half of it unknowingly but had not identified it as the cause behind my good performance in my studies. This course has helped me understand the reasons behind the use of these techniques and how it effects our neural structure. So, it would help me in future to learn tough concepts easily and apply those concepts in the real world. Thank you Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski for this course.

I really liked "Learning how to learn". It made me realise that while I thought I was studying hard, I wasn't applying the best techniques and literally, I was just wasting my time. I don't understand why some people say the tips were quite obvious, as I found some of them actually pretty counterintuitive but amazingly effective! I'm currently on vacations but I'm pretty excited for starting the next semester to apply all of what I've learned in this marvellous course!

I am 71 and completed the weeks two and three tests a couple of weeks after learning the material. I was away on vacation and didn't actively think about the course at all. This was a demonstration for me of how clearly the instructors "walk the talk". They methods of teaching this course model the concepts being presented. As a lifelong learner, I am extremely excited by what I have learned and will continue to integrate the practices going forward.

Thank you so much!!

The course is very inspiring and instructive. If we had a chance to learn this course years ago, that would greatly benefit us not only for our studies but for the whole life I think. The way we think leads to what and how we do. But anyway, it's better late than never. I would consciously try to put all what I've learned in this course into use in my real life, I'd love to see what changes is stored for me there. Thanks very much for the wonderful courses you present.

I thoroughly enjoyed this course mainly because it has taught me valuable lessons and learning techniques I can use and revisit in my future studies. I may even revisit this course just to solidify the techniques I have picked up through this course. Growing up, I didn't have many great mentors to teach me how to approach learning through school and various academic areas. I hope to be able to deepen the learned techniques by preaching them and teaching them to others.

Even though it's a pretty basic course I still find it useful and important for everyone to attend. If you've never heard of Chunking, Pomodoro technique, Diffuse mode, for instance, you have to take this course! It's a 4 weeks course but I personally passed it in 4 days cause I was familiar with the material but some of the stuff I learnt only recently from other course (on storytelling) so this course is full of new information regarding learning and brain function

Incredible!! I learned so much and all of the curriculum was so easy to absorb and apply. I am now taking 10 other Coursera courses at the University of London, Yale, Stanford, Penn State, Wharton, UC San Diego, Santa Clara University, Columbia University, Macquarie University and Northwesten University, and I am sure to apply all that I leaned from this course to getting what I need from these courses as well. Thank you all so much for helping me learn how to learn!!

Great course, lecturers were understandable, supportive and cheerful which helps in continuing. I do recommend this course to all who have very basic idea of how our mind works and want to better understand how to become a better learner. From my perspective I had a feeling that the course is more high school oriented and that's why many things were repeated too many times in very simplistic ways (as opposed to letting people to rewatch a video if they are uncertain).

The teachers were knowledgable, clear and gave a very powerful demonstration of learning techniques, with a positive and constructive outlook. The video graphics and illustrations were very helpful in reminding the main concepts and connecting them to new ideas. The interviews were very interesting and the questions asked in them were helpful in recalling the concepts taught in that unit. Finally, the reading lists were comprehensive and again, very useful. Thank You!

This course is very easy to follow; the analogies & words used are easy to understand. The pace is also neither too fast nor too slow. As for the instructors, you can feel that they are sincere & really want their students to know how to learn. Afterall, no one really teaches you how to learn when you are young, even in schools. So, take this opportunity to learn the different & correct ways of learning by following this course & utilising the techniques taught in it.

Amazing course and an eye-opener for all the learners who want to understand how our brain processes, absorbs and retains information on a long-term basis. This course applies simply to all, not only students and academics, for the simple reason that we all need our brain to learn something and/or anything!!!!

The awareness that I have received through this course has made me conscious of many amazing techniques to learn in a smarter way and more effectively.

Thank you

The main outcome I got from this course is what is learning and is not for classes and for tests however, for life matter. I really see through course the learning in reality and making mistakes is really normal to master a topic or a course. My vision of a genius learner has been cochor after this course. I saw them in interviews after each chapter and how they are just like us except the preserve to learn to observe a topic. thanks to everyone how made this course.

At times it's not about the course but about reassurance and the confidence it gives you to be able to learn effectively again. A lot of these techniques probably I followed when I look back at my college day experiences but I never knew that if it was the correct pattern. It was mostly like a gut feeling for me like 'this works and this doesn't' kind of scenario. But after attending this course it feels like I have learned a major life hack to overcome my learning c

This is an excellent course. I learned many new concepts such as chunking, diffused thinking, Einstellung, and so many new concepts. I found the Pomodoro technique very useful. Actually all the course contents are very useful. Instructors are both are excellent. Special thanks to Ms Barbara Oakley who conducted most of the sessions and is exceptional. Thank you very much. Recommend this course to all who are interested in learning and expanding their horizons.

it has been a wonderful experience with many firsts, first online courses, peer-reviewed courses.

it was truly helpful for the purpose I took to attending this course. Lectures and reading materials even the reviews/tests are based on the philosophy of Learning.

It was a much-required journey to consolidate many thoughts.

I would like to extend my heart-felt gratitude towards Dr Barbara Oakely and Dr Terrence Sejnowski for sharing their knowledge in such simple chunk/s.

I'd like to thank Barbara Oakley and Terence Sejnowski for their excellent presentation of this course in video form. Never before in 25 years of taking classes have I encountered such excellence. You were engaging, persuasive and inviting. I did not want to walk away from your presence. The invited guests who did interviews brought an added touch to what the course was all about. I hope I can, some day, be the kind of presenter that you are.

Elizabeth Enriquez Damian

This course has been a great experience. It gave me the knowledge of the best techniques and tips to Learn, to Study, to Memorize, to take tests, to join and choose a good study group. Also the Neuroscience behind learning, studying, memorizing. The amount of material learned and the amount of enjoyment this has given me is indescribable. I would recommend this course to everyone at any level. In fact, it should be available to everyone in the world. It is excellent!

This course is excellent! I'd say this is a must-take course. It covers many learning techniques supported by science, and it details how to beat procrastination. If (or when) you take this course, make sure to check out the optional readings and interviews at the end of each week as they provide valuable additional information that expand upon and can help solidify the material covered that week. I will definitely be employing the techniques discussed in the course!

This course is truly amazing. It has debunked the learning difficulties that students often have and can help them maximize their learning. I can't say thank you enough to Dr. Rerrence Sejnowski and Prof. Barbara Oakley and Deep Teaching Solutions Team for this amazing course. As an educational advocate, I'd love to share it to students living in rural areas of Vietnam in my future projects and maximize their learning for their success. Connect via @thinhtran-mike