It's an interesting course with many practical tools and tips to make learning more effective. Useful for students as weel as people who want to expand their professional knowledge, topics of interest or foreign language learners. Thanks to the course, I was able to catch mistakes in my learning process, correct them and thus learn more effectively. I do hope it will also allow me to increase my knowledge and skills, with significant time savings.

It was an excellent course and a wonderful journey going through the videos and the tests. I really learned a lot from this course and I wish I had took this course will I was in school or college, but I learned from this course that it is never too late to learn new stuff. I surely will use the concepts and techniques that I learned here in my career and in any learning experience that I will go through from now on in my life.

Thank you very much.

It's an enlightenment taking this course. The concept of how the brain works and the kind of things that are going on during learning is amazing and complex. However, Dr. Oakley will softly unravel the knowledge for you in a soothing and comforting way that will stay with you for the rest of your life. She will frequently invite people who have excelled in their fields to talk to you and the powerful learning techniques will come to you naturally.

When I was starting this course, I already felt that since I've graduated from University with honors, I have nothing more to learn. Since this was a highly-recommended course on Coursera, however, I still decided to give it a shot. The concepts taught in the course were easy to grasp and the abundance of visual aids really helped in the delivery of the material. I would recommend this course to anyone regardless of educational attainment or age.

I hold a Ph.D. and still very impressed by these classes.I've learned things never thought related to this very underrated area of Academia, at least in my country, which is the processes involved in "learning how to learn".In sum, I just loved this cheerful journey with Dr. Oakley and Dr. Sejnowski. I'm grateful to them that took this initiative that can reach thousands and thousands of people with multiple backgrounds.Now, let's practice it all!

This is an enormous important course for everyone who wants to improve his learning skills. Throughout our educational career we improve our math skills, language skills, biology skills and more but we never improve our learning, reading and listening skills. That is done by this course!

If you want to achieve more in life and make progress in a specific or in different fields, then attend the course and become a well-trained and educated learner!

I enjoyed this class very much. I got a new understanding of learning I sure could've used when I went to school years ago. But as Dr. Barbara points out several times, it's never too late. I especially enjoyed the glimpse into the neuroscience of how we learn. Fascinating! It makes me want to dig deeper.

The course is over and I still review my notes and hand write new ones to keep the ideas in my mind. I am grateful for this course -- thank you.

Excelente curso. No solo aprendes excelentes técnicas de memorización y aprendizaje, sino que también te motiva a aprender más por tu cuenta, a buscar nuevas técnicas que te puedan ser útiles a ti (pues a algunos les funcionan más algunas técnicas que otras) y a entender que si no comprendes algo no es necesariamente porque no tengas la capacidad sino que necesitas acercarte al problema desde otra perspectiva, pues todos somos capaces de aprender.

I recently completed the 'Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects' course on Coursera, and I must say it was a fantastic experience. The course not only helped me understand how my brain works but also provided me with practical tools to improve my learning process. The content was engaging, and the instructors were excellent. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to enhance their learning skills.

A lo largo de mi vida me he encontrado con problemas que me han bloqueado mi desarrollo personal y profesional, materias escolares o conocimientos profesionales que se han visto afectados por mi bloqueo mental para aprender. Este curso te da varias estrategias para no rendirte y mantenerte siempre aprendiendo usando diferentes tecnicas y produndizando que hay detras de ciertos comportamientos personales desde la perspectiva neuronal. Recomendado!

l found the lectures and breadth of material -including optional readings and interviews very engaging. I was particularly interested to know that Barbara Oakley had previously been a Slavist. This was my own initial field of study and so I felt her observations when switching to a scientific subject were highly relevant. I hope to put many of the ideas of Learning How to Learn into practice and I would welcome further courses from this provider.

I am a professional software engineer, who has been out of university for 5+ years. Taking this course gave me insight into how we learn, and how to learn effectively. Even though testing is no part of my life now (outside the annual blood test), learning remains a critical piece of working life. This course helped me get more from the texts I read and re-use pertinent information needed in my daily life. Thanks for helping me learn how to learn!

It is excellent and course, to show you how to learn effectively and also cope with procrastination. Well structured course, with each week of the material enables me to apply it right away. By understanding how our brains work, it allows to take control and strategize learning. The interviews with various well-known and successful learners or people at the end of each course week also provide interesting and useful insights about how they learn.

This course became a part of my day. I began to apply what I learned in my studies and in any work I do. It helped me a lot in learning my unlimited mental skills and how to use them and arrange them. I learned from the course that I have to trust in my new system that I started to arrange my time and to organize my ideas so that I can make full use of it. I really trust and use it and thank everyone who helped to bring it out in this smooth way.

Honestly, This was my first course to finish on coursera. before I used to view some courses and leave them by max 2nd week. But That course content is very attractive. you feel like, every think you are looking for, or you want to have answers for, are ready for you. I would do recommend this course to any one who have problems with time management, procrastination, problems with focusing, bad memory.

Thanks Barbara and Sejnowski! really thanks!

Although some students they think it's unnecessary to take such a course, because they have studied since they're born. I don't think so, when people get familiar with somethings, they would become lazy and don't want to change it anymore. This course helps me a lot, I realize I study in an inefficient way and begin to follow this new and efficient way. I also use calendar to plan at the same time. I'm very appreciate for this fantastic course!!!

I stumbled upon this course in a desperate attempt to save my declining memory (I'm 33 so I knew something wasn't right) and I was blown away at how helpful it was! Yes.. it's catered to university or high school student and the graphics are dated but what you learn about your own brain and how it learns is priceless. I'm looking forward to putting my new knowledge to the test daily and feel confident I can continue to learn even as I get older.

This is the perfect course for all the learners out there, including ages of 14 onwards. leaners should generally take this course to enhance their learning and ace their exams. It includes a wide variety of tools and techniques which help to master how your brain works. This can further help you use your brain in an effective manner. Miss Barb Oakley and Mr Terry Sejnowski has done a wonderful work in compiling this course for the new learners.

Thank you Dr Barbara and Dr Terrrence for such a great course! I used to think that I was good for nothing, but now I see it's just my Zombies, and I can really learn anything if I know how to learn. More than anything else it helped me with procrastination. Believe it or not, using these techniques I actually had more done during these 4 weeks than I had in the past year! I strogly recommend this course especially to perfectionsts like myself.

A very powerful course that made me feel that I am not alone with a lot of issues in memory that seemingly are suffered by many people. Also, the course materials depend on science and experiences which are the fundamental basis of strong and trusted materials. Providing references, the way of explaining some terms and issues, the interviews, and the tests are just amazing and helpful. Thank you, Coursera, and thanks to the tutors of the course.

This was a highly engaging and educational class. While the theoretical and scientific underpinnings were interesting, the practical approaches to learning is what really appealed to me. There are so many techniques that I am taking away from this class that I plan to put to use in my learning journey(s). Prof. Oakley is a great teacher and has a knack for teaching complex things using analogies, metaphors and funny visuals. Thank you, Prof!

One of the best MOOCs I have ever taken. It is very practical, and can be used in your everyday life.

The brain is a powerful tool. We use our brains 24*7, and NOT learning how to effectively use this powerful brain is the single biggest mistake anyone can make.

I would recommend this to students, working professionals, teachers, parents of school going children and even to people who are into sports.

Join the course! I promise it will be worth it!

so excited i was able to tske this class as i wsd definitely one of the bad learners and always lacked finishing the product because i didnt focuse more on the process of the task. This wont only help me out in school for IT tech but also in life and any other thing i would to do and learn . So thankful for this oppuritnotu from the great instructors and everybody involved that teached us how to learn and cant wait till change my life around !

I wish I could learn the ideas from Dr. Oakley earlier. But in the other hand with my life experience I've learned much more from this course, because I know what I've done right or not. Actually I am very very very glad, that I've met this course. Dr. Oakley with her scientific argumentation and her kind way of belief that you can do everything gives me the confidence and tools to achieve what I want. It really changes my life. Thanks you all!

This was an amazing course and I think it should be mandatory for students in school having access to virtual libraries. This course has taught me so much and I've realized so many mistakes that I've made while trying to learn something. With all my newly acquired knowledge, I hope to learn many more things, not as a burden but as to improve my skill set. I am very glad that I completed this course and I will surely recommend it to many others.