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About the Course

This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects. Using these approaches, no matter what your skill levels in topics you would like to master, you can change your thinking and change your life. If you’re already an expert, this peep under the mental hood will give you ideas for turbocharging successful learning, including counter-intuitive test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets. If you’re struggling, you’ll see a structured treasure trove of practical techniques that walk you through what you need to do to get on track. If you’ve ever wanted to become better at anything, this course will help serve as your guide. This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or prior to, its companion course, Mindshift. (Learning How to Learn is more learning-focused, and Mindshift is more career-focused.) A related course by the same instructors is Uncommon Sense Teaching. To join the fully translated Portuguese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprender To join the fully translated Spanish version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aprendiendo-a-aprender To join the fully translated Chinese version of the course, visit: https://www.coursera.org/learn/ruhe-xuexi To join the fully translated French version of the course, visit : http://www.coursera.org/learn/apprendre-comment-apprendre...

Top reviews

WW

Aug 25, 2021

While following this course I had fun and I started to enjoy again to learn in a properly/right way. It can be fun and playful. Thanks a lot for this course Prof. Oakley, Prof. Sejnowski and Coursera!

JR

Oct 22, 2017

This Course Is awesome it gave me a new look on how my brain works and that i should actually take breaks which is probably why i get frustrated. I am Excited to Put what i have learned into practice.

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By Natalia R

Jan 17, 2019

I was profoundly impressed by this course presented by these two amazing and interesting individuals who spent their time and energy on helping others to improve their learning skills! Barbara Oakley is a masterful story teller, - so engaging! Her kindness and good nature shine through in her narrative. Thank you so much!

By Taniya J K

Jul 27, 2017

Naturally we all learn daily basic, however to see the real process behind learning you must take this course. As instructors says, this course is manual for learning how to learn. When you read and understand manual you can control a equipment, likewise when you know the learning manual you can control your own learning

By Noemí M

Jan 30, 2016

I highly recommed this course for everybody (teachers, parents and longlife learners). This course gives you really practical tips about how to maximize your effort when learning and great theoretical background to undertand why those tips really work. Thanks to the instructors and the team involved in creating this MOOC.

By C.Y. Z

Jan 22, 2016

This course changed my life. In this decades, people lost concentration, although it's not their fault(include me). It teaches you how to learn more efficient and get more concentration, and finally it can change you life if you practice the skills frequently. Hope you guys have a fun here. Thanks everyone in this course!

By William V

Aug 30, 2015

Useful stuff for everyone. Students, teachers, parents, the professors are clear, engaging, and experts in their field. I cannot speak to how exciting it was for someone to inform me about how learning occurs, with lots of applicable methods. Easy to learn, engaging, and interesting,

5 stars to these wonderful professors.

By Giovanni d

Aug 14, 2015

This course was easy to follow, yet full of extremely useful elements. I have greatly enjoyed every lesson, and I am grateful to the instructors for creating a course that is at the same time fundamental and accessible to people with tight schedules. It's really never to late to learn how to learn. Absolutely recommended.

By Moises d S C

Mar 13, 2022

Thanks for this course! I didn't know how important physical exercises was for learning until I saw the videos about it! There are so many useful tips for learning how to learn. I will put as many tips/lessons as I can on Anki so I can take all the lessons that I learned on the past 4 weeks with me through my whole life!

By NGUYEN T B Y

Jul 22, 2021

After learning this course, I had some mental tricks and some useful knowledge to help me learn better at my subjects. It's even more beneficial since I'm changing to a new major, and I'm so overwhelmed at first. However, this course calm me down and make me realize I can learn anything if I know how to learn efficiently

By أيمن س

Mar 14, 2021

A distinctive course I advise everyone to enrol in. It covers most aspects of the learning process, as it is useful from the academic point of view and also from the process. It does not matter your educational level or the type of your professional career. Guaranteed benefit, a course that will show you the way to learn

By Stuart M

Oct 28, 2020

Really great course and I'm practising a number of the suggestions and tips that the course makes. Found it to be really helpful, as I'm coming back to study somewhat later in life. Tutors were great, really enjoyed the optional interviews. The accompany book is a fantastic read. Wish I'd found this course years ago.

By ankit s

Aug 17, 2020

A very good course indeed , it's amazing to know that learning can be done at any stage of life.

Really enjoyed it ,looking forward to use all the techniques that were taught and surely will tell my students all these techniques and help them in there learning.

Thanks a lot Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr .Terrence Sejnowski.

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By Bruna d C G

Jul 26, 2020

Curso muito completo e dicas realmente relevantes para toda minha vida, já que nós nunca paramos de aprender e descobrir novas coisas. Eu recomendo esse curso para toda pessoa que tem o desejo de descobrir como reter com mais tranquilidade e qualidade todas as informações aprendidas. Muito grata por ter feito esse curso!

By Felix A R A

Jun 14, 2020

A must take course! This is absolutely worthy and everyone should be taking this course for anything that you would like to study. Language learning, Calculus, Chemistry, Anatomy class, anything will be easier if you understand the basic concept and methods of learning. After this course there's nothing you cannot learn.

By Yassin

May 19, 2020

I took the course as I am trying to get certified for some new technologies during the lock-down. I wasn't expecting much but I was amazed how this course is applicable to every days life. I recommend this course to all, students, employees, employers, stay home parents..etc I might even recommend it to my future kids :D

By Aliyu K

Mar 9, 2020

My first course on Coursera. Amazing tutors and a lot of new ideas and techniques to enhance one's learning ability. How to fight motivation, stress and illussions of learning. How to improve memory. How to prepare and take any test....Very good course material indeed!

Thank you Barb and Terry,

thank you very much Coursera

By David M E

Dec 21, 2019

Un gran curso, ayuda a entender como aprender de mejor forma y como visualizar y enfocar nuestro estudio para mejorar. las técnicas compartidas y enseñadas son un gran aprendizaje para llevar a cabo y que mejoraran nuestro rendimiento, pero no solo en el ámbito académico, sino en gran parte de nuestra estructura de vida.

By Chad C

Jun 4, 2019

Really fun and informative course. You might be a great student and do some or all of these things your entire career. Maybe you didn't know why they worked for you. This course will help with that. Maybe you're like me and have never been particularly effective with your study time. This course will also help with that.

By Renan S

Mar 29, 2019

I really enjoyed the course because if you don't have good learning habits, you will get all needed clues and if you know already how to learn it reminds you very good tips.

They have a great sense of humour which makes sometimes the lessons and the tests more entertaining.

I do recommend this course for sure.

Thank you.

By Colton Z

Mar 7, 2018

"Learning how to Learn" was a very interesting and enjoyable a course. A definite recommendation for those who want to improve their abilities to learn, be it a beginner or someone well versed in the arts of learning. The information was very helpful and easy to digest, and the suggested readings are well worth the read!

By Suzanne O

Jan 14, 2018

I took this class prior to any others on coursera because I wanted to make sure I would get as much as I could out of these courses. I'm glad I did. Using many of the techniques they suggest I have been able to study and retain much of the information I have been learning. I wish I had known about this many years ago!

By Hatem M H A

Oct 15, 2016

The course is quite easy to grasp and understand. Many of the material offered seems to be simple and relatively logical. However, it alludes us to put all of these concepts into one course/material in order to be consciously aware on how to effectively and efficiently learn. Definitely a great course that I recommend !

By Nicolás M

May 11, 2021

Exceptional material and exceptional explanations. I will over it many times again. Thank you so much for putting this up for free. As a color note, the videos and style have this very funny '80s look to them. I really thought they were filmed in the '80s and shocked when I learned it was actually somewhere around 2014.

By C S S

Sep 17, 2020

Learnt a lot from this course!!!!!

1) Where I stand and where to improve upon.

2) Pomodoro will help in building a better overall structure.

3) Study techniques that were new to me.

4) Remembering things gets a lot easier.

5) The advantages of repetitive testing.

6) Become a better test taker.

Thank you very much Coursera!!!!!

By Juan C R

Sep 8, 2020

Great course, It helped me a lot with realizing the weaknesses I have in learning, The techniques I learned will also help in normal, everyday tasks. It was truly a great experience, and I'm grateful for getting to do this course. Huge thanks to Professors Oakley and Sejnowski, they did a great job building this course.

By D. A S

Jul 30, 2020

I love this course, because giving me some new insights that useful to improve my ability to learn something new, something i want to master. but, i have a little bit complain bout the quality of the sound of the video, that i found some of them is hard to be heard. Overall it is good, i suggest you to take this course.