Professor Oakley is a wonderful presenter and her calm lessons and videos made me look forward to each weeks lessons. The video material was incredibly useful and I will be able to apply what I learned to my future test prep and everyday experiences. I have already shared many tips with friends and family.

Take this course; you will be happy that you did.

Dear Dr.Barbara Oakley and Dr.Terrence Sejnownoski,

Thanks alot for this course as Learning how to learn!It was great time which I had with your short lectures!They are so important points for teachers and parents and any one who is engage with Children and youth working .Respect-Motivation- choose- Willpower-Perseverance,...!

Fondest regards,

Mana Nesari Sani

Mi first thought was “yeah, right. Another quick bunch of tips for studying”.SO WRONG! This course has changed my whole perception on pretty much everything I read and learn everyday. Until now I was convinced I was the “type of person” who couldn’t learn and keep knowledge. One of the best gifts I’ve given myself until now is take the time for this course.

Enlightening ! How I wish I could turn back the time to my childhood days when I was young. It could have helped me to learn/study better, the frustrations, guilt and self-blame for not doing well at school. Thanks for offering the course at no cost for I have benefitted alot from it.

My heartfelt thanks to Barbara, Terry and the Learning How to Learn Team.

This is the best! Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski made a very valuable course on improving your learning: practical, good insights, lots of mini-testing. This is the decade of 'lifelong learning': better get prepared well. For me, this course made me really go a step further. Thanks a lot 'Barb' and Terry. Without doubt... I highly recommend this course!

This is a great course to understand the mechanisms of learning and how to get out the most of them. I wish this course was taught at college as in my opinion is very valuable to understand the underlying processes and caveats in learning. I wish I took it earlier! Highly recommended as the teachers are very knowledgeable and the material is well presented.

Excellent ways discussed for helping to improve one's learning abilities. A must attend course for anyone interested in knowing how to hone mental faculties, whatever the discipline being learnt.

My sincere thanks to Coursera, and the instructors - Prof. Barbara and Dr. Terrence and their team for putting up such a fantastic course for the masses at large!!

I found this course to be excellent for giving me the confidence to get back into learning. I'm now looking into courses that will help me change direction to a more fulfilling career. It's helped me realise some important life rules: procrastination is not my friend and the pomorodo technique can be applied to pretty much anything - especially housework!

This course is simply amazing! It's well-structured and explains learning in simple, accessible ways. I've learned so much about learning, and realised that many things I used to do were wrong. You can get hands-on and actively change how you learn, bit by bit, as you go through the course. Barb and Terry's voices gave me a lot of confidence in myself, too!

This is an excellent short course. It is well designed and highly beneficial to anyone in any phase of their life. There are a number of interesting insights which help you to understand the process of learning, and certainly assists you in understanding yourself and what study methods will help you specifically. I highly recommend this course to everyone.

This course was great. It was well managed. The course was in small portions, therefore, it was easy to complete the weekly lectures without any burden.

I was greatly impressed by the mini-tests after almost every video which helped me to understand that specific video, also the tests at the end of the week.

Some of the techniques mentioned changed my life!

This is really "powerful" information that anyone would benefit from learning. I would love to see this type of education become part of the fundamentals that students learn in high school and college. The instructors are easy to understand and it is taught in digestible pieces. I loved this course and will recommend it to my co-workers. Excellent job!

It seems I was looking for some course like this through all my conscience life. Many advises and techniques seemed to be so obvious and simple, but I found myself ignoring them every time. So now I know they are explained scientifically and working in practise. My conclusion - learning how to learn is the first thing we have to learn! Thank you very much!

I found the course interesting and at times enlightening (the illusion of knowledge is one of my big problems, as well as procrastination) I am a middle-aged woman and I take care of school and how much I learned is very useful to work better with the boys.. Thank you on behalf of my school !!

after this course i promise to learning how to learn english ;)

Very helpful information & well presented! This is a course is grounded in rigorous neurobiology, but is presented in a very practical, applicable, and engaging way. While the course is geared towards students, I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning how to learn new skills or tackle procrastination in their personal/professional life.

One of the best courses I have taken so far. I didn't need to write many things down, because there were so many small quizzes that helped me remember the key points. It was very well presented and there were no fluff videos to waste time or bulk up the content. Everything made sense and all the steps are ones that I can and will add to my new study style.

The presentation of the course is a perfect example of how to engage students' focus and clearly present the subject one is teaching. This in itself is perhaps the best testimony to the fact that the course teachers truly appreciate the subject they are discussing.

I recommend this course to everyone I know. Learners and teachers alike will benefit from it.

There is not really much to talk about this course. If you have any problems with learning, or you believe your methods of learning are not efficient enough, this course is the best option for you. It will definitely change your way of thinking about learning, and it will provide you the awesome tips and facts about learning. At least it helped me. A LOT!!

A powerful toolbox for learning and for empowering your life. I have started to put a lot of simply exercises and techniques taking from this course into my real life, day to day, not only for learning but also for working and I have gained confidence in my learning skills after some years. Incredible course, totally recommendable for everybody at any age!

The first course that I finished in coursera! I appreciate all of the efforts the instructors did, especially Barbara Oakley for this course. I learned alot of things and I now realize that I truly need to change the ways I used to review. I enjoyed the optional materials which were interview videos, because I gained additional insights from other people.

A course that helps you break down the barriers of learning new topics. To eliminate the "this discipline is not my thing, I should stop trying so hard" ways of thinking, and it helps you become a more efficient person in your exams and study sessions. If you want to change the way you study and have better results in exams, this course is your solution.

Dr. Barbara Oakley is a witty and good teacher, she made the course easy to learn and enjoyable. Learnt new tips on learning how to learn which i will definitely apply to my learning process. A real eye opener to concepts i have never heard of before. It also solidified some of my beliefs with regards to learning such as having adequate rest and exercise.

Excellent course, changed my perception of learning and now I am looking at learning through new lens. Excellent material and useful after videos equally supplement the training making it an intriguing experience. Although I am not a student but that doesn’t stop me from taking this course and it’s a must read for anyone irrespective of his phase of life.

It was a fun and insightful class. There were many unhealthy study-practices that I realized I had, and the class introduced some more effective alternatives. I am still trying to find the best system that works for me, and an equivalent of a memory palace for my mind-blind brain( since I am an Aphant). Thank you so much for providing us with this course!

Very interesting course with numerous details from scientific studies, interviews and demonstrations that are quite impressive. I have learned a lot about how I can memorize and retain information that I need to learn a language or even remember basic things on a daily basis. I recommend this course, it's not a long course and it gives you a lot for free.