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About the Course

Mindshift is designed to help boost your career and life in today’s fast-paced learning environment. Whatever your age or stage, Mindshift teaches you essentials such as how to get the most out of online learning and MOOCs, how to seek out and work with mentors, the secrets to avoiding career ruts (and catastrophes) and general ruts in life, and insights such as the value of selective ignorance over general competence. We’ll provide practical insights from science about how to learn and change effectively even in maturity, and we’ll build on what you already know to take your life’s learning in fantastic new directions. This course is designed to show you how to look at what you’re learning, and your place in what’s unfolding in the society around you, so you can be what you want to be, given the real world constraints that life puts on us all. You’ll see that by using certain mental tools and insights, you can learn and do more—far more—than you might have ever dreamed! This course can be taken independent of, concurrent with, or subsequent to, its companion course, Learning How to Learn. (Mindshift is more career focused, and Learning How to Learn is more learning focused.)...

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LV

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I enjoyed this MOOC. It is very well-done and clearly covers the topics of mindshifting along with career advancement. Also--good illustrations and visuals/sounds which assist in the learning process.

AH

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Thank you so McMaster University & the professors who carried out the course so very well. I hope the course will help me in my life taking important decisions. I learnt a lot through this course.

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By Axel S

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Oct 28, 2020

This MOOC was very helpful, both teachers in this MOOC were really informative and entertaining, I loved seeing the work area of Mrs. Oakley a lot, one day I want to learn to edit and make MOOCs just like her :)

By Angelica M

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Jun 3, 2020

Ideas are well presented. Learned many useful concepts. A great course to take while sheltering in place during the Covid 19 pandemic, when I have time to reflect on life, relationships, achievements and goals.

By  EDWIN J S R

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Sep 23, 2020

It's a great topic. Aside from learning new ideas, it makes me realized what I should do, to be more successful in life and to set my priorities in life. Thank you! it's really a wonderful and refreshing topic.

By Sandra P S R

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Jul 6, 2020

Este MOOC fue una gran experiencia para mí. Está muy completo, digerible, Los tiempos de los videos son excelentes y la manera en la que está estructurado ayuda a retener y a aprender. Felicidades desde México.

By Hui Y

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May 8, 2020

This course gives me the direction of learning and tells me that my past can help me in my present and future learning. I need to read more and learn more, and I can do them at any age and any stage of my life.

By Annie M

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Dec 7, 2018

I am elated to have taken this course. I very much enjoyed the lesson and videos. They are easy to understand, very educative. I have been inspired to get mentorship and pay it forward by becoming a mentor too.

By Jane V

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Mar 18, 2021

This is highly recommended. This has helped me so much in the social and career field. The professors help you to understand how you can endure the best mind shift, but also how you can learn best, for example

By Deleted A

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Jun 5, 2020

I'm impressed! It was my first MOOC and was awesome. Barbara is great. Now I have more knowledge about learning styles, and what's more important, that each of them is ok. I definitely recommend this course :)

By Arya H

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May 11, 2020

This has helped me gain a new perspective and different approach towards my life. Before I never had self confidence, this has made me more happy and focused and motivated. Everyone should take up this course.

By Jasmine L

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Apr 22, 2020

Please take this course you will come out a new person in a matter of hours! The lessons learned during this course will change your mental for the rest of your like! Mrs. B is a great personality and teacher!

By Sasha B

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Apr 3, 2018

One of the best courses i've ever taken. Very informative and interesting, explains difficult topics in a very simple and playful way. The knowledge i gained is very useful in my everyday and professional life

By Marco d C A L S

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Nov 28, 2017

I loved the course. It is a bit different, as expected, from Learning How to Learn, but very insightful, specially the last two weeks of it. I just loved and could not stop taking the classes. Thank you! Marco

By Marvin T

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Nov 6, 2022

This course is very informative and entertaining. I was able to discover different approaches on how to learn a difficult subject and at the same time encourage me to broaden my passions by trying new things.

By Mohanad J

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Apr 5, 2021

Again Barbara Oakley and Dr Terrence Sejnowski, make great material and amazing tips not only to help me out with my study and career but also with my life and relationship I'm really glad I took this course.

By Ramaswamy V

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Jun 20, 2020

A combination of the background science and practical tools for learning. Easy to use and well laid out course structure have made this course a joy to take. Wish I had these professors in engineering school.

By Pikachu R

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Aug 17, 2018

I have learnt many things about the functioning of brain. It allowed me to ask the right questions at times. It showed me techniques using which i tackled the unfortunate situation I was in.

Thank-you so much!

By Belén M S

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Jan 22, 2018

I love this course, the professors are amazing, they have studies and interesting research to provide.

The way of presenting the information is very friendly and even fun.

Thanks for this amazing opportunity <3

By Bronwyn M

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Jan 11, 2018

Awesome course learned a lot of helpful things and simply enjoyed taking the class! I will say if you are trying to choose between Learning How to Learn and Mindshift I would take Learning How to Learn First.

By Terri A

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Aug 4, 2023

I loved this course. I love the MOOC's & short quizzes in between subjects they really helped me retain much more than i had expected. I will recommend this class training to others... Thank you so much :)

By Poliane m a

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Sep 22, 2020

Aprendi que não somente as escritas ensinam, que o corpo e imagem podem falar para construir ou confundir dependendo do contexto e que algumas riquezas estão nos prquenos detalhes inseridos de todo contexto.

By Liuyun T

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Aug 4, 2020

Pretty useful course! I was confused after I graduated from university for a while and don't know where my next step is, Mindshift taught me that it's never too late to change your majors. Just keep move on.

By Parham D

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Apr 17, 2020

Undoubtedly, Mindshift has been one of the best MOOCs that I have ever had. It really shifts mind! I have acquired surprising insights into how my brain works and how to control myself in the way of success.

By #WALKRoberto P

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May 6, 2019

YO quiero agradecer a TODOS los profesores e investigadores que crearon este curso! Me han dado confianza `para seguir. Brillante y muy buena suerte con los que vengan! Estoy MUY FELIZ DE HABERLO realizado!

By Fu S K

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Aug 4, 2020

This course is amazing and I gain much more understanding on myself when it comes to learning. More importantly, the course is beautifully designed in a way that you can gain some valuable insights at ease.

By Bashishta N

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Jul 28, 2020

In starting looks pretty normal , slowly it was having quite practical aspect of deal with natural issue being faced by me in day to day work . Its very energetic and superbly explained. I like and enjoyed.