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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential by McMaster University

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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.)...

Top reviews

DI

Oct 30, 2020

Great course! This is a lot more general than Learning about Learning but is also useful nonetheless. I like the focus on keeping positive and being confident in your potential despite our weaknesses.

EC

Aug 26, 2020

I enjoyed this course very much. I am 64-years-old and this course taught me that you can learn anything new no matter what age you are. I am now broadening my passions and learning is a lot more fun.

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By Maddy

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Apr 13, 2020

It was the first time I was taking such a course and I truly loved it. In this course everything is well simplified and strongly explained that makes you enjoy learning.

By Andrea C

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Jan 2, 2018

Absolutely loved this course, which I think is full with very practical advise and ideas for growth. The "memory tips" lessons are also very nice and useful, a must try!

By Radha j

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Aug 23, 2017

This course has been an eye opener for me. A life transforming experience. It has encouraged me to get out of the boxes I have made for myself and believe I can survive.

By Meliza G D A

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Nov 13, 2020

I am glad I enrolled in this course. This really help me to realize a lot of things and even encourages me to explore more and even broaden my capabilities and passion.

By Ousman J

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Sep 11, 2020

I would recommend to take this mooc to improve one s learning habits and approach so as to learn with an open mind and be able to change and move on to improve oneself.

By S. M F M

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Jul 28, 2020

Course topic is actually great. The presentation style, video quality, course content and quizzes are great. I recommend to start week 1 and look for yourself the rest.

By Andrija C

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Jul 8, 2020

I think everyone should take this course, the earlier the better. However its not too late now. I like that the course helps with topics such as learning, memory, work.

By Trupti B

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May 21, 2020

Great course, I really enjoyed a course. The professors are great and the material is easy to understand.

Mindshift is a must take as it is very interesting. Thank you.

By Supatchaya T

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May 19, 2020

This is easy learning course. The video include many motion movement that keep you awake during learning and short video make you easy to learn it anywhere and anytime.

By PRANJAL G

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May 16, 2020

I had opted for this course casually but in each week it made me more interested and It really shifts my mind from "Learning" to "Happy and Active Learning". Thank you.

By Joao C

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Mar 1, 2018

Such a wonderful course, full of new ideas of how to shift your mind through obstacles and everyday situations we face. High recommended to anyone in any stage of life.

By Jiazhi G

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Aug 19, 2017

Incredible course! I never know that I have so much potential to discover.

I try the concepts in this course. It really works!

My aspect to the world has totally changed!

By Devi D

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Aug 16, 2020

One of the best online courses.. I really enjoyed the whole course,, Its so lively and everything been taught in a new energetic way. Thank you so much for this course

By Kristina L

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Mar 1, 2018

I really loved this course. No matter what you do for a living or what topics you would like to learn about, this course can definitely help you across multiple areas.

By Raymi F

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Sep 22, 2023

Barbara happens to be the best teacher I have seen, this course is a masterpiece like learning how to learn. If you are reading this go for it! you will not regret it

By suddhasatwa b

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Oct 30, 2022

Its good strongly recommended for all type of people. A great insight on learning, and concentration and decision or titbits need for career change. How to study .

By Mariana E N M

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Jul 20, 2020

This course is great, I liked it and it helped me a lot. I appreciate all the teachings and how well designed it is, it's fun and you learn too much. Congratulations

By Tara B

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Apr 17, 2020

I found this course to be very informative and motivational. It helped me realize so much about myself and showed me that I have been missing education on some level.

By Uvo-Vincent D

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Nov 4, 2018

this course has helped me beyond words. i am grateful to the lecturers and everyone who put in effort to make this MOOC possible. i love you all and God bless you all

By Eeva L

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Sep 24, 2017

Excellent follow up to Learning to Learn. This course sets you up for thinking broadly your abilities and adaptation in ever-changing world of science and technology.

By Malalarisoa R R

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Sep 10, 2020

Many thanks for this huge Opportunity to allow myself to learn and to grow!! So porus, Mindshift module is such a very innovative and relevant module today's demand

By Anastasia I

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May 17, 2020

One of my first MOOCs. It was lots of fun and I enjoyed the short, really entertaining and helpful videos. Thank you so much! I am leaving with a head full of ideas.

By Juan J M

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Jul 31, 2020

Just great! Bárbara did it so easy and great to learn. Thank s a lot for sharing this information and dedicate all your time, genius and talent to this. Excellent!

By Sandeep S

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Jul 23, 2020

Very nice and well defined material. It was also full of use cases which allowed me to connect.

i learned new techniques, will practice in future for better results.

By RIC A D

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May 25, 2020

I love learning with the Mindshift course. While I am watching it I learn to discover possible opportunity I can get as an individual on my career or personal life.