SR
Jan 31, 2016
Inspriational! Well presented, interesting and useful. Everybody should take this course. Thank you to all those involved in developing this course. I'm already putting the teaching into practice.
EB
May 19, 2016
I found this course incredibly useful and practical. It has not only helped me better understand the process of learning but it has also given me valuable tools in how to optimize my learning process.
By Jacob T A
•Feb 29, 2020
"Learning how to learn" provided me with insights into effective learning that would revamp how I learn going forward. The strategies for overcoming procrastination will be especially useful for me personally.
By Bob H
•Dec 27, 2019
One of the best classes I've ever taken! I wish I had this knowledge before college, graduate school, and for all my continuing education in years of practice, but now I do! Thank you Barbara and Terrence :)
By Edward C
•Dec 23, 2019
This is a great course to learning how to learn. I always had a self doubt that I am unable to learn and this course bring my self confidence that I am capable to learn new things or subjects I am not good at.
By Davi D
•Sep 8, 2019
This course is very useful for anyone willing to learn more. It shows how your brain works and how you can make use of it to help you learn, and also teaches you lots of different techniques to help you learn.
By Luke J
•Jul 8, 2019
Some very valuable knowledge in this course! It definitely opens your mind and allows you to see things from a different perspective and it allows you to organize your learning so you can retain things better.
By Florian S
•Mar 30, 2019
Great course for learning how to become more efficient while retaining or even improving life quality. Participant will learn a bunch of new concepts and techniques to make the most of their learning sessions.
By Tina L O Z
•Jan 8, 2019
This was a fantastic course they I continually recommend to anyone who is thinking of taking an online course. While I have been teaching for over 20 years, I rank this in the top 5 courses I have ever taken.
By Ashish S
•Mar 30, 2018
Its one of the best courses I have attended on coursera. Highly suggested to anyone who is interested in learning. Instructors are superb and no matter how good you are, you will definitely learn how to learn.
By Alessandro M
•Mar 20, 2018
I really enjoyed this course. Still now I remember a lot of useful information to have a better memory and to learn better. I recommend this course to everyone, it's the fundamental to learn better everything!
By ChIoma V E
•Feb 8, 2018
This course was well thought out and highly organised. I have learnt so many useful skills to carry on to my academics and professional career. Thank You Dr. Terrence, Dr. Barbara and University of San Diego!
By Patrycja A
•Nov 18, 2017
Course showed some very interesting learning techniques, which I immidietly started using in everyday life. I belive it will also help me to learn more form othe courses and progress with my career. Thank you!
By M. G
•Oct 10, 2017
I learned so much about how to learn from this course. The optional interviews were also invaluable, I highly recommend them because they solidified and made the concepts taught real and applicable. thank you!
By Darya G
•Oct 1, 2017
It was wonderfull practice and helpfull. I understood, that I`m not alone with my `stupid problems` in the learning, that it`s absolutely normal and exists several easy tools to change it. Thank you very much!
By Efrain A A R
•Jun 30, 2017
Es un curso que nos saca de lo cotidiano con na mezcla entre teoría y practica que lo hace muy interesante igualmente nos hace pensar en los detalles del día a día que se nos van pasando y son muy importantes.
By Matt T
•Mar 8, 2017
Simply put. As a habitual procrastinator, this class helped in identifying bad habits and solidify good ones. Honestly a life changing outlook towards the future in learning that can be applied in many facets.
By 枫灵eve
•Jan 30, 2017
This is really an excellent course. It is a course that will transform your way of learnig. so why not have a try and I believe your life will be different if you apply what you learn in this course into use.
By Manu C
•Feb 14, 2016
When you learn what happening in your brain during different types of learning, it will help you to avoid mistakes and learn efficiently with little stress. This course helped me a lot to learn about learning.
By Edgar F B
•Feb 14, 2016
Hello.
Great course, provided some new techniques to improve my learning, I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to understand to process of how we learn and to learn new techniques to learn.
Regards.
By Vors V
•Jan 28, 2016
Formation très enrichissante et très pédagogique.
Donne de réels clés pour mieux apprendre, mieux mémoriser et même (re)donner confiance en soi.
Cette formation devrait être dispensée à tous les étudiants.
Merci.
By Will A
•Sep 5, 2015
Fantastic information and great teachers. Lots of actionable insight into how your brain works and tactics to increase efficiency and improve learning. Prof. Oakley's book "A Mind for Numbers" is good as well.
By Chris F
•Aug 27, 2015
Wonderful course, full of useful tips and techniques for learning more effectively
The instructors clearly have a lot of enthusiasm for the topic and this shows through in the videos and makes it more enjoyable
By Luciano F d S
•Feb 14, 2025
Fantástico! Vale muito a pena. É surpreendente como esses dois PhDs decifram e desvendam o funcionamento da mente humana para o ensino e aprendizagem. Impossível ser o mesmo depois de absorver esse conteúdo.
By Nonto N
•Jan 26, 2025
I have already started applying these techniques to my learning routine, and I am loving it. It brings great insight into how sleep is important for learning, which I have found to be helpful for me thus far.
By Jeff N
•Sep 25, 2024
I'm already leveraging the methods to work through procrastination. That said, there's plenty to love about this course and it really helped me develop more tools to help me process and remember new concepts.
By Tata S
•Nov 29, 2020
This course allowed me to spend my "learning time" more effectively. I now have better note taking abilities and split the time in series of 25 mins to cover any topic.
Kudos to the instructors of this course,