Learning How to Learn
About this course
Learning How to Learn is the most enrolled Coursera course ever made and one of the most enrolled MOOCs in history with nearly four million learners. Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski translate neuroscience research into practical study techniques: the diffuse vs. focused thinking modes, how memory consolidation works during sleep, spaced repetition and retrieval practice, the Pomodoro technique, and how to overcome procrastination using an understanding of how the brain works.
The techniques here are meta-skills that make every other course in this catalog more effective — relevant for anyone who is studying technical material intensively. It's especially valuable for career changers who are re-learning how to learn after years away from structured study, and for technical learners who aren't getting the retention they expect from courses.
What you'll learn
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Instructor
Taught by Barbara Oakley, Professor of Engineering at Oakland University and author of 'A Mind for Numbers,' and Terrence Sejnowski, Francis Crick Professor at the Salk Institute — combining cognitive neuroscience and practical learning research.
Requirements
- None — fully accessible to any learner
Who this course is for
- Anyone learning intensively who wants better retention and less frustration
- Career changers re-adjusting to structured learning after years of work
- Students and professionals who feel their study time isn't translating to knowledge