This is an extra-ordinary course. The instructors are amazingly inspiring and the content is amazing. I specially loved the assessments and spaced repetition of the important learning materials of the course at different point of the course. Learning is a very important tool of our lives and we should all focus on learning better. In my opinion this is one of best courses for that and it is a must to do course for all learners regardless of their disciplines.

I procrastinated taking it for so long. But it is the best MOOC I've ever taken. It teaches you the secrets of neuroscience and psychology of learning in a fun way, with practical methods and concrete examples.

The course was also an opportunity for me to learn from inspiring people, the Interviewees and scientists from History.

Big thanks for everyone who contributed to this course.

It was a life changing experience for me!!!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING IT.

This course is a must for students and teachers alike. As a final year neuroscience PhD candidate I expected to know by now how to learn, yet I got a wealth of advice and new insights. It is a very useful course, with two very good teachers. Not only do they give you great studying and test taking tips, which you can apply immediately (which is why I think teachers should follow this course as well), they give you a lot of scientific background to these tips.

My thanks goes to Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski for this Course, I have learned about procrastination techniques Pomodoro.

Through this course i have found the information on habit focus on process vs product in learning.

Through this course i have found focused mode and Diffuse mode.

Through this course i learned about the two different type of memory

Longtime memory and working memory. These ideas will improve my learning for my new career goals.

This amazing course is truly a game changer .Quoting Terrence sejnowski "Learning could make people smarter. Learning how to learn is one of the best things one can do in life." I enjoyed taking this course ,this helped me understand what it means to learn better. I would recommend this to everyone. Whatever you wish to learn, from chemistry to dance, these insights will help you learning better. Along with being so informative, this course is truly lively .

This is the best course because this discussed all kinds of techniques to improve oneself to learn something.The best techniques I have learned from this course are Focused Mode and Diffused Mode of learning, and the Pomodoro technique to avoid procrastination. I have also learned how to improve in the examination. Thanks a lot, Dr. Barb Oakley and Dr. Terry Sejnowski for making this course easy, and obviously this superb course. Best of luck to both of you!

I have learned so many tips and suggestions from this course. Indeed its a great help not only me as learner but as well as being a teacher. I applaud Dr. Sejnowski and Dr. Oakley for imparting their expertise and love for learning. I also commend their delivery and approach for this course. There were a lot of insightful ideas especially the interviews with some professional who testify and share their experiences which I found very authentic and effective.

A friend suggested to glance through this course during our catch-up. Initially I was a bit apprehensive about this considering that I was not planing to take any more exams. However, this course gave me a pleasant surprise! This course is well structured, and changed my perception of learning. In short, this course is all about a "New Way of Learning". A "must-do" course, no matter whether you are a student, a teacher, a corporate executive or a home maker!

This course provide systematic suggestion on how to become a good learner. First and most important part is belief. Besides belief, it provide tools/techniques proven and supported by scientific research to be useful for learning, very down to earth and useful. For me the most useful technique is keep a working planner, write plan for next day and eat the frog first. I will continue to apply the technique and thanks for the good impact brought by the course.

The content is well-structured, starting with foundational concepts of brain functionality and moving into advanced learning strategies. The use of analogies and real-life examples makes complex topics easy to understand. One of the standout features is the focus on metacognition—thinking about how you learn. The course teaches you how to manage procrastination, utilize focused and diffuse modes of thinking, and employ memory techniques that actually work.

I am grateful to Dr. Oakley for being such a calm presence and putting the (almost) natural ways of learning into an organized manner for a simpleton mind to comprehend. Even though I knew most of these techniques and have been using them for years, some of the gems really made me see the error of my ways. I am more clear and focused since I started this course. I feel more in control of my own habits/ticks. Thank you Coursera, for keeping this course free.

I have been a stay at home mom for the past 17 years and as I plan with trepidation to go back to school, I couldn't have taken a better course than this one. It has given me the confidence I need to head back to the classroom with students half my age. The length of each session, the flow and cadence of the material, and the content, made this course so enjoyable. I am excited about getting back in the classroom and feel so much more prepared. Thank You.

Thank you Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski for this amazing course. Thank you Coursera.This is the best course on learning how to learn. It includes optional interview sessions with great learners, experts in different fields, and a mind athlete. The lectures and quizzes are quite engaging and funny. The course includes lots of beneficial references and helpful material. I would highly recommend this to those who want to learn effectively and efficiently.

This course is amazing!!! I have a new understanding for learning and studying. I will implement these tools for my son and myself. This course will have a profound impact on the people that utilize these tools, I highly recommend this course to everyone and anyone. Share this course to help others shape a wonderful future of learning for themselves. "Learning is not the product of teaching. Learning is the product of the activity of learners." - John Holt

I took this course at age of 48 years. Let me admit that if I had taken this course earlier, I would have performed much better in my studies. I have special thanks for teachers and especially Ms. Barbra. The soft and tender teaching style, convincing arguments and research has helped me a lot to understand well. I shall recommend this course for people of all age. But younger people can take advantage of this course many times more. Once again Thank you !

A very useful course I've ever had. It explains the techniques with biologic and brain functionality. Make it more convincible than purely re-stating some well known techniques. After finishing the course, I grasped some very useful tools and also answer my puzzles on why sometimes my study is not as efficient as I thought it could be. It greatly improve my study productivity. I'm very confident now that I can learn EVERYTHING! Thank you so much professor.

I highly recommend! This is very interesting and educational. If you are like me, psychology or neuroscience is not my strength. I had struggled in understand Week One's lessons but found out that the more you listen and practice the information, the easier it gets! I love that I am practicing some of the techniques as early as now. This is course is very helpful and useful not only for students but for everybody. Thanks for the opportunity to learn better!

This course is a must for everyone. It would have changed my life if I had taken it as a teenager, but it still was highly valuably at the age of 31, even being in possession of two BAs, two master degrees and a rich professional life.If you are interested in bettering yourself and learning in general, this course is for you. And here's the beauty of it: if you are not, it will probably make you interested in all those things, so this course is for you too.

Great course in teaching your mind to be flexible and learning new things. Barb breaks down concepts in a fun and realistic way. The optional videos are nicely curated and I highly recommend those. The course helps you stretch your brain. I've employed several of the techniques in my own study path, having gone through a change of careers and back to school at 37. I'm in the tech education industry as a teacher myself and recruiter and highly recommend it!

I was in bad need for this course ten years ago when i was in high school it was to make a great difference in the college i studied in...but even right now it is the most important course to start with before go on in any other courses ,,its the real start point for me and changed completely my thoughts and opened my mind to my real abilities to study what ever i want ..........thanks or professors barbra an trenoski andother team member...........

This was a great course and i hope more people start to use these techniques. Putting this information in the hands of kids when they are young would be very useful. Also elaborating on metaphors and training to use the memory palace would be very beneficial. Creating a video that asks people to walk through there home placing items in a check list all over then quizzing them on how many items they remembered. similar to the book moon-walking with Einstein.

This course was much more useful than I thought it would be. While there were some parts of the videos that gave some of the usual information about learning, there were a far larger that provided useful, actionable information. I particularly liked how short the videos were. That made it easier to consume individual videos and concentrate on them in a relatively short amount of time ... something I could get done during a break from work or something else.

This course is amazing, Its for anyone who wants to learn anything. For students, academics, professionals or enthusiats trying to learn a new hability. I loved this course. It gave me a new perspective of the way the brain works and how we can learn things more effectivily. English is not my firts language, but the course is good to understand, and the professors are very didatics and captivating. Thank you a lot, Professor Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence

Ill be walking away with Amazing Tools and Techniques from this course, which will make my studies and Journey through life seamless. Then understanding of how the brain functions, Why these techniques work, and the Positive outlook that anyone is able to increase their intelligence through proper application of what is learned in this course.

Thank you to both Dr. Oakley, Dr. Sejnowski and anyone who had help with this course. Its worth every bit of study.

A well presented, interesting, useful and accessible course that didn’t take too many hours in total but offered a wealth of new learning that made it well worth investing the time.

A good mix of video lectures and quiz material, with end of unit summaries that revisited key ideas and introductions that linked previous material with new concepts. Excellent sharing of resource material, too - I have enough additional reading options to last out the year now!