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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

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.

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.

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By Sayeed S

Jul 7, 2020

The course content, format and more importantly instructors' style of teaching were terrific! I got out of it more than I expected at the beginning of this course. I am energized, motivated and excited to apply the learning from this outstanding course.

THANK YOU!

By Bryan E J

Jun 12, 2020

I love this course, it's easy to learn, the teachers can explain the lessons very well, and i think there are some hard concept but they explained it fluently and in simple way. It's great if anybody want to try this MOOC especially for those who are new to MOOCs.

By Matias V

Jun 1, 2020

Awesome MOOC. Very related to the nowadays situation especially after the Pandemic issue. The instructors were great. It proves their much effort on delivering the material in the easiest way to understand, even for the non-English speaking audience. Thanks a lot.

By Russell B

May 1, 2018

One of the best MOOCs I've ever taken, the kind of thing that would had been great to have since high school. Is for every age and has a lot of information compacted in easy to understand chunks, the course is really easy and interactive, the tutors are great!!

By vlagouli Β

Feb 21, 2021

It was a special experience for me. Through these lessons I was able to see myself take steps in what I have been dreaming of for years. Although I am in the west of my life, I learned with you that it is never too late to learn anything. Thank you all very much

By Diego A O P G

Nov 19, 2020

Great course! The content is very easy to understand and is full of tips that appeal to common sense and self-confidence in learning. Warmth and carefree teaching of concepts that can be difficult and surprisingly accessible is greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

By VICTOR M B P

Jun 5, 2020

Awesome .Enjoyable. I have been learning in many courses during all my life and I feel extremely satisfied with this one.The most outstanding is to see the lectures. All the emotion put into them and I have never seen someone speaking g so trifle, so sincere.

By Daniella F

May 11, 2020

This MOOC was just the motivation, inspiration, and encouragement I needed to regain my self-belief. The thought to the delivery of the subject was remarkable, I am ever grateful for this MOOC as it reinvigorated my spirit for learning and self-worth. Thank you!

By Manish H

Jan 3, 2020

One of the best courses I have taken on this platform. It has right mix of theory and practical tips delivered exceptionally well by Dr. Barbara. Please take the honors track - the extra two assignments will give you valuable insights that you can keep for life.

By Antonia I B

Jan 12, 2018

Very well structured class and very entertaining! The 2 professors, Barb and Terry know how to formulate and divide the information. Also, they give examples from their own lives, so you can have a better understanding and correlation. Thank you, Barb and Terry!

By Noel C R

Sep 20, 2020

I think this course is very good. I learned techniques about changing mindsets. This MOOC provides valuable information for all people and at all levels. it does not matter much in the area of training and work. extremely useful and applicable in everyday life.

By Rajat M

Jul 28, 2020

A MOC that helped me boost my career and also served the importance of how useful it is to be open and flexible while starting a new career. The presenter also provides practical insights from science about how to learn and change effectively even in maturity.

By Robert A W

Dec 18, 2017

This is the 2nd Course that I've taken, a follow up to Learning how to learn. Great course, Videos are done well, keeps me engaged in the topic at hand. really useful topics are covered. A nice stepping stone for me on my path to self improvement and education.

By ARIEL V D L C

Aug 31, 2020

This Mindshift course is very useful and helpful in learning tool that opens doors and widens my horizon into learning something new, It views me on appreciating my negative qualities and experiences to accept and enhance myself personally and professionally .

By Ayesha f

Aug 31, 2020

This course transformed me into a more confident and enthusiastic learner. Ths course is one of the best courses that focuses of self developement as well as career development . Now I am proud of my flaws and bad habits and I am looking forward to mindshift .

By LOPEZ R T E

Jul 22, 2020

It was a good course, a great follow up to Learning how to learn, it reforce and give some extra topics on how to learn more effectively, if you have time and want to know more you can take this to larn about the process of making MOOC´s and other cool stuff.

By Maria I V

Sep 19, 2018

It's a great course. It is the perfect complement of Learning how to learn. I really enjoy the teachers because they explain the subjects in a way every body can understand. Thanks to them and the course I change my way of learning and even my life. I LOVE IT

By HUNG M H

Jul 10, 2020

Thank you for providing this helpful course, I learned a lot from it. From now on, I will use what I have learned from this course when I am learning, and correct my incorrect notion from now on. The most important is I feel more confident after this course!

By Shahrzad N

Jun 3, 2018

The Mindshift Course was excellent, full of interesting and useful points. I really enjoyed every moment of it. I am going to watch some of the videos again and take notes.

Thank you so much dear professors, specially Barb Oakley . You are a great teacher!

By Carla B

Jan 13, 2018

Highly recommended course to anyone who is feeling discouraged with started their career or even going through a career transition. This MOOC teaches you the value of learning and shows some really good insight on how to be more effective with your learning.

By Yenecxy O

Sep 15, 2022

Me ENCATO, me ayudo mucho al verme correctamente sin menospreciarme, incluso me ayudo a seguir mis sue;os e ir mas alla de ello, simpre siendo realistas, y como podemos desbloquear nuestra mente a un grado que tu mismo te esforzaras por ser mejor persona.

By Polina L

May 24, 2020

I would like to thank the team for marvelous course! Mindshift is my first course in Coursera which allowed me to structurize my knowledge about learning, knew some useful technics but the most important - this course encouraged me to learn more new things.

By Manish K P

Apr 19, 2020

This is a must have course. It does not matter who you are or what you are trying to achieve. If you take this mooc it will definitely help you tremendously in your life. Basic Idea behind this course us how easy it is for us to do a mindshift in our life.

By BIKRAMJIT K

May 16, 2021

I am already a lifelong learner, but this course has taught me the ways of learning, how learning can be made fun, deeper, and creative to discover the true potential. I really enjoyed the way of teaching by the Instructors. Thanks for creating the course.

By Paras M

May 30, 2020

This course talks about all the difficulties and worries one may face in life when the person does a mind-shift. The good part is this it gives solutions and techniques, which actually works. Most importantly the whole course is very engaging and relaxing.