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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.

SM

Jun 21, 2020

I enjoyed this MOOC. It is very well-done and clearly covers the topics of mindshifting along with career advancement. Also--good illustrations and visuals/sounds which assist in the learning process.

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By Ting T W

May 3, 2020

I loved this course. I found it really useful to learn about "learning" which you might think is a very basic skill that you don't have to learn. I can apply a lot of the skills I learnt from this course to my job and continue learning a

By Patrick Z

Jun 23, 2020

I had a wonderful time with this course. I learned so much from it like that it's important have an open mind and keep learning, the values of a poor memory, and much more. The list goes on! Thanks to Barbara and Terry for a great course!

By JOÃO E

Apr 23, 2020

The course has thought me how to be more confident in making my decisions in studying and career life. I also learnt that studying is a lifelong learning, maybe forever. I highly recommend it because taking a MOOC like that is worthwhile.

By Lizeth P R

Feb 10, 2021

i think the way that both teachers explain the mooc is amazing, always was focused, never boring and they keep your atention, im a procastinator and i work weekly in this project, i think is the beginning of new stage of learning for me.

By Anna R

Apr 26, 2020

Well-prepared and executed course - teachers are friendly and materials they are teaching is useful in daily life basic. Highly recommend it, as it motivates you to change sth in your life and gives you the necessary tools to execute it.

By ED C A

Oct 22, 2020

I love the insights in this course. It's very helpful to take just in general because the techniques thought can be applied in general situations. Also really appreciate the instructors, they just foster a good environment for learning.

By Sakif A

Jul 28, 2020

I really loved how this course is made. The content creator really put their best effort into making this course. The course gave me the confidence to pursue my other interest. Dr. Oakley's stories inspired me to change my carrier path.

By David S

Feb 20, 2018

Very nice course on introduction to learning and how to learn better. Also covers overcoming procrastination and emotional obstacles we have. The course covers some research on the subject and also teaches a few memorization techniques.

By Arun B K

Nov 8, 2017

I just wished this was available 10 years ago, the result would have been a much more fuller life for me.

Amazing course, really helps you mind shift in terms of learning, career and life choices.

A must for everyone seeking improvement.

By Jacqueline O M

May 16, 2022

Me gustó mucho...Siempre he creido que no hay edad para volver a estudiar y corregir lo que no se estudió ni se aprendió bien!! Y actualizar los conocimientos...Porque el mundo se renueva cada día...y te vas quedando atras..........

By rajat D

Apr 14, 2020

i thoroughly enjoyed this beautifully created course . the teacher could make understand complex ideas using simple metaphors . i finish this course with optimism about my future .

thanks to the teachers , mcMaster university & coursera

By Arash N

Feb 15, 2022

Hello teachers, To be honest, this course was amazing. I really appreciate you for all of your thrives, materials and your mechanism for learning are helpful and so easy to understand. Thank you so much. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

By Annisa K

Jul 7, 2020

This course truly helped me to be a better version of me, right now I always see something positively and always willing to actively learn something new so as I can gain more knowledge and skills that can be very useful in the future.

By Deuteronomio J A

Oct 24, 2020

This is one of the courses to take especially it will surely benefit the people in their long-term learning not only in school or professions but in life as well. Job well done Coursera and McMaster University as well! Keep it up! :)

By Angeliz L P

Jun 14, 2020

MOOC is the first course I took up and no doubt I love it. It's opened my mind to more possibilities and areas of where I can focus on improving my mindset, enhance and acknowledge my skill set and be open to new learning in general!

By ARFAN A S

Oct 9, 2019

It is a very well-structured course. I think this course will be helpful for shifting individuals mind toward success. Guidelines regarding career and success is very much effective to get right direction for a goal oriented person.

By Ilqar M

Feb 12, 2023

It was one of the best courses I've taken and I'm so glad I was able to finish the course. I am extremely grateful to all those involved in the preparation of this program. I will try to use all the methods I learned in this course.

By Shady M S

May 8, 2020

Thank You Mrs. Oakley for this valuable information! I really appreciate the work you put into this MOOC. I learned many lessons that I will apply to my future. I plan to take a followup course with you.

Thanks again, you're the best

By Simon I

May 2, 2020

This is the course that I took at Coursera.

It is an excellent course that is refreshing and effective. It is a short course, and I can finish in 1 week.

I am going to read her book and take another class unrelated to my field.

By Zaid D

Jun 18, 2018

An enjoyable course as well as having the bonus features about memory techniques really useful. There is more scope for invited speakers in the bonus videos section. it flows well from the original course of 'learning how to learn'.

By florin g c

May 1, 2022

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

life changer. thank you so much.

By Takiyah A

Jul 7, 2020

This course has completely changed how I view learning and what I want to do in my career. It has given me many tips that I can apply in my life. This professor is fun and engaging and makes the material concise and understandable.

By Sahil A

Apr 8, 2020

Really appreciate the content put together by the professors. This was my first ever MOOC that I completed. The way how it was taught is simple for everyone to understand and gives you the kick to be a life long learner.

Thank you.

By Angie L

Jun 4, 2018

very well structured on several main topics to trigger my profound thinking towards mind shift and rethink the value of broaden one's knowledge in different areas as well developing efficient learning styles with wisdom. Thank you.

By Erdem G

Sep 30, 2021

This was really inspiring. I think I can navigate through my life in a more planned way thanks to this course as it pointed out the obstacles that I have encountered and will encounter. I learned how to shift my mind in the end :)