Based on one of the most popular open online courses in the world, this course gives you easy access to the learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. No matter what your current skill level, using these approaches can help you master new topics, change your thinking and improve your life.
This course explains:
* Why sometimes letting your mind wander is an important part of the learning process
* How to avoid "rut think" in order to think outside the box
* The value of metaphors in developing understanding
* A simple, yet powerful, way to stop procrastinating
If you’re already an expert, these strategies will turbocharge your learning, including test-taking tips and insights that will help you make the best use of your time on homework and problem sets.
We all have the tools to learn what might not seem to come naturally to us at first—the secret is to understand how the brain works so we can unlock its power.
Filled with animations, application questions, and exercises, this course makes learning easy and fun!
In this module, we'll use metaphor and analogy to help you more easily understand key ideas about how your brain works. You will discover two modes of thinking—you can use these modes in different ways to improve your learning. We will also show you a powerful tool for tackling procrastination, give you some great memory tips, and point out why "sleeping on it" can be a good idea!
Video 1: Easy Does It: Why Trying Too Hard Can Sometimes Be a Problem!•5 minutes
Video 2: Using a Tomato to Avoid Putting Things Off•6 minutes
Video 3: Broadening Your Passions•4 minutes
Video 4: Fun with Space Aliens•5 minutes
Video 5: How to Wake Up Smarter•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
Welcome and Meet the Instructors•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
Module 1•20 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
Discussion: Reward Yourself•15 minutes
4 plugins•Total 42 minutes
Focused vs Diffuse Drag and Drop•10 minutes
Can you recognize a Pomodoro?•18 minutes
Can you find the parts that help you learn?•7 minutes
Sleep and Memory•7 minutes
Tips to Build Your Memory
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, we explore the brain’s process for storing information in long-term memory in an easy to understand metaphor involving a school bag, a locker and an octopus. Then, we will talk about some of the best ways to access your brain’s most powerful long-term memory systems, like metaphor, recall, memory palace and rhyming.
Optional Video: How to Integrate a Flashcard Retrieval Practice System into This Course•4 minutes
Video 8: Working Memory•5 minutes
Video 9: Slick Tricks to Build Your Memory•5 minutes
Video 10: Even Crazier Memory Tricks•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Recall Exercise•10 minutes
The Memory Palace Technique•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
Quiz: Module 2•20 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 30 minutes
Discussion: Metaphors to Help You Learn•15 minutes
Discussion: Mnemonics•15 minutes
Brain Links and Study Tips
Module 3•3 hours to complete
Module details
In this module, we’re going to talk more about important ideas and techniques that will enhance your ability to learn. You’ll also discover how to avoid “information overload,” and how to recognize your own strengths. Fighter pilots and surgeons use checklists to help them with their critical duties—you can use a similar checklist to help you prepare for tests. Ultimately, you will learn more about the joys of living a life filled with learning!
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Reviewed on Jan 25, 2023
Very nice .It will help me to reshape my brain and and also learn better in future and it will also help me to set a time frame for everything I want to do in life .THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
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Reviewed on Aug 21, 2021
It is useful and interesting course. This course help me to understand about two different modes of thinking, how to avoid procrastination and understand the way to learn better and effectively
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Reviewed on Jun 20, 2020
found this course very informative. Understanding how brain neurons works and how any one is able to perform their best by doing the right tricks of learning was wonderful.
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