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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

LV

Apr 30, 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.

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.

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By Abrar H

May 27, 2020

Thank you so McMaster University & the professors who carried out the course so very well. I hope the course will help me in my life taking important decisions. I learnt a lot through this course.

By Damian P

May 3, 2020

I took Mindshift immediately after taking Learning How to Learn, and both courses were great! I enjoyed it since the first video. All the examples are unique. I really love it. Barbara is awesome!

By Sano G

Apr 24, 2020

This has totally changed my thinking and approach on certain areas in my life

This is a high recommendation to anyone facing uncertainities in their journey

Thanks to everyone involved in this MOCC.

By Rajorshi M

Apr 25, 2018

This is a good course that adds to your vitality. If you're stuck in a rut then this course will help you get out of that place and even better teach you how to excel. Thanks a lot Barn and Terry!

By Sveta T

Apr 18, 2020

It was really interesting to take course in Mindshift. I learned many things about memory, got many tips om how to focus my attention and that every failure is not a real failure but opportunity.

By Ana B

Jun 12, 2019

This MOOC is great and gives you many insights on how to learn, broaden your passions and make career changes. The videos are fun and the teachers play with metaphors to help the materials stick.

By Muhammad A

Feb 1, 2018

It was a nice course. Most of them are quite similar with Learning How to Learn, though. However, in overall it was a great course, in which I could review and revisit again some topics from LHTL

By Kevin R

Jun 14, 2020

This course is amazing, I only enroll because of the freebies but turns out it has nice and rich content to it, there are lots of insight I got from this MOOC and they sure is a valuable assets.

By Hasnain J

May 12, 2020

I learn this course at my ease I started this course on November 2019 and completed this course in May 2020. This course taught me that my weakness is my power, and I can learn anything I wish.

By Romilly C

Nov 9, 2017

I'm a long-term learner, and I am delighted with how much I've got from this course and its predecessor Learning how to Learn. Fast-paced, well-structured and well-presented. A first-class MOOC.

By Peter W

Jan 21, 2024

I am in the first week, the teaching style is very warm and encouraging to me. Glad I found this resource and hope it will bring me further to change my attitude towards learning to the better.

By Margarita M

Apr 26, 2021

LE DARÍA 5 ESTRELLAS, PERO EL PROBLEMA ES QUE AÚN NO ESTÁN TRADUCIDOS LOS CUESTIONARIOS Y ESO IMPLICA QUE UNO TARDE MÁS TIEMPO EN RESOLVERLOS, PERDIENDO ASÍ ATENCIÓN A LO QUE SE ESTÁ ESTUDIANDO

By Diann C T

Nov 19, 2020

This course helps me a lot to reveal my hidden potential. It eases me about my failures, that it will help me become successful later. Whatever bad traits could be positively be my best traits.

By Biprodev S

Jun 17, 2020

If you are seeking reassurance for a change in career path or thinking about how the upcoming decades may unfold in regards with your career and mindset, this is a good course to get some idea.

By Nora I C

Aug 20, 2018

Excelente curso para modificar la mirada acerca de ciertas "debilidades" en el aprendizaje y cambiarlas a un nuevo enfoque de oportunidades. Excelentes tips para mejorar la memoria. Me encantó

By Hashem F

Sep 17, 2017

Very insightful course that has provided me with a lot of useful and practical information about my career and learning journey.. Can't wait to take other classes by those great instructors :)

By ELENA E G

Sep 29, 2021

This is the best course I've done online so far. Engaging, specific and relevant contents. Useful for anyone who wishes to better their approach towards learning, career and life in general.

By Fabian C

Jul 26, 2020

Excellent course, quite recommendable for all kinds of people and disciplines. It will refresh your mind and you will get to understand the deep concepts about learning and its interrelation.

By safa z

Jun 29, 2020

Before committing to any course I recommend this course. You'll learn about yourself and how to change your way of thinking about yourself. And getting ready to have an open mind to learning.

By Jose M P G

Jun 6, 2020

Mindshift aims to arm you with a mindset that it is never too late to learn new things.

This course is best taken in conjunction with Learning How to Learn as a lot of the concepts are shared.

By Nina M

May 22, 2020

amazing course, interesting teachers and materials that get your attention and make it easy to understand. the topic is lifechanging. recommend it to everyone! no previous knowledge required.

By Lisa B

May 12, 2019

The first MOOC I have ever completed! I have started a few others but never had the motivation to finish so that is a huge step forward for me and my busy life with small children. Thank you!

By Julia S

Dec 21, 2017

It's a pleasure to see Barb again in this course. Some of the ideas of 'Learning how to learn' were repeted in this course, but there were some interesting new ideas as well. Happy midshift!

By charles m

Jan 15, 2021

This course is really fantastic, it's a cornerstone to my life learning experience. I will keep on spreading the word to everyone I meet. This course can change lives of many in the world.

By Gifted H A T

Aug 25, 2020

When my friend Jenelle told me about this course she was quite happy to sure, her goodies with me. i am in awe of this class, I already shared with a friend and I will do it again and again.