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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential by McMaster University

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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

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.

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 PATRIZIA S

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Sep 17, 2020

I really loved this course. I feel motivated now to continuous learning and moreover I feel more self confident because I learned that: I can learn everything I want, I can change everything I want, I can rely on my bad qualities to succed in life.

By Vaishali P

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Jul 29, 2020

Mindshift is effective online MOOC. This is my first MOOC .I have learned how to select MOOC, what should be there in the MOOC. Life long learning is important for mental and physical health.Broadening the passion in the personal life and in work.

By Stella K

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Jun 6, 2020

This was an eye-opening and reviving course. I really enjoyed the structure and teaching of the MOOC.

Both professors were clear, added practical and extensive examples, and added humor to the course. I definitely recommend this course to everybody,

By Aliya A

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May 6, 2020

Surprisingly good! I learn a lot about expanding limitation and becoming a better learner through scientific research and psychological approach. The class has a bite size video that does not bore you. They also provide you with external reference.

By Aung T H

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Apr 28, 2020

I like simply attractive teachings, talks & presentations inside the course. It's so well-arranged that just a no-brainer to learn how to learn & also how to keep your mind fresh. Most effective ways to learn all new thing in the world were taught.

By Fish N

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Mar 8, 2018

Really needed to do this course before starting to study again as my mind was constantly going in so many different directions all day, leading to mild depression. I feel this course was best thing I could have done as it not only shifted my mindse

By Sung H J

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Apr 14, 2020

This process helped me change my mind. Most of all, it was nice to hear from you about various examples. Also, metaphors were fun.

For those who are taking this course, I recommend that you listen quickly and go back to the front and listen again.

By Jesús S

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Jun 12, 2018

Excellent course, I would recommend to take after learning how to learn. As always Barbara left me impressed with how much she can make you change in a positive way. Definitely the best professor there is online. I hope she continues making MOOCS.

By Jasmin F

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Mar 25, 2021

The way the instructor taught was fun. I like that humor was one of the elements used to get the messages of the lessons across to the students. The explanations were succinct enough for one to grasp the meaning of the words and topics discussed.

By Chirabrata S

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Aug 14, 2020

This is called teaching. The trainer is brilliant. Make all those difficult concepts of brain functioning really easy to understand. She grabbed my attention all the time, and procrastinate was out of question, which i usually do in other mooc's

By Maria M

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May 4, 2020

Barbara and Terry did an excellent job with this MOOC. I learned so much about myself which was very validating and I had many "aha" moments!!! I highly recommend Learning how to Learn MOOC as well. I would recommend this class hands down!!!

By MILA C P

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Jun 25, 2020

I am very excited to have finished the course and at the same time in debt. I definitely get very productive things in the long run. I appreciate the super fun and creative speakers and additional videos. They have generated in me a "mindshift"

By Refly A M

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Jun 12, 2020

Really Inspiring, and gives a lot of things to be explored for. It also helps me change my mindset about MOOC and how to do the best and effective learning while also keeping yourself fresh.

I will try to keep reviewing what I got from this MOOC

By Puteri B S

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Aug 29, 2020

This course is great for those of you who want to understand yourself and help you answer the questions that you often ask yourself. How to find hidden potential in yourself and expand your passion with fun explanations accompanied by science.

By Whitney F

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Jun 8, 2020

This course was very easy to tune into, as the videos were short, sharp and often contained images and live examples to help retain the learning. The short quizzes at the end of each video were also helpful in remembering important discussions

By Maura V

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May 31, 2020

Congratulations to the teachers , for making this course so entertaining and valuable, It encourages anyone regardless of age , gender, profession to continue learning even from our mistakes at answer

Some exam questions.

GRATEFUL TO THE TEAM.

By Ganesha B

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Mar 9, 2018

This course was great! So inspired to just keep learning for the rest of my life. I'm putting it into practice already and can honestly say I feel the effects of a healthier active brain already. Highly recommend this to anyone at all, period.

By Karim R

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Jun 13, 2020

What a beautiful and a positively impactful course indeed! I will truly will be forever grateful to have stumbled upon this course and to have taken it! Thank you so very much Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terry Sejnowski for this masterpiece!!!

By Ziva A

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Jun 26, 2020

Great course! This was an excellent topic and a great presentation of all related subjects. I know this will help me in my professional life. I look forward to implementing some of the tips to meditating, learning and advancing my career.

By JOANNA L

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May 12, 2020

It was an amazing course. It helped me feel confident again, age is not a barrier in learning and developing skills. Barbara was fantastic in delivering the course. I no longer feel bad for being a slow learner. Thank you, very much Barbara

By Richard M

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May 6, 2020

This course help me to handle the Covid-19 lockdown and besides that motivated me to accomplish new MOOCs trainings in more complex subjets (Machine Learning, AI, etc ) So i can put in practice those new tools learned in the MINDSHIFT course

By Joy P

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Apr 29, 2020

An eye opening MOOC. Very informative and resourceful. All the tools suggested are available to you, if you choose to try. I would recommend this MOOC to anyone attempting to learn. Engaging teachers. Very much enjoyed taking this MOOC.

By Martina C S

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Mar 31, 2020

Ótimo curso! Simples, objetivo e muito claro, nos ensina conceitos importantes na arte de aprender e continuar em aprendizado constante, não importando a idade ou o objetivo final. Professores excelentes, material excelente. Super recomendo!

By Dahl R

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Feb 18, 2018

I loved the way it was structured. I've learned new ways to learn and to approach things. I already bought the book related to this course because I enjoyed it so much. I'm thinking on taking this course again and purchasing the certificate.

By Mbwana I

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Jun 14, 2020

The great course and perhaps what a learner needs to pass through whenever passing through challenges, external feedbacks and discouraging moments along learning path. It's really a way of unleashing any learning potential. Happy Mindshift.