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I've taken a few, and these two are my favorites: Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn https://www.cou
by otras 8y ago
I've taken a few, and these two are my favorites:
Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn Hands down the biggest return on investment for an online class. It helped my future learning so much. Highly, highly recommend it.
Harvard's CS50: https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-computer-science-harvardx-cs50x https://www.edx.org/course/cs50s-introduction-computer-scien... Took this course when learning to program. It was difficult, but I learned a great deal. Fantastic professor, good problem sets, and great production value.
- throwaway123x2 8y agoWas learning how to learn actually that useful? I kinda let off halfway through it ...
- otras 8y agoI would say that it wasn't watching the videos that was helpful, but more applying the concepts and techniques. I took general notes and reviewed them periodically (spaced repetition!), and I applied the general ideas to my classwork. It's kind of like learning math. During a lecture, it's easy to think to yourself "OK, I understand this," but you learn so much when working through practice problems. I found myself saying "OK, that makes sense" when watching the LHTL videos, but I really saw the benefit when actively working on applying spaced repetition, diffuse vs focus mode, getting sleep, and other strategies to my studying. I was taking a few post-graduate CS classes at the time, and compared with my study skills and results from undergraduate, it felt like magic to study efficiently and get good results.