A MOOC from Coursera is described here, Learning how to learn. The MOOC is based on the latest in neuroscience on learning and a book called “A Mind for Numbers” written by one of the instructors, Dr. Barbara Oakley, Professor of Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Oakland University.
The commitment is about 3 hours a week, offered in about 20 languages, and a “pass” is completing all graded assignments. $49 would give you a certificate.
PSA is interested in high production values for video and this MOOC includes about 7 hours of video. Of course, I enrolled in the free version to check out the high production values and the content since the topic is relevant to a PSA project, What is Learning Today?
Is this MOOC something Marshall McLuhan, media theorist, would applaud going beyond video in education as recording the classroom lecture?
See this blog for more ideas about how to scale up education using the MOOC to present media in a new form.
Learning how to learn is a competency for learners in the 21st century. Is this competency taught often in schools and adult literacy, or is the competency learned through personal experience, such as in parenting? This Coursera MOOC will be an interesting experience in learning how to learn using what is known about neuroscience and learning as well as what is happening with video in learning.
Kris, I am excited to hear more about your adventure in Learning How to Learn, And the part of needing high production value capabilities for effective learning presentations is thoroughly correct!
Boy does that look like a good MOOC to bite into!
Here’s some comments on this from the “Quora” website.
“””Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects:
This course gives you easy access to the invaluable learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. We’ll learn about the how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates (“chunks”) information. We’ll also cover illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.”””