Learning How to Learn - a personal summary
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In 2017, I took a popular Coursera course on 'Learning How to Learn'. I then created a personal summary for my team at Choose To Thinq. In this, I talk about the key ideas from the course and how I put them to use.
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Learning How to Learn - a personal summary
- 1. “Learning How To Learn” CTQ Talks #3, ramanand@choosetothinq.com
- 3. Why I took the course • 18+ years of formal education • Never formally taught ‘how to learn’! • Help others and myself learn better from here on • Learning new things is a key aspect of Upleveling • Good for CTQ branding
- 4. What they covered • What is ‘Learning’ • Chunking • Procrastination & Memory • Renaissance Learning and Unlocking Your Potential Learning - Challenges • Remembering long-term • Understanding • Procrastinating • A feeling of inadequacy and difficulty
- 5. 2 learning modes D I F F U S E D FOCUSED LEARNING http://rajalakshmi77.blogspot.in/2013/12/can-you-see-eye- ball.html
- 6. MEMORY WORKING MEMORY LONG TERM LEARNING (consolidation) Time Sleep Repetition Practice Repetition 4-7 items in memory
- 7. MISCELLANEOUS • Brain connections are dynamic –new synapses are getting built all the time • Sleep plays a very important role in learning • “Sleep over it” • Build and consolidate learning • Make a task list the previous night • Difficult problems • Let it run in the background • Exercise also contributes heavily to the brain’s ability to learn LEARNING
- 8. CHUNKING • Find connections, organisations that bind concepts • Easier on your working memory • Needs focus • Understanding • Context (‘where to use’)
- 9. • Recall immediately after closing the book • Not passive re-reading • Test constantly • Deliberate Practice: esp. practice the tough ones • Interleaving • Spaced repetition MEMORY
- 10. • Visuals • Also emotion (Made to Stick!) • Mnemonics • Memory Palace • Work with others MEMORY
- 12. PROCRASTINATION
- 13. •BrainFacts.org •Flashcards & Spaced Repetition • Anki, Quizlet •Pomodoro • Goodtime, Productivity Challenge Timer REFERENCES
- 14. •Explain in writing a concept for someone who does not know the concept •Use Analogies •Use Examples THE FEYNMAN METHOD
- 16. Yes •Using Pomodoro •Diffused Mode MY EXPERIENCE OF BRINGING THIS INTO ACTION No • Index Cards • Memory Palace • Einstellung Somewhat • Flashcards • Spaced Repetition • Post-session recall • Writing • Chunking
- 17. “Learning How To Learn” CTQ Talks #3, ramanand@choosetothinq.com