HI Everyone! I’m Krista and I am an IB Diploma teacher (History and Theory of Knowledge) and a Learning Strategist for high school students. I have worked in a variety of roles at the same independent school in Toronto, Canada for 17 years. I previously took Barb’s course on Learning How to Learn and I found it really insightful. I frequently use the concept of ‘diffuse mode’ of thinking with my students and I look forward to learning even more targeted strategies. I hope to attend some of the Zoom sessions but they unfortunately take place during my work day so i might pop on for only part of the session.
Good morning! My name is Dallas. I am currently learning Javascript through Classcentral and Scrimba. Dr. Oakley was a guest speaker for the first week in Classcentral’s Javascript bootcamp and I found it interesting and signed up for this course as well as Learning How to Learn. I believe they will be helpful in continuing my IT education as well as in helping my children learn the information they need.
Hej,
I’m Anders Marklund, from Lund, Sweden. I teach film studies and also students who will become teachers one day. Enjoy courses like this - its a pleasure to know more about learning, for myself and for facilitating learning for those who will teach the next generation. Look forward to this!
Bästa hälsningar,
Anders
Hello Professor Oakley and fellow students! I’m Chiara from Italy. I’m 23 and a university student of foreign languages. Last year I took the Learning how to learn course on Coursera and it made me learn valuable techniques and strategies to become a more efficient and effective student. After it, I took the Mindshift course and I’m trying to implement what I’ve gained from it by broadening my fields of study and my interests.
I’m always been curious and passionate to learn about a lot of topics. I’m very open to the idea of becoming a teacher in the future, so I’m taking this cohort to upskill myself. Thanks for this opportunity!
I’m Natalie and I am a voice coach based in Phoenix, Arizona in the US. After graduating from theatre school, I became fascinated with how learning about the voice and how voice training could benefit people outside of the performaning arts. I discovered the Learning How to Learn MOOC and community at the beginning of the pandemic, when I was in the midst of starting my own business, Heartspark Voice, and simultaneously developing a self-directed curriculum outline for continuing my voice studies. It was supremely helpful in navigating both of these endeavors and continues to inform how I do what I do at nearly every turn.
My other areas of interest: music, gardening and plants, neuroscience, psychology, French and Spanish language learning, Tarot cards
What I hope to gain from this cohort is a chance to talk through the ideas (and entrain those long term memory links) and meet more of this curiousity-led community!
Hey all, I’m Mervyn, I got introduced to the vast universe of moocs because of Barb’s Learning How to Learn.
My only regret would be not taking the course sooner, it was life-changing, to say the least. I hope to learn more about learning through this cohort.
Hello
I am Tina and I am currently a high school business education teacher in Minnesota, USA. I have been an educator for 27 years. I have taken the Learning How to Learn Course and love the concepts, ideas, and strategies.
I hope to learn more about how to engage learners and help them - help themselves and thy self so they are able to get the most out of their time in school. I am also a tech coach in my building and hope to implement some of the techniques presented with our adult learners in PD sessions.
i’m shrijith. a Software Developer working in Singapore. Our job involves a lot of learning!
People think that S/W Developers write code from day to night; but in reality, we spent most of the time reading and making sense of existing code and a fraction writing it. So learning, identifying patterns etc are always skills that are good to work on!
i joined Zoom session late today. because i was reading some code ( lost track of time )
I graduated with a degree BS in Nursing, went to medical school for a year, then switched to Aviation in dreams of being a pilot. I am currently a Private Pilot earning more flying hours to upgrade to a Commercial License. I also plan to be a flight instructor.
I am also a part-time content writer, writing about different niches such as arts and crafts, study and language, aviation, etc. I am also a social media manager. I also write at my own hobby blog and write for Lockcard, an English learning app. I have written an article on Why The Pomodoro Technique is Effective for Studying and Productivity. I hope that interacting with you all can give me more insights!
I am so excited to take this class and learn from our instructors and from you all!
This is Julian (pronounced “Hoolian” with stress in the a). I am from Ecuador, where I have been a psychotherapist for many years. I moved to Portland, OR in the US almost a year ago. Now I am working towards being licensed in the states. I love my work with individuals, couples and families. But I specially love working with groups. All that I do is based on learning, and on my capacity to facilitate key learning experiences for my clients and groups. So, I am looking forward so much to learn with Barb! Her work is just fascinating.
Hello! I’m Beth. Here’s the elevator pitch version of me. From Montana, moved to Alberta, Canada, became a teacher of French as a Second lanugage, taught elementary for 29 years, completed a Masters of Ed., then became a Learning Coach/Eng. Tutor. at a College, and now living on Vancouver Island as a Teacher on Call.
Love learning, education and students!!
Hello! My name is Connie Hayek. I coordinate retention activities at a Community College in Baltimore County, Maryland. My focus is healthcare professions, which includes 17 degree programs and several more certificate and non-credit programs. I help students with learning ‘how to learn’; while faculty teach them ‘what to learn’. I also share resources with faculty on incorporating learning science into coursework.
I’m excited to join this group as I found LHTL and Uncommon Sense Teaching to be incredibly helpful in my work.
That’s an interesting path you’ve taken! I work with many nursing students and would welcome any insights you have on increasing success rates in nursing and other healthcare professions.
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I’m Jessica Cavallaro and I have been a social studies teacher for over 10 years. My teacher friends and I are huge Barbara Oakley fans and all took Learning How to Learn together.
During the pandemic I learned Agile and Scrum as a way to keep my students connected, collaborating, and learning no matter the physical distance between us. My experiment of giving full autonomy to my students was an incredible success and now I run my own company The Agile Mind, which helps teachers and students learn how to bring learning flow into their practice.
I am excited to start this journey and be part of this incredibly interesting group!
I’m referring to student success rates in grades, passing courses, and progressing through the program of study. We know that the students who are successful in year 1 courses are very likely to graduate from the program, so my focus is on first year students.
The college does monitor success rates of teachers but that is outside of my responsibilities.
We have many students who are undertaking a career change–maybe 15-20% of students already have a Bachelor’s degree and a smaller percentage have a Master’s degree in a different discipline–usually non-healthcare related.
Hello Sadia Gere - Question to all
I am at Week 2, Video 8- the importance of focus
3 types of Multitasking
task switching
dual tasking
Continuous partial attention
Definition of dual tasking in video - when attention is divided among multiple things at once.
English is not my first language but I think that ‘dual’ means ‘two parts’. So, why is this type of multitasking called ‘dual’ and it talks about attention divided among multiple things’.
Appreciate any help… thank you all
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