Cheery Friday e-mails
Every Friday I send a “Cheery Friday” email chock full of insights about learning and changing to a million registered learners from the massive open online course (“MOOC”) Learning How to Learn. To receive these emails, just register for the course here (it’s free, and registration takes only a few seconds). “See” you on Friday!
Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Jan 29, 2016
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! MOOC of the Month While touring the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, we had the good fortune to visit the film studios that are the home of the fantastic MOOC Discover Don Quijote de la Mancha, about what many call the greatest book of all time. The Don Quijote MOOC, which was th …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Jan 21, 2016
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! MOOC of the Month While touring the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, we had the good fortune to visit the film studios that are the home of the fantastic MOOC Discover Don Quijote de la Mancha, about what many call the greatest book of all time. The Don Quijote MOOC, which was th …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! May 20, 2016
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! Rap version of Learning How to Learn from Focus: Hope (the chorus features “Coursera!”) Here’s a short, fun, upbeat rap song sent along by Mrs. Ifeoma Okechukwu, the Manager, the Center for Advanced Technologies Engineering Education, Focus: HOPE. It features several of her talented adult lea …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Jan 15, 2016
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! Barb at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala On Jan 18 and 19th, Barb will be speaking at the Universidad Francisco Marroquín, one of the most vibrant, prestigious universities in Latin America—truly an extraordinary place! If you’d like to attend one of her talks, she’d be thrill …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Jan 8, 2016
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! Learning math with different parts of the brain Many of you have found our earlier reference to the fast adding methods of Flash Anzan to be intriguing. Here’s an article by Alex Bellos that explores the abacus with more depth: “Abacus adds up to number joy in Japan: The Far East flies high w …
More >Cheery New Years Greeting from Learning How to Learn! Jan 1, 2016
Happy New Years to our Learning How to Learners! Learning How to Learn stays in the news! Here’s an article in the New York Times by leading tech journalist John Markoff (@markoff) about Learning How to Learn’s status as the #1 most popular MOOC of all time. If you want to learn how to learn, you’ve definitely come to a popular place! Staying On Co …
More >Cheery Holiday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Dec 25, 2015
Cheery Holiday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! It’s a wonderful holiday season here as we approach the end of 2015! We’ve had a great time learning together with you as the year has rolled by. One thing we’re beginning to appreciate all the more is that learning shares a surprising amount with exercise. Sometimes a little nudging inspira …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn Dec 18, 2015
Cheery Holiday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! It’s a wonderful holiday season here as we approach the end of 2015! We’ve had a great time learning together with you as the year has rolled by. One thing we’re beginning to appreciate all the more is that learning shares a surprising amount with exercise. Sometimes a little nudging inspira …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn Dec 11, 2015
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! Do You Have a Poor Working Memory? It Can Be an Asset! A poor working memory can actually help you attain critical “aha” type insights more easily—read this illuminating article: “The Reason Smart People Sometimes Struggle with “Aha” Moments.” Odds and Ends: A cool productivity tool and a nic …
More >Cheery Friday Greetings from Learning How to Learn! Dec 4, 2015
Cheery Friday greetings to our Learning How to Learners! Think You’re Math Phobic—or Do You Love Numbers? Either Way, Try this Friendly Course Senior Mentor Susan Fitzgerald has brought this intriguing-looking course, “Fun with Prime Numbers,” to our attention. (Okay, so maybe the name shares a bit in common with the popular television show “The Bi …
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