Learning About Learning with Barbara Oakley

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Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, unive ...  Show more

Barbara Oakley is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. She has received many awards for her teaching, including the coveted National Science Foundation New Century Scholar Award.

About the Book:

Whether you are a student strugg ...

"Science-based Tools to Become Better at Anything" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe Category: Education 

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