Course description

Learning how to learn is a process we engage in throughout our lives, but no single method of learning guarantees success. This short course aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own learning. Most learning has to be an active process, and this is particularly true of learning how to learn.

This free programme is provided by the Open University.

Course content

This course covers the following topics:

• What do we mean by learning how to learn?
• Your motivation and learning history
• Organising your study
• Applying your learning
• Preparing and planning
• Studying materials
• Monitoring progress
• Self-assessment
• Learning from feedback
• Revision and exams
• Review and reflection

Learning outcomes

After completing this course students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the different ways in which people learn;
2. Apply the ideas and activities in this course to personal learning experiences;
3. Practice reflective learning.