Further Explorations in Learning How to LearnHelp

There are some fantastic resources available from many different resources. Here are a few of Barb's personal favorite learning resources for you to look at.

Worthwhile WebpagesClass Central

Class Central is one of the best online aggregators of online learning materials. This wonderful website contains a cornucopia of up-

to-the-minute information about the best MOOCs available on any given topic.  

Inquiring Minds

Inquiring Minds brings in-depth podcast exploration of the places where science, politics, and society collide.

Brainfacts.org

A wonderful collection of fascinating facts and articles about the brain.  Highly recommended!

Big Think

Big Think is a website of important, interesting, and often very practical and actionable ideas.

Talks at Google

The Talks at Google program brings authors, musicians, innovators, and speakers from everywhere to Google for talks centering on their recently published books. These talks are longer than TED talks, so you're able to get a fuller flavor of what people are doing and what it might mean for you. 

Intrepid Explorers of LearningFluent in 3 Months, with Benny the Irish Polyglot

If you're trying to learn a new language, you'll find Benny's hints and help invaluable. Plus, Benny is one of the most fun characters

around!

Annie Murphy Paul

Annie Murphy Paul is an independent writer and journalist who is fascinated by how people learn. Her writing about learning is always full of insight. 

Study Hacks, with Cal Newport

Cal Newport's "Study Hacks" website long focused on student learning, but has more recently grown to encompass great discussions and ideas about how to live an interesting and meaningful life. Cal is one of those practically useful thinkers who is always worth reading.

Better Explained: Math Explanations that Click

While studying computer science at Princeton University, Kalid Azad started a site to explain concepts as he would have liked to

learn them. Kalid's approach to teaching concepts related to mathematics is excellent!

Scott H Young: Get More from Life

Scott is the ultimate adventurer in learning--he's compressed the entire 4-year MIT curriculum for computer science into one year of

independent learning; and is more recently wrapping up a year's travel, learning four different languages (Spanish, Portuguese,

Chinese, and Korean) through total immersion in each of the countries. As a modern intellectual Marco Polo of learning, Scott's

insights are always worth following!

Publication Coach, by Daphne Gray-Grant

Daphne's free "Power Writing" newsletter, not to mention all the insights on her blog and website, can help you rapidly improve in your ability to write with ease--not to mention being overall more productive in your life.

Marty Nemko, Career Coach

Marty has terrific practical insights on learning and how it relates to careers and the workplace.

Helpful Learning Tools

Anki

As far as flashcards go, I think Anki, with its sophisticated algorithms for when to repeat a specific card, is one of the very best.

Quizlet

Many people (as in tens of millions) love Quizlet's user-generated flashcard sets.

Study Blue

StudyBlue allows you to upload class study materials, create flashcards to study and share, and to practice quizzes.