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Learn Like a Pro

Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe

Science-based Tools to Become Better at Anything

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Learn Like a Pro: Science-based Tools to Become Better at Anything (2021) looks at the most powerful strategies for staying focused and learning effectively. Both coauthors draw on their past struggles with learning, and use insights from experts and research to find out what works and what doesn’t.

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Barbara Oakley, PhD, is a professor of engineering at Oakland University in California. In addition to teaching several popular MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) on Coursera, Oakley has also written numerous books on learning, such as Learning How to Learn and Mindshift. Olav Schewe is founder and CEO of Educas, an education start-up in Oslo, Norway, that helps students learn more effectively. He is also a consultant for Kahoot, one of the largest educational companies in the world. Schewe’s book Super Student has been translated into 17 languages.