(Un)common Sense Teaching - A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Oakley

Professor Barbara Oakley is a Distinguished Professor of
Engineering at Oakland University. Barbara’s research has been
described as “revolutionary” in the Wall Street Journal. She
is New York Times best-selling author who has published
in outlets as varied as the Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, the Wall Street Journal, and The
New York Times. Her book A Mind for Numbers, on effective
learning in STEM disciplines, has sold over a million copies
worldwide.


Together with Terrence Sejnowski, the Francis Crick Professor at
the Salk Institute, Barbara co-teaches Coursera’s “Learning How
to Learn,” one of the world’s most popular massive open online
courses with some four million registered students, along with a
number of other leading MOOCs.


Barbara has adventured widely through her lifetime. She rose from
the ranks of Private to Captain in the U.S. Army, during which
time she was recognized as a Distinguished Military Scholar. She
also worked as a communications expert at the South Pole Station
in Antarctica, and has served as a Russian translator on board
Soviet trawlers on the Bering Sea.


Barbara's latest books:


Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to
Help Students Learn


Learn Like a Pro: Science-Based Tools to Become Better at
Anything


Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending
All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens


You can find others here: https://barbaraoakley.com/books/





Social Links


LinkedIn: @barbaraoakley


Instagram: @barb_oakley