The only downside is that it can be difficult to learn how to use. It’s multi-platform, rich with features, and free on most platforms. There are many different SRS programs, but we recommend Anki. This is one of the most popular Coursera courses of all time.As explained in Stage 0: Active Study, we’ll be using a spaced repetition system (SRS) to actively study target language (TL) vocabulary. Coursera class on Learning How to Learn, taught by Barbara Oakley.Jeremy Howard’s talk on techniques for learning Chinese.A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra), by Barbara Oakley.Remember, Remember, by world memory champion Ed Cooke.Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, by Joshua Foer.For more on how to learn effectively, here are several books, videos, and courses: Many people incorrectly believe that memory is purely a fixed talent that you either have or you don’t, but there are a number of techniques proven to help make both memory and learning more effective. Other Resources on Effective Learning and Memory Combining with other techniquesĪnki can (and should) be combined with other memory techniques, such as creating short stories that are funny, surprising, sexy, violent, unexpected, or related to family, friends, and celebrities (all these are attributes proven to make things more memorable). After 6 months of study, when he went to Beijing to attend an in-person Chinese school, he tested into a class where the other students had years of practice. My partner Jeremy used Anki to study Chinese characters. While my daughter was initially unsure if she’d be able to do it, she had fun making up silly stories about each one (based on their structure and name), only spends a few minutes on Anki each day, and now has a strong sense of pride that she knows the amino acids (and her parents don’t). The teacher suggested that the kids should memorise the 20 basic amino acids. My daughter is currently taking Biochemistry Literacy for Kids, a biochem course aimed at elementary aged children. How many cards I will have each day going forward if I stop adding new cards This shows the options Anki gives on 3 different cards: a brand new one, one I’ve seen a few times, and one I’ve gotten correct many times (and likely won’t need to see again for many months). However, over time, the choices for all options get longer as you answer the card correctly more times (except for “again”, which indicates you forgot and need to restart that card). For a new card, all the choices will lead to reviewing again soon, with “easy” corresponding to 4 days. ![]() On the back of each card, at the bottom, Anki offers you 4 choices to rate whether you need to see the card again (choose this if you got it wrong) or whether you found it hard, good, or easy. I make cards on my laptop as I watch videos and then study on my phone. I usually make flashcards as I watch video lectures, pausing the video to screenshot images I want to use or to transcribe key points I want to remember. You can write with text, include images, and/or use a fill-in-the-blank format (called cloze). My practice using Anki for the last 28 weeks (darker blue means more cards studied) Anki handles the spacing of cards for you, keeping track of when you need to see each card again. And if you got it wrong or didn’t know the answer, you should study it again in the same session. ![]() If you find it easy, you can wait longer before you need to see it again, but if it’s hard, you should review it sooner. The other key factor in when you need to see a card again is how difficult a question is for you. However, as you study a piece of information more times, you can go longer and longer before you need to be prompted about it. For new information, this will be relatively soon. In order to retain information, research shows that the best time to be quizzed about something you are learning is right before you otherwise would have forgotten it. However, I soon decided to try out Anki flashcards instead. At first, I pulled out a notebook to write down what I wanted to remember. Every immunology professor I’ve watched lectures from has said that learning immunology is like learning a foreign language and that the amount of specialised jargon is intense. Over 6 months ago, I began studying immunology every day. The front and back of one of my flashcards (the graphs are screenshots I took from one of my professor’s lectures)
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