Barbara Ann Oakley is an American professor of engineering at Oakland University and McMaster University whose online courses on learning are some of the most popular MOOC classes in the world.
16 Facts About Barbara Oakley
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Barbara Oakley is involved in multiple areas of research, ranging from STEM education, to learning practices.
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Barbara Oakley wrote a book, A Mind For Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science.
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Barbara Oakley has authored op-ed articles about learning in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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Barbara Oakley was born in Lodi, California, in 1955 to Alfred and Constance Grim.
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Barbara Oakley moved frequently with her family as a child, moving to ten different places by the time she was in tenth grade.
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Barbara Oakley received extensive training in Russian at the Defense Language Institute.
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Barbara Oakley went on to serve as a signal officer in Germany for four years, achieving the rank of captain.
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Barbara Oakley chose to study engineering, in order to better understand the communications equipment she had been working with in the Army.
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Barbara Oakley wrote a book about her experiences during this time, entitled Hair of the Dog: Tales from Aboard a Russian Trawler.
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Barbara Oakley went on to spend a season as the radio operator at the South Pole Station in Antarctica.
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Barbara Oakley worked for Ford briefly, and then began attending Oakland University while doing consulting work.
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Barbara Oakley continued her education after that, and received a Ph.
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Barbara Oakley became a professor of engineering at Oakland University in 1998, after graduating with a Ph.
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Barbara Oakley continues to be a part of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at Oakland.
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Barbara Oakley has co-created and teaches Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects, a MOOC offered on Coursera.