Skip to content
UdemyPersonal DevelopmentPaid courseAll LevelsCertificate

Executive Functioning: -Learning Strategies (Udemy.com)

Executive Functioning: Our Brains Explained - overcoming barriers to learning.

Created by: Dr. Ingrid Kanuga

Last updated October 2025

icon
What you will learn

  • Define Executive Functioning and its importance.
  • Explore the development of executive functioning
  • Identify and address common barriers to bearning
  • Develop tools to foster a growth mindset in students
  • Enhance study skills and habits in students
  • Support students in managing anxiety in learning environments:
  • Apply practical strategies to support the development of executive functioning and overcome barriers to learning

How it compares

Against the other 1,107 rated Udemy courses in Personal Development on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 54% of them
  • Reviews69#951 of 1,108 by number of reviews
  • Length1.4 hoursshorter than 74% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2025more recently than 58% of them

icon
Course Description

The Neuroscience of Learning: Helping Every Student Thrive

In short, this course is about:

The neuroscience behind executive functions (your brain’s control centre). How your brain shapes focus, organisation, behaviour and emotions. Simple strategies to get your brain working with you, not against you.

Discover how the brain’s control centre—your executive functions—shape focus, organisation, behaviour, and emotional regulation.

Learn what happens in the brain when students shift from calm, focused learning states into stress or survival mode, and how anxiety, poor study skills, or neurodiverse needs can block learning.

Using the LRAI Framework for Neuro Learning, this course translates cutting-edge brain science into simple, practical strategies to help educators, parents, and professionals get the brain working with them, not against them.

You’ll explore how to:

  • Re-engage students’ executive brain for optimal focus and motivation

  • Build emotional regulation and resilience in learners

  • Identify and remove barriers that block progress

  • Support neurodiverse students with science-backed tools

  • Foster growth mindset, critical thinking, and effective study habits

By the end, you’ll have a neuroscience-informed toolkit to help every learner regain focus, build confidence, and thrive in any learning environment. Enrol now and start making a lasting impact on student success today—because every learner deserves the chance to thrive!

icon
Udemy Discount

The discount is applied through our link. Open the course from here and Udemy's current promotional price is applied at checkout on most courses, no code to type.

Some courses are excluded from Udemy's promotions. If the price does not drop, clear your browser cookies and use the button again.

icon
Instructor Details

Dr. Ingrid Kanuga

Dr. Ingrid Kanuga is an educational leader with over 20 years of experience. Ingrid develops innovative strategies to enhance student resilience, executive functioning, and exam readiness, with a focus on supporting SEN learners. Ingrid has consulted on curriculum design, teaching, and organisational learning across the UK, US, and Asia. Ingrid works with teachers to develop classroom strategies from primary school to higher education. Her work includes designing inclusive programmes for institutions like London School of Economics,  University of Central Asia and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. 

icon
More Personal Development courses

$59.99

$54.99

$74.99

$39.99

$19.99

$14.99

icon
Reviews

4.6

69 ratings on Udemy

Select a bar to show only those reviews.Select the bar again to show every rating.

By Sally-anne George on 2/23/2026

It is very basic.

By Rebecca Falbo on 2/10/2026

The mouth doesn't match the words. There's a delay.

By Tulasi Chandu on 4/22/2025

I now have a completely different perspective on how executive functioning affects learning because to this training. The tactics discussed are realistic, humane, and simple to use in everyday situations. A necessity for everyone who helps students!

By Naveen Kapil on 4/19/2025

This course offered a powerful lens into how executive functioning impacts learning and daily life. The strategies shared are not only insightful but also incredibly practical. It genuinely helped me reflect and reset my habits for better focus and productivity.

By Ranjith Srivastav on 4/6/2025

I really appreciated the thoughtful way this course approached learning barriers. It offers real solutions, not just theory, and the examples felt relatable and applicable. It helped me better support my students and even reflect on my own cognitive habits. Truly transformative!

By Tanishka Moses on 4/6/2025

This course helped me understand executive functioning in a whole new light. The breakdown of challenges and practical strategies made it highly relevant for both educators and parents. It's a must-have resource for anyone supporting learners with attention or planning difficulties.

By Navya Tripati on 3/16/2025

The self-awareness that comes from understanding your executive functioning profile is invaluable. Recognizing my natural strengths in flexibility while acknowledging my challenges with sustained attention has allowed me to design systems that actually work for my brain, not against it.

By Anjani Kasturi on 3/9/2025

The course also addresses the emotional aspects of learning barriers - both for children and parents. The compassionate approach helped reduce the frustration and shame that often accompanies executive functioning challenges, creating a more positive learning environment for everyone.

By Elisa Bolister on 2/23/2025

As an educator, this course gave me a fresh perspective on how to approach learning challenges. The tools and strategies provided are essential for supporting students with executive function difficulties. This course is incredibly helpful, and I would highly recommend it to anyone in education.

By James henry on 2/23/2025

This course was incredibly insightful. It provided a clear understanding of how executive functioning impacts learning and gave practical strategies to overcome barriers. I learned so much about how to support myself and others in improving focus, organization, and memory. Highly recommend it for anyone interested in personal or professional development

Showing all 10 reviews on CourseDuck

Read all 69 reviews on Udemy

icon
Quality Score

No CourseDuck member has rated this course yet. Taken it? Give each part a thumbs up or down.

Content Quality
/
Video Quality
/
Qualified Instructor
/
Course Pace
/
Course Depth & Coverage
/

Overall Score : 92 / 100