Difference between revisions of "Use of mind maps in formal education"
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Latest revision as of 05:02, 8 January 2014
Mind maps and concept maps both had their origins in the educational arena.
Below is an outline of educational uses of mind mapping. It is not just a list of possibilities. Follow the More… and other links to find ideas and explanations of how to use mind maps for these actions yourself.
Alternatively you can navigate by a mind map like the one on the right: The following two links open an active mind map in a separate browser window. This map has expanding branches and hyperlinks to other parts of WikIT.
Interactive map: Flash (recommended)
Contents
Learning material[edit]
Nancy Marguilies is a proponent of Mindscapes in the classroom to help engage students and support their learning.
Understanding material[edit]
In a formal education setting, using mind maps or concept maps has become increasingly common over the last decade. It’s not a recent phenomenon, though. The analysis and development of ways of enhancing learning by visual presentation and linking of ideas has a history in academia stretching back to the 1960s.
Both kinds of maps are useful, but in different ways.
Note-taking in class or lectures[edit]
See Note-taking with mind maps
Collaboration[edit]
Supporting group projects
Dissertations / term papers / homework[edit]
Planning[edit]
Researching[edit]
Organizing results[edit]
Preparing[edit]
Presenting[edit]
Supporting learning how to think (like CORT)[edit]
Helps students understand concepts, information[edit]
See the Visual thinking guides