Organising Information
Section 2
Subsection 2.2
Subsection 2.1
Detail 2.1.2
Detail 2.1.1
Section 1
Detail 1.1.2
Detail 1.1.1
Exploring Ideas
Generate ideas
Tangents and Fugues
Clarity of thought
Interrelationships between concepts
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Coraciiformes
Alcedines
Alcedinidae - A. cristata
Halcyonidae - H. coromanda
Cerlidae - C.rudis
Mind Mapping
Collaboration
Collaborate in real time
Owner sets permissions
Invite other registered users
Production
Send url
Embed on website
Send via email
Export as pdf
History of Mind Mapping
Latterly 'popularised' by psychologist Tony Buzan
Leonardo da Vinci used mind maps for note-taking.
First traces of mind mapping go back as far as the 3rd century.
Choosing a Mind Map tool
Free Tools
iMindMap HD
SimpleMind+
Popplet
Mindmeister
Mindomo
www.mindomo.com
Options for saving, printing, embedding?
Can you set tasks?
Can you collaborate?
Ease of sharing
Can you use colours and formatting to give further visual meaning?
Can you embed links and images?
Can you label relationships?
Can you make relationships?
Easy to use on mobile device?
Ease of use
Web-based, iOS and Android?
Theory and Efficacy
Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice
Philip Beadle
The Guardian, 2006
Theory, definition and characteristics
Hussain and Hennessy (2002)
Definition
Mind Mapping vs Concept Mapping
Mind maps work around one central concept, whereas Concept maps use many more
A way to generate, visualise, structure and classify ideas
Graphical recording of thoughts and ideas related to a central keyword
Uses
More ......
'Idea grabber' widgets
Gather links, texts and images with browser add-ons
Map as a presentation tool
Create a presentation with
your finished map
Education
Outside the classroom
Set tasks on nodes
with dates for completion ....
Use to structure thoughts, arguments and essays
Revision aid
Start a mind map and ask students to collaborate outside the classroom
Start a map and invite students to create relationships between nodes
Ask students to create a map to show their understanding of a concept
Ideas for the classroom
Note-taking
Show the progression of an equation in Maths or chemical/bilogical equation/structure
Create timelines
Showing the structure of organisations or governments
Exploring complex concepts
Provoke ideas
Exploring concepts
Prioritising tasks and showing workflow
Note taking
Organise ideas
Problem solve
Graphical representation of complex ideas
Brainstorming
