Mind Mapping

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Lectures, Seminars, Workshops and Tutorials


Some students find it useful to create mind maps for various sessions where new information is presented.






Adds structure

All of these teaching strategies can be open-ended and free-flowing. Mind mapping can help you record information in a structure that suits your learning style and means something to you. The content may be coming at you thick and fast but a mind map allows you to put information where you want it and make the necessary connections.



Helps review

The open space of a mind map can allow you to revisit it in that first vital review after the session. It is in this first review that you can highlight key areas, gaps in your understanding and list questions that need to be addressed. Some students find it hard to consult a mind map during a lecture so they take standard notes in the lecture but construct a mind map afterwards in their first review of the lecture notes.



Suits repeated reviews

By continually returning to your mind maps of these sessions you can use the empty space to add new information and to expand on your understanding of the work covered in the session.


Better recall

By having all of the information covered in a session incorporated into a single mind map, many students find this an aid to them remembering what was covered.


Prompts questions

You mind map should raise some questions about the information you have received. These questions will need to be followed up on so it is important do develop your own set of symbols which will prompt further action by you.



Helps exam preparation

Imagine how useful it would be if you had a set of mind maps for each of your lectures! These mind maps would show you the areas where you had difficulty and include the follow-up information you added in order to clear these problems up. You would also be able to construct a mind map of the entire subject prior to the exam and this would help you identify the key themes and likely exam questions.

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Sample Lecture Mind Map

This mind map was produced from standard lecture notes so that a student could clarify the key points of the lecture. The mind map was produced in the first review after the lecture and was added to throughout the semester. It was then used for exam preparation.

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Other Links

Some detailed notes, including references to relevant texts are located at:
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/map_ho.html

If you would like to try using mind mapping for summarising some text then you could read the passage at:
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class1.html

You could then compare your mind map with the one located at:
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/class1a.html

The following site will allow you to download a trial software package called Inspiration which lets you create mind maps on your computer.
http://www.inspiration.com/general_biz.html

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Credits and Evaluation

The development of these modules was undertaken by the Learning Advisers in the Academic Support Division of James Cook University.
Content for this module was developed by Alan Calder. Project management, instructional design and initial programming has being undertaken by Alan Calder. Programming is being completed by Annette Lewis with graphic artwork by Tony Cowan and Bob Jones.
Selected References
Buzan, T. (1991). The mind map book . New York: Penguin.
Paul, K. (1996) Study smarter not harder. Vancouver : Self-Counsel Press.
Please assist in the on-going development of this module by completing and submitting an evaluation form or contact Alan Calder.



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That was a great topic to be discussed

We need to organize the information in our minds inorder to draw these maps . They really help us to memorize things and build our debates.


Thanks alot dear brother

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المشاركة الأصلية بواسطة كونزيت

That was a great topic to be discussed

We need to organize the information in our minds inorder to draw these maps . They really help us to memorize things and build our debates.


Thanks alot dear brother

thanks our supervisor for supporting us