How Mind Maps Help Teachers
Planning
All information is in one place
Organized
Quick and easy access
Links and attachments
Easy to share, Foster collaboration
Student-friendly syllabus
Course objectives
Class overview
Resources
Links
Teacher planning
Classes, Lectures, Homework, Assignments
Semester, Schedule, To do's, Administrative tasks
Research
Background research
Feed into your lectures
Stay informed
Student research
Resources of interest to students
Easily organized and assigned
Lectures
Key concepts in lectures are organized and connected
Overview of lecture
Zoom in on details
Shows organization and connections
Helps students visualize information
Links to resources
Web sites
Media files
Documents
Collaborate with students
Link teaching with learning
Visual maps connect teachers with students
Get students' interest, attention, and focus
Students are not just copying information, Active note taking, Active thinking, Active learning
Self-directed learning, Students reflect their own understanding and style, Rewarding and motivating
Engage students
Transfer maps before and after lecture, Students can prepare for lecture, Students can follow up after lecture
Students can follow the lecture material, Big picture, Key concepts, Organization of key concepts, Connections between key concepts
Edit visual maps with students during lecture, Add/delete/change concepts, Organization and connections, New ideas, Foster creativity, Questions, Foster inquiry and problem solving, Work through examples
After lecture, Students can incorporate additional concepts, Practice problems, Exams, Other resources, Students can collaborate with other students, Group work, Share maps
Assessment
Detect students' understandings of represented information
Diagnose and remedy students' misunderstandings
Info
Toni Krasnic, author of Concise Learning
wwww.ConciseLearning.com
Teaching with mind maps
Cartoons by Ron Leishman
www.toonclipart.com
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