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Mind Mapping
Simple techniques for enhanced clarity & creativity
what makes humans different?
what makes humans different?
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking

 Problem finding
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking

 Problem finding

 Reciprocal learning
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking

 Problem finding

 Reciprocal learning

 Inventing
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition               Meaning from experiences

 Constructing abstractions

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking

 Problem finding

 Reciprocal learning

 Inventing
what makes humans different?
 Metacognition               Meaning from experiences

 Constructing abstractions   Altering response patterns

 Info stored outside body

 Systems thinking

 Problem finding

 Reciprocal learning

 Inventing
Brain structure
and cognitive
    process
are non-linear.
Brain structure
and cognitive
    process
are non-linear.
Brain structure
and cognitive
    process
are non-linear.
Brain structure
   and cognitive
       process
   are non-linear.




  More like a tree, or
  spider web, than a
train running down a
        track.
Brain structure
   and cognitive
       process
   are non-linear.




  More like a tree, or
  spider web, than a
train running down a
        track.
Structuring Thought
Structuring Thought

Logical, linear, factual
might be the visible
branches and leaves of a
tree.
Structuring Thought

Logical, linear, factual
might be the visible
branches and leaves of a
tree.

Irrational, non-linear,
intuitive connections are
the hidden roots.
Visual Tools: Definition
Visual Tools: Definition



Visual tools are nonlinguistic symbol systems used by
               learners, teachers, and leaders,
for graphically linking mental and emotional associations to
     create and communicate rich patterns of thinking.
VISUAL TOOLS
VISUAL TOOLS
Visual tools, in the best cases, are generated from a blank page
 by students for transforming text based content information
   into ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE using a rich integration of
       visual, spatial, verbal, and numerical modalities.
     The goal is to create conceptually rich models full of
                     meaningful connections.
VISUAL TOOLS
Visual tools, in the best cases, are generated from a blank page
 by students for transforming text based content information
   into ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE using a rich integration of
       visual, spatial, verbal, and numerical modalities.
     The goal is to create conceptually rich models full of
                     meaningful connections.
Categories of visual tools
Categories of visual tools

 BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open
 mindedness.
Categories of visual tools

 BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open
 mindedness.

 GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, enhance analytical content, and
 process specific learning.
Categories of visual tools

 BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open
 mindedness.

 GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, enhance analytical content, and
 process specific learning.

 CONCEPTUAL MAPPING, for fostering cognitive
 development and critical thinking.
Mind Maps - The Rules
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.

Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.

Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.

Draw CURVING branches out from this center.
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.

Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.

Draw CURVING branches out from this center.

Add a KEYWORD along each branch.
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.

Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.

Draw CURVING branches out from this center.

Add a KEYWORD along each branch.

Combine WORDS + IMAGES for associative power.
Mind Maps - The Rules

Use plain paper, landscape orientation.

Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.

Draw CURVING branches out from this center.

Add a KEYWORD along each branch.

Combine WORDS + IMAGES for associative power.

Use lots of COLOR.
Central focusing image
Central focusing image
Curving branches radiating from center
JUST ONE keyword printed along each branch
JUST ONE keyword printed along each branch
WORD + IMAGE
WORD + IMAGE




Unexpected combinations lead us down NEW PATHS
WORD + IMAGE




Unexpected combinations lead us down NEW PATHS
Keep it COLORFUL
COLOR ENGAGES THE CREATIVE PART OF OUR BRAIN

Keep it COLORFUL
List
    vs
Mind Map
List
    vs
Mind Map
List
       vs
   Mind Map
   Lists rein in the !ee-ranging
     movement of the brain.
Lists directly oppose the workings of
 the mind, in that they generate an
idea and then deliberately cut it off
   !om the ideas proceeding and
             fo%owing it.
The act of mapping was as profound as the invention of a
                    number system.

     The combination or the reduction of reality and the
   construction of an analogical space is an attainment in
 abstract thinking of a very high order indeed, for it enables
one to discover structures that would remain unknown if not
                           mapped.

                       Robinson, 1982
Map making basic purposes
Map making basic purposes
Map making basic purposes


            to challenge one’s assumptions
Map making basic purposes


            to challenge one’s assumptions

            to recognize new patterns
Map making basic purposes


            to challenge one’s assumptions

            to recognize new patterns

            to make new connections
Map making basic purposes


            to challenge one’s assumptions

            to recognize new patterns

            to make new connections

            and to visualize the unknown
            (or the, as yet, unexperienced)
Simple Mind Maps
Simple Mind Maps
Simple Mind Maps
    Demo MindNode
Step 1 - Practice drawing a simple oval
 surrounded by ten curving branches.
Print the word HAPPINESS in the center.
HAPPINESS IS...
write down 10 things that make you happy.
HAPPINESS IS...
write down 10 things that make you happy.
Don’t think about it too much!

    HAPPINESS IS...
write down 10 things that make you happy.
Don’t think about it too much!

    HAPPINESS IS...
write down 10 things that make you happy.
Compare
Happiness
Compare
   Happiness
Share the simple mind map, and see
  how many words you have in
             common.
Radiant thinking
Radiant thinking
Radiant thinking
We would probably assume most
people would fill in the “Happiness”
mind map with mostly similar
words.
Radiant thinking
We would probably assume most
people would fill in the “Happiness”
mind map with mostly similar
words.

Actually, that’s not the case.
Radiant thinking
We would probably assume most
people would fill in the “Happiness”
mind map with mostly similar
words.

Actually, that’s not the case.

In teams, discus what central word
would produce the most similar
response in the branch words,
amongst a group of students in an art
class, at LMU, in 2010. Collaborate
on the creation of a map.
Add sub-branches to each of the 10
       primary branches.
Remember to only use ONE word per branch.
Add sub-branches to each of the 10
       primary branches.
Remember to only use ONE word per branch.
        Add sub-branches to each of the 10
               primary branches.
Using single words creates richer, and more open ended associations.
Remember to only use ONE word per branch.
        Add sub-branches to each of the 10
               primary branches.
Using single words creates richer, and more open ended associations.
Finding / Creating Symbols
Spend a few minutes copying some of the images from the handouts.


Finding / Creating Symbols
Stage Two - Images
Stage Two - Images
Stage Two - Images
Now construct a mind map
without words.
Stage Two - Images
Now construct a mind map
without words.

Only images.
Stage Two - Images
Now construct a mind map
without words.

Only images.

The focusing central image
is of HOME.
Stage Two - Images
Now construct a mind map
without words.

Only images.

The focusing central image
is of HOME.

Not just any home, your
home. The good feelings of
being home.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.

 Take notes on a book or class that
 will allow you to actually remember
 the material.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.

 Take notes on a book or class that
 will allow you to actually remember
 the material.

 Instead of feeling stuck in a situation,
 expand the list of possibilities.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.

 Take notes on a book or class that
 will allow you to actually remember
 the material.

 Instead of feeling stuck in a situation,
 expand the list of possibilities.

 Plan a dream vacation.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.

 Take notes on a book or class that
 will allow you to actually remember
 the material.

 Instead of feeling stuck in a situation,
 expand the list of possibilities.

 Plan a dream vacation.

 Find a job that’s meaningful.
What can be accomplished with mind
maps?

 Clarify the upside and downside in
 order to make a difficult choice.

 Take notes on a book or class that
 will allow you to actually remember
 the material.

 Instead of feeling stuck in a situation,
 expand the list of possibilities.

 Plan a dream vacation.

 Find a job that’s meaningful.
                                            Save the World!
for our next meeting...
for our next meeting...
 Create 3 mind maps
for our next meeting...
 Create 3 mind maps

 Experiment with different
 types: personal, study aid,
 planning, or simply
 branching out in you
 thinking.
for our next meeting...
 Create 3 mind maps

 Experiment with different
 types: personal, study aid,
 planning, or simply
 branching out in you
 thinking.

 Combine words and
 images.
Study the mind maps in
the following slideshow for
       a few minutes.
Mind Maps
www.learnvisualthinking.com

Mapping present01

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    Mind Mapping Simple techniquesfor enhanced clarity & creativity
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body Systems thinking
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body Systems thinking Problem finding
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body Systems thinking Problem finding Reciprocal learning
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body Systems thinking Problem finding Reciprocal learning Inventing
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Meaning from experiences Constructing abstractions Info stored outside body Systems thinking Problem finding Reciprocal learning Inventing
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    what makes humansdifferent? Metacognition Meaning from experiences Constructing abstractions Altering response patterns Info stored outside body Systems thinking Problem finding Reciprocal learning Inventing
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    Brain structure and cognitive process are non-linear.
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    Brain structure and cognitive process are non-linear.
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    Brain structure and cognitive process are non-linear.
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    Brain structure and cognitive process are non-linear. More like a tree, or spider web, than a train running down a track.
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    Brain structure and cognitive process are non-linear. More like a tree, or spider web, than a train running down a track.
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    Structuring Thought Logical, linear,factual might be the visible branches and leaves of a tree.
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    Structuring Thought Logical, linear,factual might be the visible branches and leaves of a tree. Irrational, non-linear, intuitive connections are the hidden roots.
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    Visual Tools: Definition Visualtools are nonlinguistic symbol systems used by learners, teachers, and leaders, for graphically linking mental and emotional associations to create and communicate rich patterns of thinking.
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    VISUAL TOOLS Visual tools,in the best cases, are generated from a blank page by students for transforming text based content information into ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE using a rich integration of visual, spatial, verbal, and numerical modalities. The goal is to create conceptually rich models full of meaningful connections.
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    VISUAL TOOLS Visual tools,in the best cases, are generated from a blank page by students for transforming text based content information into ACTIVE KNOWLEDGE using a rich integration of visual, spatial, verbal, and numerical modalities. The goal is to create conceptually rich models full of meaningful connections.
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    Categories of visualtools BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open mindedness.
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    Categories of visualtools BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open mindedness. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, enhance analytical content, and process specific learning.
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    Categories of visualtools BRAINSTORMING WEBS, for fostering creativity and open mindedness. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS, enhance analytical content, and process specific learning. CONCEPTUAL MAPPING, for fostering cognitive development and critical thinking.
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    Mind Maps -The Rules
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    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation.
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    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation. Place a focusing IMAGE at the center.
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    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation. Place a focusing IMAGE at the center. Draw CURVING branches out from this center.
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    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation. Place a focusing IMAGE at the center. Draw CURVING branches out from this center. Add a KEYWORD along each branch.
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    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation. Place a focusing IMAGE at the center. Draw CURVING branches out from this center. Add a KEYWORD along each branch. Combine WORDS + IMAGES for associative power.
  • 37.
    Mind Maps -The Rules Use plain paper, landscape orientation. Place a focusing IMAGE at the center. Draw CURVING branches out from this center. Add a KEYWORD along each branch. Combine WORDS + IMAGES for associative power. Use lots of COLOR.
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    JUST ONE keywordprinted along each branch
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    JUST ONE keywordprinted along each branch
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    WORD + IMAGE Unexpectedcombinations lead us down NEW PATHS
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    WORD + IMAGE Unexpectedcombinations lead us down NEW PATHS
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    COLOR ENGAGES THECREATIVE PART OF OUR BRAIN Keep it COLORFUL
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    List vs Mind Map
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    List vs Mind Map
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    List vs Mind Map Lists rein in the !ee-ranging movement of the brain. Lists directly oppose the workings of the mind, in that they generate an idea and then deliberately cut it off !om the ideas proceeding and fo%owing it.
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    The act ofmapping was as profound as the invention of a number system. The combination or the reduction of reality and the construction of an analogical space is an attainment in abstract thinking of a very high order indeed, for it enables one to discover structures that would remain unknown if not mapped. Robinson, 1982
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    Map making basicpurposes to challenge one’s assumptions
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    Map making basicpurposes to challenge one’s assumptions to recognize new patterns
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    Map making basicpurposes to challenge one’s assumptions to recognize new patterns to make new connections
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    Map making basicpurposes to challenge one’s assumptions to recognize new patterns to make new connections and to visualize the unknown (or the, as yet, unexperienced)
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    Simple Mind Maps Demo MindNode
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    Step 1 -Practice drawing a simple oval surrounded by ten curving branches.
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    Print the wordHAPPINESS in the center.
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    HAPPINESS IS... write down10 things that make you happy.
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    HAPPINESS IS... write down10 things that make you happy.
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    Don’t think aboutit too much! HAPPINESS IS... write down 10 things that make you happy.
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    Don’t think aboutit too much! HAPPINESS IS... write down 10 things that make you happy.
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    Compare Happiness Share the simple mind map, and see how many words you have in common.
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    Radiant thinking We wouldprobably assume most people would fill in the “Happiness” mind map with mostly similar words.
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    Radiant thinking We wouldprobably assume most people would fill in the “Happiness” mind map with mostly similar words. Actually, that’s not the case.
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    Radiant thinking We wouldprobably assume most people would fill in the “Happiness” mind map with mostly similar words. Actually, that’s not the case. In teams, discus what central word would produce the most similar response in the branch words, amongst a group of students in an art class, at LMU, in 2010. Collaborate on the creation of a map.
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    Add sub-branches toeach of the 10 primary branches.
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    Remember to onlyuse ONE word per branch. Add sub-branches to each of the 10 primary branches.
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    Remember to onlyuse ONE word per branch. Add sub-branches to each of the 10 primary branches. Using single words creates richer, and more open ended associations.
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    Remember to onlyuse ONE word per branch. Add sub-branches to each of the 10 primary branches. Using single words creates richer, and more open ended associations.
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    Spend a fewminutes copying some of the images from the handouts. Finding / Creating Symbols
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    Stage Two -Images Now construct a mind map without words.
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    Stage Two -Images Now construct a mind map without words. Only images.
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    Stage Two -Images Now construct a mind map without words. Only images. The focusing central image is of HOME.
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    Stage Two -Images Now construct a mind map without words. Only images. The focusing central image is of HOME. Not just any home, your home. The good feelings of being home.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps?
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice. Take notes on a book or class that will allow you to actually remember the material.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice. Take notes on a book or class that will allow you to actually remember the material. Instead of feeling stuck in a situation, expand the list of possibilities.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice. Take notes on a book or class that will allow you to actually remember the material. Instead of feeling stuck in a situation, expand the list of possibilities. Plan a dream vacation.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice. Take notes on a book or class that will allow you to actually remember the material. Instead of feeling stuck in a situation, expand the list of possibilities. Plan a dream vacation. Find a job that’s meaningful.
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    What can beaccomplished with mind maps? Clarify the upside and downside in order to make a difficult choice. Take notes on a book or class that will allow you to actually remember the material. Instead of feeling stuck in a situation, expand the list of possibilities. Plan a dream vacation. Find a job that’s meaningful. Save the World!
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    for our nextmeeting...
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    for our nextmeeting... Create 3 mind maps
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    for our nextmeeting... Create 3 mind maps Experiment with different types: personal, study aid, planning, or simply branching out in you thinking.
  • 102.
    for our nextmeeting... Create 3 mind maps Experiment with different types: personal, study aid, planning, or simply branching out in you thinking. Combine words and images.
  • 103.
    Study the mindmaps in the following slideshow for a few minutes.
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