Course Content
Introduction and Developing a Mind Map
The objective and aim of the Mind Mapping process is to help learners strengthen and develop their skills, develop self-awareness, connect ideas, grow creativity and areas for improvement, to identify areas in which to further develop, see patterns and gaps and branch out with their training needs, develop improvements, explore new concepts, review and refine. Mind maps can be used to problem solve, plan, and organize self-development.
0/2
Presentation and Strategy
During this session, you are encouraged to develop your own Mind Maps, this should be a simple subject, best related to something they are aware of, a general topic Health and Physical Education, Climate and the Environment, Culture, Social Sciences or General Education. Use examples in following slides.
0/2
Challenges and Pitfalls
Identification of common issues, such as overcrowding, lack of creativity, or difficulty prioritising information.
0/1
Quality and Assessment
There are many ways that learners work can be assessed and evaluated for quality and effectiveness. This section allows the learner how to check their materials for quality and correctness.
0/1
Cultural Mind Map Training
Mind Maps can be a great tool for cultural training, here we can develop some ideas that you can incorporate into your training sessions.
0/1
Developing a Basic Mind Map
Basic Mind Maps can be developed simply on a blank sheet of paper, a white board or on a computer.
0/6
Assessing competence in Mind Mapping
Here we have a number of methods and criteria of assessing your skills in developing Mind Maps.
0/1
Key Points
Points to help you along the route of developing a good Mind Map.
0/1
Topic Assessment
This is a group of Multichoice assessment questions which you can use to score your level of achievement. The assessment can be checked after each question and a total score provided on completion.
0/1
Slides
Here you can download a copy of the course slides
0/1
Creativity with Mind Maps
    About Lesson
    • Content Evaluation: Check the accuracy of the Mind Map, ensuring that it covers all the main aspects of the topic and sub-topics, you should also assess the completeness, this ensures that no essential information is missing, and finally assess the depth of understanding of the topic, are connections helpful and do they go further than just the basics.
    • Quality: Is the Mind Map organised correctly, is it organised, branches connected in a logical manner, have you provided a clear distinction between main idea and supporting details, is there a good mix of colours, images and symbols, or does this cause distraction (too much), remember the Mind Map should be neat and easy to read.
    • Assessment Criteria: Complete an assessment criteria for the Mind map, this can include categories such as; accuracy, organisation, use of colours and images and above all creativity. Assign a scoring system using points or a written criterion such as a descriptor for the topic.
    • Peer review: You are encouraged to exchange Mind Maps with a colleague or another learner to provide construction feedback, this can include verbal, specific comments on the content and structure and any visual elements.
    • Self-Assessment: You are encouraged to evaluate your own work, this can be done against an established criteria, reflect on what you think worked well, or what improvements can be made.
    • Reflect on Effectiveness: You are encourage to reflect on the Mind Maps after using them and ask direct questions, i.e. did the Mind Map enhance my understanding, what changes would you make next time you develop and Mind Map.