- Übung: Select a problem, article, potential issue and create a Mind Map based out of your understanding of the content. You are encouraged to map out key issues, characteristics, identify and make connections between the various elements on the Mind Map.
- Erklären Sie das Konzept: What is Mind Mapping. It is a visual tool that helps organise thoughts, ideas, and information. Remember that Mind Maps are flexible, creative, and can be used for various purposes.
- Highlight the Benefits: Mind Maps leads to better memory retention, the understanding of complex topics, that it is a form of note taking and enhances creativity within a team or individual.
- Grundlegende Struktur: Present a simple Mind Map, a Mind Map starts with a central topic, and from this topic we develop a series of branches radiating outwards from the main theme. As a new sub-branch is formed try to understand that this represents a further idea of the main topic, use keywords, colour code and use images if this presents a more visual idea.
- Hands-On-Ansatz: Work with a blank sheet of paper/screen, or use a Mind Map software and develop a Mind Map based on the topic (Multicultural Development). Here you are encourage to be experimental and creative. (Tutors should offer guidance and feedback as Mind Maps develops).
- Praxis: You are encouraged the use on Mind Maps within regular lessons, generation of ideas or whenever a suitable situation occurs, a group or work problem, an unforeseen issue, a new opportunity, you may create a Mind map around any issue and look at new ideas of dealing with the situation of specific topic, use in any brainstorming sessions or within the planning of a new project.
- Überprüfen und Reflektieren: You should review the created Mind Map along with your tutor, examine the positives and the negatives, what may work and further improvements. During this exercise you are encouraged to self-reflect, did the Mind map lead to a better understanding, did it lead to a result, was it an effective exercise, did it provide a clearer picture in dealing or understanding with the topic. Celebrate your success.