Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Lesson 4: Associated Mind Map


First of all, let me share a video in YouTube with you guys~

A video about Mind Mapping with Tony Buzan

This link is a video on explaining mind map from Tony Buzan, he has mastered the techniques of mind mapping.

What is a mind map? What is it for?

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea.
It is used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making and writing.

The elements of a given mind map are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts, and are classified into groupings, branches, or areas, with the goal of representing semantic or other connections between portions of information.
Mind maps may also aid recall of existing memories.

By representing ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. The branches of a mind map represent hierarchical tree structure.

The mind map can be contrasted with the similar idea of concept mapping. The former is based on radial hierarchies and tree structures denoting relationships with a central governing concept.

Characteristics of a mind map:
Mind maps are, by definition, a graphical method of taking notes. The visual basis of them helps one to distinguish words or ideas, often with colors and symbols. They generally take a hierarchical or tree branch format, with ideas branching into their subsections. Mind maps allow for greater creativity when recording ideas and information, as well as allowing the note-taker to associate words with visual representations. Mind maps and concept maps are different in that mind maps focus on only one word or idea, whereas concept maps connect multiple words or ideas.

So, have a clear thought on mind map?
Let see some example...
Item linked might not be related to the center key word, that's the idea of associated mind map.

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