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Mind (and Concept) MappingGetting your thoughts together . . .

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Mind Maps

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• Help make connections• Are a visual representation of ideas• Help with brainstorming

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Mind Map Guidelines• Main idea in the center of the page• Don’t judge or prejudge any idea• Keep the ideas flowing• Draw doodles to elaborate on or reinforce the ideas• Add relationships and connections• Use color• Don’ t get bogged down

Main Idea

Thought #1

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Concept Maps

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• Show relationships between concepts/components• Use linking phrases: “results in”, “is required by”,

“contributes to”, “is made of” . . .

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Concept Map Guidelines• Start with main idea• May also pose a question to answer• Identify 5 to 10 related concepts• Relate concepts to main idea with connection lines– “is made of”– “supports”– “uses”– . . .

Related Concept #1

contributes to

Related Concept #2

Main Concept(root)includes

Related Concept #3

is more complex than

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Wrapping Up• Mind and Concept Maps:

– Help organize your thoughts– Aid in brainstorming– Are a visual record of thought process– Show connections among ideas

• Mind Maps are more “free-form” – for collecting ideas

• Concept Maps are more “structured” – for organizing concepts