MIND MAP

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A mind map is  a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps us to analyze, comprehend, synthesize, structure information, recall and generate new ideas.

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In a mind map, as opposed to traditional note taking or a linear text, information is structured in a way that resembles much more closely how your brain actually works. Since it is an activity that is both analytical and artistic, it engages your brain in a much, much richer way, helping in all its cognitive function.

 

It is an excelent option for:

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Note taking

Brainstorming (individually or in groups)

Problem solving

Studying and memorization

Planning

Researching and consolidating information from multiple sources

Presenting information

Gaining insight on complex subjects

Jogging your creativity

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How to Draw a Mind Map?

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• Start in the middle of a blank page, writing or drawing the idea you intend to develop. I would suggest that you use the page in landscape orientation.

• Develop the related subtopics around this central topic, connecting each of them to the center with a line.

• Repeat the same process for the subtopics, generating lower-level subtopics as you see fit, connecting each of those to the corresponding subtopic.

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Some recommendations:

• Use colors, drawings and symbols copiously. Be as visual as you can. 

• Keep the topics labels as short as possible, keeping them to a single word – or, better yet, to only a picture. Especially in your first mind maps, the temptation to write a complete phrase is enormous, but always look for opportunities to shorten it to a single word or figure – your mind map will be much more effective that way.

• Vary text size, color and alignment. Vary the thickness and length of the lines. Provide as many visual cues as you can to emphasize important points. 

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(Taken from https://litemind.com/what-is-mind-mapping/).

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The aim of this activity is that you learn to take notes in another way; in this case, through mind map, with the idea to visualize, in the same place, all the important information of the video from your point of view.

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ACTIVITY: (aprox. 30 min). Create a Mind Map from the following video since the moment you click the link, in order to save time. 

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