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The structure of thinking - Lists, Tree Diagrams & Mind Maps
From Listing to Mind Mapping. Exploring the Mind Map as a very special Graphic Organiser giving clarity to thinking
Created byBarry Mapp
Last updated 11/2024
English
What you'll learn
- Clarity about differences between types of Graphic Organisers
- How long lists are a very lazy way to present information
- Understand the principles of a tree diagram
- Understand some of the limitations of a tree diagram
- Why Mind Mapping is a very special type of graphic organiser
- Why it is so difficult to learn from a list
- The tree diagram as an organising principle underlying many different graphic organisers
- Learn about how you can visualise the structure of your thinking
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Course content
5 sections • 10 lectures • 1h 7m total length
Requirements
- No special skills or equipment are required to take this course
- Curiosity about learning and thinking will be helpful
- An interest in graphic organisers will be helpful
- An interest in Mind Mapping is helpful but not essential
Description
The course explores the structure of thinking and usefulness and purpose of Graphic Organisers and in particular why Mind Mapping is a particularly useful graphical organiser technique for thought organisation and for getting clarity with thinking.
The course starts by looking at the downsides of creating large lists and how graphical organisers like the tree diagram can make lists more intelligible through organising information into linked hierarchies. A very primitive way to organise a list is with outlining (a feature available on most word processors) and I show how outlining is a half way step toward creating a tree diagram.
We then look at how the tree diagram can itself be reformatted into a radiant organiser and what benefits accrue from doing this. Then through the application of Buzan's principles for Mind Mapping, the course demonstrates how any radiant organiser can be transformed into a (proper) Mind Map.
The course is likely to be of interest to anyone interested to learn more about the structure of their thinking especially in the context of using Mind Mapping for this particular purpose
For those not familiar with Buzan's principles of Mind Mapping these principles are summarised in the last section of the course
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who would like to improve their thinking skills
- Anyone looking to become a more effective communicator
- Students who want an effective way to get their thoughts down onto paper
- Students who struggle to learn
- Anyone who has taken an interest in Mind Mapping and wants to know more about why it is such a useful technique