The idea of an online concept/mindmap caters for both visual and kinaesthetic learners. This week, I explored both bubbl.us and text2mindmap.
bubbl.us
text2mindmap.com
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SWOT Analysis of a online concept map.
Strengths:
- Caters for a variety of different learning styles.
- Is interactive and can be seen by learners as a fun way to organise/sort information.
- Can be easily uploaded into a blog or wiki.
- You don't have to worry about running out of room, items can be easily moved around.
Weaknesses:
- Not all learners organise information in a concept map way - some learners may prefer lists or tables.
- Some types are hard to be used collaboratively without an interactive whiteboard.
- Saving and then coming back to the map does not work on a site such as text2mindmap
Threats:
- Which one is best??? Bubbl.us, text2mindmap or just powerpoint which is not connected eto the internet at all???
Opportunities:
- Building upon knowledge of topic content as well as ICT knowledge at the same time.
- Pictures and text can be used in a variety of customised colours and fonts.
Links to theory:
An interactive mindmap ties in closely to a cognitivist approach to learning because cognitive theory involves using schema or mental maps to organise content (K Lein, n.d). An interactive mindmap helps a learner achieve this, as well as having concrete evidence of their thought processes and learning.
AHA! Good point. Which to use?? I had a student who routinely converted my concept maps to dot points. Now, for me, I love Bubbl-us. For her, Text-2-Mindmap would be ideal.... SO it is individual, as you succinctly state!!
ReplyDeleteYou cannot save a Text2Mindmap, as you state, although you can copy and paste in a formatted and tabbed set of text for re-use.
One of the reasons I LOVE Bubbl-us is that all of my students can work on the same concept map, save it individually, and then categorise, add individual ideas, and contextualise it to suit their individual needs.
So now, in your context, which to use for which purpose?
I like Bubblu.us as well, however powerpoint or by hand works just as well for me. I suppose it would depend on the class and the learners as to which one would be best. It was interesting though to play with the different types.
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