Living in a complex, rapid, digital environment, and having a digital-savvy generation that has grown up in this environment, requires us as educators to be aware of changes and challenges and to bring new tools and technologies into our classrooms. Implementing web 2.0 tools in the classroom can be the key to preparing our students [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mind maps’
Mind Mapping for Writers Part 3 (by Hobie Swan)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers Article 3 We’ve come to the last of three posts about using mind mapping for writing. The first article looked at using mind maps to brainstorming, capture and organize ideas. The second talked about focusing on an idea and adding details. [...]
Mind Mapping for Writers Part 2 (by Hobie Swan)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers Article 2 Welcome to the second of three articles about using mind mapping for writing. The first article looked at using mind maps to brainstorm, capture and organize ideas. This article begins with the list of ideas, and moves to the [...]
Mind Mapping for Writers Part 1 (by Hobie Swan)
Part of the series: Stuff All EFL Teachers Should Know Mind Mapping for Writers: If you’re more artist than engineer, this approach is for you. Article 1: Think first, organize later. This is the first of three articles about using mind mapping to make your life as a writer easier or more creative. If you [...]
Mind Mapping: Learning and Teaching with Both Sides of the Brain (by Hobie Swan)
Introduction One of the more undiscovered or, in some cases, underutilized teaching methods is the use of mind maps. While the exact origin of this approach to learning is lost in the mists of time, mind mapping has for decades been a regular feature of primary and secondary education in Europe—in Germany and Britain, in [...]
