Concept/Mind Mapping

Why Use Concept Mapping in your Course?

• Help  students organize new information and connect it with their prior knowledge
• Help students make connections between the main idea and other subtopics (brainstorming)
• Provides an opportunity for students to construct their knowledge visually in a format that aligns to their multimedia and visual learning styles
• It can be used individually, with small groups or with a whole classroom participating

Multimedia Learning

• Richard Mayer Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
• Mayer & Clark (2002) Multimedia Learning and E-learning

Constructivism

• MindTools Research and Resources

Connectivism

• Connectivism and Connective Knowledge

Social and/or Cognitive Learning Theory

• Ausubel's Assimilation Learning Theory for concept mapping
• Advance Organizers