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WikIT: the mind mapping wiki
I am a big fan of mind mapping for researching, and brainstorming, and organizing, and problem solving, and visualizing thinking, and communicating knowledge quickly. So when I met WikIT: Mindmapping Wiki, it was love at first sight (actually, that funny kind of love when you discover how much you just don’t know about the other).
The site’s goal is to provide a community-built source on the use of information mapping and the many forms of information map. While not specifically aimed at education, WikIT is absolutely relevant for any educator who works with learners on thinking skills and organizing knowledge.
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You may navigate the wiki in a standard text-based wiki way or choose, in the spirit of the wiki itself, to navigate the site’s many mind map indexes, using either Flash or interactive PDF.
InformationTamers, the group responsible for the site, describes the project:
This is WikIT, the mind mapping wiki that describes the different types of information map; when each type is useful with their pluses and minuses and how to recognize and them; how to use them in web sites; and a wide range of articles on business, personal and educational uses of mind and concept maps.
Drawing on thirty years of mind mapping experience in personal life and across a wide range of business, this wiki already has a very extensive content plan, mind mapped of course, with interactive maps on key articles and with substantial articles already included, covering:
- Information maps
- Information map types
- Information map uses
- Mind maps
- Common mind maps
- Concept maps
- Concept maps or mind maps? the choice
- Collaborating with mind maps
- Creativity through mind mapping
- Personal uses of mind maps
- Project planning with mind maps
- Research on the web
- Use of mind maps in formal education
- Visual thinking guides
- Idea maps
- Clustering
- Spidergrams
The impressive All Pages list offers a quick look at the huge variety of mind map choices with wonderful models to inspire teachers and learners.
Consider using, sharing, and adding your own ideas and examples to this wiki!
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About Joyce Valenza
Joyce is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication, a technology writer, speaker, blogger and learner. Follow her on Twitter: @joycevalenza
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