The Mind Map PPT

Your Mind and How it RemembersYou have one million, million brain cells in

your brain. That looks like 1,000,000,000,000. Your brain is also split into two hemispheres which do different things.

People misspeak, when they say that they are left brain or right brain because they are both they just choose to exercise certain hemispheres more than the other.

To use your brain better, you need to incorporate both the left half and the right half of your brain together.

The Psychology of LearningWe remember:

What is taught at the beginning of a lessonWhat is taught at the end of a lessonThings that we can easily make associations

withItems that appeal to the five sensesAnything outstanding or uniqueThings that are interesting to YOU

To really understand something beyond the literal you have to be able to conceptualize it. This requires multiple senses.

If the human body holds one to two gallons of blood and 3000 English soldiers were murdered by Indians in “The Last of the Mohicans”, then the blood spilled would fill a 15 foot round pool that is four feet deep.

So…what do we need to do to make great notes?

1. Language: Words and Symbols2. Numbers of all kinds3. Logic: Sequence, Lists, Time, Associations4. Rhythm and Rhymes5. Color6. Imagery: Visuals7. Spatial Awareness: A whole picture

So, why does this work? The answer is because it forces both parts of your brain to take a role in learning.

So, Why Should YOU Do This?It works!Leonardo Di Vinci did it.

Pablo Picasso did it.

It helps with creativity, thinking, and problem solving

Why Standardized Notes Don’t WorkThey obscure the key words with pages of less

important words.They make it difficult to remember because they are

monotonous.They waste timeThey fail to stimulate the brain in more than one

area.Thus

We lose our concentration We fail to make our own notes (since you’re just copying

what I do) It kills the love of learning

What is a Mind MapThe mind map is an expression of radiant

thinking.

For example:Write the word HappinessNow, write ten words that come to mind

when you think of that one word.

This is radiant thinking

What is a Mind Map

What is a Mind MapIn order to work, it needs to follow these 4

principles.1. The subject of attention is crystallized in a

central image and word.2. The main theme of the subject radiate from

the central image as branches.3. Branches comprise a key image or key word

printed on an associated line. 4. The branches are connected to one another

Images work too!It is true that a picture is worth a thousand words. In a study done by a psychologist, Ralph Haber,

Haber found that “recognition of pictures is essentially perfect”.

He had people look at 2,560 pictures over the course of 7 hours and then had them see how many they could recall; what he found was that even when showing them an additional 1000 unrelated pictures, the participants had 85 to 90 recall.

That is AMAZING!

ExerciseStart with the image of the word homeHave at least 4 branches come out of the

pictureHave two or three sub-branches come out of

each main branch.You are not allowed to use any words!

Example: You draw a picture of your bedroom for your main branch and then draw pictures of items or events in your room

Advantages of Mind MapsTime saved by noting only relevant wordsTime saved by reading only relevant wordsConcentration of real issues is enhancedEssential key words made more easily discernible.Essential key words are juxtaposed in time and space

on the MMClear associations are made between the key words.The brain will actually be stimulated by the

multicolored and multidimensional MMMM allow an infinite # of associationsThis is how the brain actually learns.

Rules for Mind Maps1. Use Emphasis:

1. Central image2. Multiple images throughout3. Multiple colors4. 3 Dimensions for big ideas5. Various sized words and images in

relationship to importance

Rules for Mind Maps2. Use associations

1. Use arrows when you want to make connections2. Use colors3. Even if they are absurd, if your mind went there, it’s a valid association

3. Be clear1. Only one word per line2. Print all words3. Print key words on lines4. Make line length equal to word length5. Connect lines to other lines6. Make central lines thicker7. Make the boundaries of each branch “embrace” the theme of the branch8. Make the images as clear as possible

Other TipsAdd blank lines when you don’t know what to

put there. Make some associations and come back when you figured out what you want to go there.

Ask Questions!Review your mind maps from time to time.

(this is the only way to keep them in mind)