Monday 15 March 2010

Mind Mapping: Learning and Teaching with Both Sides of the Brain

One of the most usefull tool nowdays is mind mapping, this is use around the world, in education and in business. In education, they have the following functions:





1-. Student presentation tool


2-. Pre-writing tool


3-. Teaching tool





According to the researches, one side of the brain, the left side, is the home of lineal thinking, control language and numbers. The right side is asociated with artistic thinking like pictures, thw mind map can combine these 2 elements, would optimize the brain's ability to create, to learn and to remember.



You start a mind map at the center, with a main idea, so it helps you stay focused.

Then all the information than you add should relate to the main idea.

Your ideas must be grouping into a logical structure, and that is all.

In conclusion, mind map is easy to learn and easy to use and the most important is powerful.

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