Creating and Using Mind Maps to Learn Faster and Easier

I’ve been using my iPad more and more for Mind Mapping, which is my main tool for learning. Is this a sign of its influence on education?

How the iPad Is Changing Education
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_the_ipad_is_changing_education.php

The iPad may only be two years old, but it’s already begun to change many things. Reading is one of them. Work is another. It is selling like crazy, but it will be some time before most of the people you know own a tablet.

The market for this type of device may only be in its infancy, but it’s already becoming clear how it will revolutionize certain aspects our lives. Education is a huge one, as recent developments have demonstrated.

While it will be a while before enough people own iPads to make it Mainstream, there are enough iPads being sold to make it a part of education in certain niches, especially those niches aimed at people with more disposable income.

It has been quite a revolution for me, as I can take Mind Map notes when attending a lecture, reading a book, or watching an educational video.

I then transfer it to my computer so that I can refine it and use it with my other notes, or export it into text format so that it could be imported into my Word processor.

I even use it for story boarding when writing.

Come to think of it, Mind Maps are also not mainstream. Because I’ve been using Mind Maps for more than 20 years, I am still often surprised by the amount of people that haven’t even heard of Mind Maps, never mind using them!

Even though iPads (like Mind Maps) won’t be mainstream in the near future, they certainly have an important part to play in shaping the future of education.