This article focuses on something that is quite unique to us, the MindMapTutor.
On MindMapTutor.com the definition of a Tutor is:
‘A Teacher; usually instructing individuals and often engaged privately.’ – Collins English Dictionary
This was the original intent of the website, but out of this evolved a unique information delivery method, The MindMapTutor.
A MindMapTutor should instruct and guide you on a lifelong path of learning to enable you to continuously gain a competitive advantage.
History
In September, 2008 I registered the MindMapTutor.com domain with the intention of tutoring, guiding and training with the …

Napoleon Hill, the author of ‘Think and Grow Rich’, stated that you don’t have to be a fortune teller to be able to predict someone’s future. You can do so by asking him or her one simple question: ‘What is your one definite purpose in life – and what plans have you made to attain it?”
He goes on to say that if you asked 100 people this question, 98% will say something like, “I’d like to make a good living and become as successful as I can.”
He believes that while …

There are many websites and resources on Mind Maps and Mind Mapping. Many of them are excellent, including the ones by Tony Buzan, the inventor of the Mind Map.
Why then do I have the audacity to have my own websites on the subject? I’m not a full time Mind Map professional. In other words, ‘I have a day job’.
Well, I’ve been Mind Mapping for over twenty years now and I’ve given a bit of my history on MindMapTutor.com before. Mind Maps have helped me in all walks of life, including …

I’ve had a few comments about the last few articles being a bit too academic. Words like taxonomy, cognitive, psychomotor, etc. don’t roll easily off the tongue.
I’ve tried to make it as simple as possible and to paraphrase the great Einstein, ‘I’ve tried to make it simple enough, but not too simple‘.
I will nevertheless publish an article summarising all of this next week in one simple to read article. I am putting together a Mind Map of the article at the moment and hope that all the principles of the …

Bloom’s Taxonomy is the most well-known for the work done in the Cognitive Domain. This is second domain covered in the four part Bloom’s Taxonomy series. The first domain, the Affective Domain, was covered last week and next week I will be covering the Psychomotor Domain.
Skills in the cognitive domain revolve around knowledge, comprehension, and critical thinking of a particular topic. Traditional education tends to emphasize the skills in this domain, particularly the lower-order objectives.
According to Wikipedia, the online Encyclopedia, a great mythology has grown around the Taxonomy. I hope …

As stated in the previous article on Bloom’s Taxonomy, the acronym KSA (Knowledge, Skill, Attitude) is often used to remember Bloom’s Taxonomy. The affective domain is represented by ‘attitude‘ in the acronym. This is not entirely true, as it involves far more than just attitude.
I believe that affective domain is the foundation on which learning is based and I am therefore covering it first.
The affective domain can be divided into five categories, each building on the previous one. The characteristics are also arranged from the most simplest to the most …

Taxonomy
Strangely, the first question I get when talking about Bloom’s taxonomy is: ‘What is a taxonomy?’ This is typical of Bloom’s studies. It was an academic exercise, done by academics in Higher Education. The words used are therefore not those used in everyday vocabulary.
This article aims to make things a bit easier for you, as there is great benefit in knowing the different levels of human thinking so that you can incorporate it in your learning. There is also great merit in knowing how Mind Maps naturally allow you to …

I often get told that Mind Mapping is only for ‘clever people’.
Nothing is further from the truth!
When you look at the life of Tony Buzan, the inventor of the Mind Map, you will quickly see that the man is a genius. And that was BEFORE he even invented Mind Mapping.
He was the editor of the International journal of MENSA from 1968-1971. In case you don’t know it, MENSA is the ‘Hight IQ Society’.
From the Mensa website:
‘…Membership of Mensa is open to persons who have attained a score within the …

The value of a Mind Map is often only demonstrated by the finished product.
The value of involving the whole brain by the use of colours, structure and Key Words in the creation of the Mind Map often gets mentioned.
The fact that a ‘picture is worth a thousand words‘ has become synonymous with Mind Maps.
The two factors that greatly stimulate memory, association and hierarchy, naturally occur in a Mind Map.
Yet, today, I would like you to explore the value of the process of creating a Mind Map and not just the …

If you’ve been observant, you may have noticed that I’ve been referring to, and providing links to, articles on UsingMindMaps.com.
Today, I would like to position the reason for setting up UsingMindMaps.com.
MindMapTutor.com is a blog, which is the final resting ground of my weekly articles. My steadily growing subscriber base can go to MindMapTutor.com for archives of older postings.
While this has served me, and my subscriber base, very well, it is not the easiest site to navigate. The current highlights and featured articles are easy to get to, but older articles …