Maintaining Lifelong Learning
When everything changes… As a South African, I feel an extreme sense of pride and joy, as I am posting this article on the birthday of the great Nelson Mandela. Today, 18 July, has been declared international ‘Mandela Day‘ by the United Nations General Assembly, where everyone is encouraged to do some good for humanity on this day. This article, the free articles on MindMapTutor.com and UsingMindMaps.com, as well as the free weekly tips are all done in the spirit of giving before you get. Today, I would like you to put...
read moreIt’s not about the Map
This article has been inspired by the Book, ‘It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life‘, a biography of Lance Armstrong’s recovery after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Lance Armstrong is arguably the best cyclist that ever lived. Yet, his fame and achievements go beyond his seven Tour de France wins. His ultimate achievement lies entirely somewhere else. In 1996, Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer. In 1999 he won the Tour de France, one of the most gruelling cycling races around. The...
read moreAre you a Mind Mapper?
You may have heard about Mind Mapping. You may know what Mind Maps are. You may know the Mind Map Principles. You may know the steps to create a Mind Map. But are you a Mind Mapper? This question is particularly relevant if you’re on my email list and have been for months. Have you made the transition? My guess is: Probably Not. Why is it so difficult to change? We found that using Mind Maps are easy, but creating them is a bit more difficult. Teaching you the Mind Map basics is easy. Mind Maps are fun, colourful and engage the whole...
read moreBloom’s Taxonomy – The Psychomotor Domain and Mind Mapping
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...
read moreBloom’s Taxonomy – Mind Map of the Cognitive Domain
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...
read moreBloom’s Taxonomy – Mind Map of the Affective Domain
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...
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