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Acknowledgements The work presented here is take from the research and publications of Tony Buzan who pioneered the use of mind mapping in universities starting in the1970s. If you want to review his work his best books are: Buzan T 2003, Use Your Head, BBC Worldwide Limited, London. Buzan T 2006, the ultimate book of mind maps, Thorsons, London. See Tony Buzan talk about mind maps on You Tube 3

What is a mind map? A mind map is a tool that allows you to put information into your brain and retrieve that information from your brain when you need it. 4 Image: Microsoft Clipart

How best to record your knowledge? 5 Image: Microsoft Clipart

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First choose a central image to represent ‘fruit’ How about a basket with the word fruit written on it? 7 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

Divide your acquired knowledge of fruit into its main categories 8 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

Name those categories 9 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

You are now able to subdivide these categories further 10 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

Add labels to these sub categories 11 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

A Picture is worth a 1,000 words 12 Reprinted by permission of Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

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All mind maps have some things in common Colour A central image Structure that radiates from the centre Curved lines Symbols, words, images – using brain friendly rules They mirror your brain’s natural way of doing things. 14

Mind maps unleash creativity The fruit mind map: start with one idea and end up with 15 new Ideas … Exponentially (Buzan, T 2005, mind map handbook, Thorsons, London pp ) 15 Reprinted by permission on Harper Collins Publishers Ltd © Tony Buzan

Neurons: Building Blocks of the Brain There are an estimated 150 – 200 billion neurons and their connections within the brain which transmit information through the brain by means of chemical signals called neurotransmitters. 100,000 – 1,000,000 chemical reactions take place every minute. 16 Image: Microsoft Clipart

The Brain Mind maps mirror and stimulate brain function 17 Image: Microsoft Clipart

How do mind maps work? image reproduced with kind permission of Paul Urban.

How do mind maps work? left and right brain key words colour and image clearly marked labels and interconnections association and creative thought ‘deep learning’ power of your whole brain (Buzan 2003, The Speed Reading Book,,BBC Worldwide Limited, London p. 147) integrated map of the intellectual territory (Buzan 2003, The Speed Reading Book, BBC Worldwide Limited, London p. 147) 19

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Image reproduced with kind permission of Keegan, G n.d. Psychoanalytic mind map, Gerard Keegan and His Psychology Site, viewed Dec. 7 th 2007, to use this image., 23

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Bloom’s taxonomy 29 Viewed, September, 2009.

Mind maps and learning 'Mind mapping is a strategy that can be used to encourage ‘deep’ rather than ‘surface’ learning (Biggs & Telfer 1987; Marton & Saljo 1976) Mind maps encourage higher order thinking skills 30

Student responses 31 Image: Microsoft Clipart

Taking notes puts you to sleep Does this picture remind you of any one you know? 32 Image: Microsoft Clipart

Key Words 33 Image: Microsoft clip art

The Key Word Students will find more on Mind Mapping(R) and Study Skills in..... The Buzan Study Skills Handbook - The Shortcut to Success in your Studies with Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Winning Memory Techniques, Tony Buzan Dec 2006 ISBN13: , See also Tony Buzan's website: 34

A key word is radiant 35 viewed September 7, 2009.

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Compare The text ‘Baby Brain’ words The ‘traditional’ notes words Mind map – 95 words Which technique is going to stimulate memory and recall? 38

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Your own mind map Read the article Mind map the content of the article What did you find different about this process compared to taking notes? 41

Foetal cells mind map 42 Image: property of UniSA

Students’ mind maps 43 Images reproduced with kind permission of students of UniSA

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Master mind map  Track your research with a mind map – link it to your expanding body of knowledge  Keep it for your on going study  Use it as a tool for life long learning  The rewards will be great as you will assimilate what you learn and it will become part of a body of knowledge which is truly your own. 50

If you don’t try it in within the next 48 hours... … you probably never will. Image: Microsoft Clipart