"A concept map is a picture of our understanding of something. It is a diagram illustrating how sets of concepts are related. Concept maps are made up of webs of terms (nodes) related by verbs (links) to other terms (nodes). The purpose of a concept map is to represent (on a single visual plane) a person’s mental model of a concept. Concept maps provide a useful contrast with essays. With a concept map, a viewer can see both the forest and individual trees. The big picture is clear because all the ideas are presented on one surface. At the same time, it’s easy to see details and how they relate." Via Howard Rheingold Mind Mapping : Learning and Teaching with Both Sides of the Brain (by Hobie Swan) – Teaching Village
"[...] Mind maps are used all around the world, in education and in business. In education, they serve three powerful functions: As a student presentation tool (a welcome alternative to PowerPoint)As a pre-writing toolAs a teaching tool (By chunking language, mind mapping makes English more accessible to non-native English speakers. More about that later.) [...]" 
Ce Didapage de N. Lepouder illustre diverses étapes dans la conception de cartes heuristiques : outils, sujet, rayonnement des idées, mots clés, images, hiérarchisation... Simple et efficace, sous licence CC BY-NC-SA, ce qui ne gâche rien :o) [L'illustration est une mind map mise en ligne sur http://anglais.overblog.org < EFL : Advertising & branding vocabulary] 
"Ce blog a pour vocation de présenter les cartes heuristiques ainsi que d'autres outils visuels: tout ce qui peut nous aider à transformer des informations en connaissances structurées et mobilisables. Il se concentre plus particulièrement sur les pratiques en classe mais pas seulement..." |
Mind42 is a free online mindmap collaboration tool. Keep track of all your ideas, whether alone, with colleagues and friends or working together with the whole world. [...] With Mind42.com installing mindmapping tools is no longer needed - for a hassle-free mindmapping experience. Just open the browser and launch the application when needed. 
"There are regular inquiries on Twitter and in forums about free mind mapping software, so to provide answers, InformationTamers have put together this list. So here is a quick list of current software that is free or has a free option. Apps that are free for a trial-period only are excluded. [...]" by InformationTamers 
TICE > Cartes heuristiques réalisé par 'Docs pour docs' : - Usages et pratiques des cartes mentales en éducation - Apprendre à apprendre avec les cartes mentales - La carte heuristique, un outil pédagogique etc... 
"[...] l’un des pontes du mindmapping [...], Tony Buzan(psyschologue de formation, conférencier et consultant) propose désormais une version gratuite (basique) de son logiciel de construction de carte heuristique en téléchargement : iMindMap Basic. [...]" |
