Collaboratively or individually produced concept maps included as a link within a blog post… If this sounds interesting read on for a free solution.
It was created online at…http://www.bubbl.us
A link was generated within the online tool that was then added to this post.
– It can be a private mind map or collaboratively authored.
– It can also be exported as an image (.jpg or.png).
– It is free – A map image can be exported without creating an account but to save, share etc a – free – account needs to be created.
If students were using a blog to discuss/respond/reflect they could produce the mind map and then create a post with a link to the mind map image as I have done here.
Similarly it is another option for collaborative brainstorming activities between researchers, co-authors etc.
It’s worth a look 🙂
I agree Rob, this has lots of potential… i will let the Arts team piloting WordPress with students this session know.
haven’t used this tool, but will look into it – thanks! I’m more familiar with cmaptools, which I encourage students to use, and it also is set up for collaboration (if you haven’t used it, see http://cmapskm.ihmc.us/rid=1064009710027_756897312_27078/CmapTools%20-%20Collaboration.cmap)
What I like about cmaptools rather than Inspiration or other options is that it forces the user to formulate a statement rather than just noun phrases. It depends on the task, but if that’s to plan or summarise an argument, I like to stress the need to articulate a complete clause or ‘point’, rather than just a topic, represented by a keyword. Lee Moermann’s done a lot of work with students using this tool too 🙂