Comments on: How to Mind Map for Legal Tests and Exams http://learningfundamentals.com.au/blog/how-to-mind-map-for-legal-tests-and-exams/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:42:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ann http://learningfundamentals.com.au/blog/how-to-mind-map-for-legal-tests-and-exams/#comment-1281 Ann Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:35:32 +0000 http://learningfundamentals.com.au/?p=378#comment-1281 HiJane Thanks very much for the mindmap on section 48. I found mindmapping years ago however I have not been able to get fully into because I could not see how to go from an academic page to a mindmap. Mindmapping my thoughts and goals etc was straight forward but going from a book was proving challenging AND I never could find a source to fully help. Until now! Thanks for your time. The books I have found do not take that first step of showing you a page of theory and then putting it into a mindmap. Perhaps it might seem a bit spoonfed but the one word never worked so now I can see better how to do it. Thanks again. Ann HiJane
Thanks very much for the mindmap on section 48. I found mindmapping years ago however I have not been able to get fully into because I could not see how to go from an academic page to a mindmap. Mindmapping my thoughts and goals etc was straight forward but going from a book was proving challenging AND I never could find a source to fully help. Until now! Thanks for your time. The books I have found do not take that first step of showing you a page of theory and then putting it into a mindmap. Perhaps it might seem a bit spoonfed but the one word never worked so now I can see better how to do it. Thanks again. Ann

]]> By: Jane http://learningfundamentals.com.au/blog/how-to-mind-map-for-legal-tests-and-exams/#comment-823 Jane Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:20 +0000 http://learningfundamentals.com.au/?p=378#comment-823 Hi Jane Thanks for your feedback :) In answer to your question, early on in my studies I would often do several mind maps before arriving at laid out mind maps that I was happy with. But after years of practice, I find I don't need to do that anymore unless I am creating a professional mind map for an organisation (rather than just for my studies). Running off the page can be a problem. Again, I think it just takes practice. Perhaps you could try using A3 paper instead of A4. For my honours project I used a massive sheet of paper (A0) to create a mind map to get my head around my project (trust me, I needed lots of space and freedom to clarify my thoughts!). In terms of your mind maps being messy, I think that's ok. As long as you can understand what is going on in them, that's all that matters. All that being said, if you want to be able to refer back to your mind maps it does help if you try to make them relatively neat. I find that I can be a bit psychologically repelled by my mind maps that lack colour and have been slapped out without much care. Hope this helps! Hi Jane

Thanks for your feedback :)

In answer to your question, early on in my studies I would often do several mind maps before arriving at laid out mind maps that I was happy with. But after years of practice, I find I don’t need to do that anymore unless I am creating a professional mind map for an organisation (rather than just for my studies).

Running off the page can be a problem. Again, I think it just takes practice. Perhaps you could try using A3 paper instead of A4. For my honours project I used a massive sheet of paper (A0) to create a mind map to get my head around my project (trust me, I needed lots of space and freedom to clarify my thoughts!).

In terms of your mind maps being messy, I think that’s ok. As long as you can understand what is going on in them, that’s all that matters. All that being said, if you want to be able to refer back to your mind maps it does help if you try to make them relatively neat. I find that I can be a bit psychologically repelled by my mind maps that lack colour and have been slapped out without much care.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: jane http://learningfundamentals.com.au/blog/how-to-mind-map-for-legal-tests-and-exams/#comment-820 jane Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:27:56 +0000 http://learningfundamentals.com.au/?p=378#comment-820 great information, and attractive bits of art too! thank you. may I ask how many variations and iterations you did before arriving at these well laid out and coloured maps? my attempts always run out of space/off the page or get totally cramped and messy! actually spacing and laying out is part of the thinking, but is quite an investment especially if you are doing it for every aspect of a course. great information, and attractive bits of art too! thank you. may I ask how many variations and iterations you did before arriving at these well laid out and coloured maps? my attempts always run out of space/off the page or get totally cramped and messy! actually spacing and laying out is part of the thinking, but is quite an investment especially if you are doing it for every aspect of a course.

]]> By: pawel_poland http://learningfundamentals.com.au/blog/how-to-mind-map-for-legal-tests-and-exams/#comment-785 pawel_poland Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:42:42 +0000 http://learningfundamentals.com.au/?p=378#comment-785 Thanks for your effort! I'm going to recommend your site my colleagues. Thanks for your effort!

I’m going to recommend your site my colleagues.

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