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Modern Education: Mind Maps and Second Life July 25, 2007

Posted by Bertalan Meskó in Bioinformatics, Health, Health 2.0, Invention, Medical education, Medicine, Medicine 2.0, Web 2.0, science.
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You know well how much I’m interested in the improvements of medical education. I really believe that we can train better doctors if the education becomes more comprehensive and modern. Web 2.0 could be useful in that process. In the last few days, I’ve been chatting with Ves Dimov (from ClinicalCases.org) about one of his recent projects: creating mind maps for medical education.

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He uses Bubbl.us, a web 2.0 tool. Here is a good example for its features:

Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.

He told me that he used a 3-pronged approach to studying:

  1. creating you own notes
  2. mnemonics
  3. mind maps

It helped him to score higher than 90-95% on almost all of his exams during medical school and residency. A great idea again from Ves, the pioneer of Medicine 2.0.

Here are some other ideas, sites about modern educational methods, views, resources:

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How could we improve medical education? Tell us your opinion!

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Update: Check out the comments because Vic Gee provided a fantastic list of mind map tools and services! Kudos to Vic!

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1. Vic Gee - July 26, 2007

Bubble.us has a definite appeal because of its raised, glossy appearance and simple interface. But I’d like to mention that there are many other Web 2.0 mind mapping and concept mapping applications. I believe that for some forms of study, concept maps draw out more knowledge by making the mapper think (or find out) about what links concepts, not just that a linkage is present. In other circumstances, colorful mindmaps on the Buzan model appeal to the eye, key into the memory and therefore motivate the student.

So here’s a list of the remaining mind mapping and concept mapping applications available on-line, and in most cases, capable of being used collaboratively, which can help study groups:

Information mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
bubble-mind.com Collaborative mind mapping
comapping.com Collaborative (but, for people who like free-format mind mapping, rigid) left-to-right mind mapping
glinkr.net Concept mapping and mind mapping (shared but not collaborative)
kayuda.com Collaborative concept mapping and mind mapping
mapul.com Collaborative mind mapping with an organic flavour
mind42.com Collaborative mind mapping
mindmeister.com Collaborative mind mapping
mindomo.com Collaborative mind mapping
wikimindmap.org Make mind maps from WikiMedia articles
webofweb.net Collaborative mind mapping

Generic diagramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
cumulatelabs.com/cumulatedraw/ Collaborative diagramming – can draw mind maps and concept maps
flowchart.com Collaborative diagramming – can draw mind maps and concept maps
gliffy.com Collaborative diagramming – can draw mind maps and concept maps
imaginationcubed.com Collaborative diagramming – can (just about) draw mind maps and concept maps
thinkature.com Collaborative on-line whiteboard service - can draw mind maps and concept maps

Regards
Vic
http://www.mind-mapping.org
The master list of mind mapping &
information management software

2. Bertalan Meskó - July 26, 2007

Dear Vic,

This is a wonderful list, so I’m going to update the article, or write a new one dedicated to this subject.

Thank you!

3. Deirdre - August 22, 2007

Thank you so much for featuring my Blog on Medical Education.

4. Bertalan Meskó - August 22, 2007

You’re most welcome! Your blog is one of the best ones working in the field of web 2.0 and education/medicine.

5. Chris Smith - June 11, 2008

Lots of web 2.0 mindmaps (concept maps) popping up all over the web now.
For a list … choose the relevant section on http://www.shambles.net/web2