Acta Informatica Pragensia 2014, 3(3), 239-250 | DOI: 10.18267/j.aip.515735

Effective Mind Maps in E-learning

Petr Kedaj, Josef Pavlíček, Petr Hanzlík
Department of Information Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Kamýcká 9, 165 21 Prague 3 - Suchdol

This article presents the role of mind maps in creating well-structured e-learning materials and courses, which has become very important with increasing influence of new technologies and alternative study modes. The basic principles of mind mapping are described, including structural components of mind maps, and examples of practical use cases. Based on the identified lack of existing methodical frameworks for creating interactive mind maps for e-learning, we present a set of rules and metrics, which can help to identify points of ineffectiveness, and eliminate redundancies. This framework for creating effective mind maps and its implications are described in details with help of illustrative figures and textual description. The maps that has been created in accordance with this methodology are clear and comprehensible.

Keywords: Mind Maps, E-learning, Education

Received: October 18, 2014; Revised: November 30, 2014; Accepted: December 11, 2014; Published: December 31, 2014  Show citation

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Kedaj, P., Pavlíček, J., & Hanzlík, P. (2014). Effective Mind Maps in E-learning. Acta Informatica Pragensia, 3(3), 239-250. doi: 10.18267/j.aip.51
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