This format is ideal when the idea you want to get across has a single and unifying theme. However, this can become messy if you want to depict relationships among offshooting topics.
Social media chart by Yoel Ben-Avraham. Used under CC BY-ND 2.0
This format is suitable for when the idea you want to get across follows an order but also includes multiple products, outcomes, or thoughts.
2014-01-07 Map for learning Org Mode for Emacs by Sacha Chua. Used under CC BY 2.0
This format is ideal when the idea you want to get across is a specific process or something that follows a rather straightforward series of events.
kinchin_map6.png by Laura Dahl. Used under CC BY-NC 2.0
This format is suitable when you have a lot of data with a lot of interconnecting points. Typically if you have more than one overlapping process or concept, this is the go-to format. That said, this is the most time consuming and challenging to read of map types.
concept map titled ? by Andrew Luke. Used under CC BY-NC 2.0
As visual representations of connected ideas, concept maps find a wide array of uses in higher education. Students use concept maps to put structure around a topic, generate search words for research projects, establish connections between ideas, organize main points from assigned readings, etc. For faculty, assigning concept map activities is a great way to deepen and assess student comprehension of a given topic and its component parts.
Organizing Your Concept Map
The most common organizational schema for concept maps is center-to-periphery. This means that a general concept is situated at the center and any associated ideas, questions, processes, or typologies branch out from there. Below is a great example of a center-to-periphery concept map about concept mapping (meta, I know).
CC Image: Elina Hill Concept Map. By Elina Hill, 2013, via https://elinahill.com/2013/02/25/concept-mapping/
Library Hours
Study Rooms
My Library Account
Library Website
