MIND MAPPING

Dr.Nirmal Sahuji
Professor in Physics

Vidya Pratishthans College of Engg.

Baramati.

 Introduction to Mind Map.

Tools required to draw Mind Map.
Rules to draw Mind Map.
Examples.

What is the Single Biggest Problem the

Students Have to Face?
It is This:

Too Much to Study and not Enough Time.

The memory decreases sharply after initial learning.

We remember only 18% after 24 hours.
We forget 82% of all that we learn within 24 hours!!

 Graphic technique which provides a

universal key to unlock the potential of the
brain.
Harnesses cortical skills word, image,
number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial
awareness in a single, uniquely powerful
manner.
Applied to every aspect of life where
improved learning and clearer thinking will
enhance your productivity.

What is Mind Mapping?

Mind Maps are diagrams that work the
way you think. They make it easy to
understand, remember, and communicate
complex information.
A picture is worth a thousand words

What is mind mapping..

Technique of drawing/making notes using
keywords and images.
works the way our brain.
Memory is non-linear.
Mind remembers keywords and images not
sentences.
Brain works by association and not separated
disconnected lines.

Our Brain

Research into the Left and

Right Hemispheres:
13 Billon Neurons in human brain.
Neurons are sensory cells. neuron.doc
Stimulus causes activation of certain
neurons.
Stimulus types are touching, light,
sound, colour etc.

 More these activities were integrated, the

more the brain's performance became cooperative, with each intellectual skill
enhancing the performance of other
intellectual areas.

What mind mapping requires?

1. Keywords.
2. Images.
Using this two, a chapter or even a book
can be reduced to single A-4 size paper.

Keyword Technique:
The keyword technique for
remembering large amounts of data
only works if you use

Individual words rather than entire

sentences.
Words are specific, sentences are general.

The Power of Images

In 1970 Scientific American Ralph Haber's
research:
Individuals have a recognition accuracy of
images between 85 and 95 percent.
"A picture is worth a thousand words". We
associate and remember images because
they make use of a massive range of your
cortical skills, especially imagination.
thereby enhancing creative thinking and
memory.

TOOLS REQUIRED TO DRAW

MIND MAP
A-4 size blank paper.
Pencil ( colored).
Eraser
and

Imagination power.

How to Mind map?

Start in the centre with an image of the topic.
Use images, symbols, codes and dimensions
throughout your Mind Map.
Select key words.
Each word/image must be alone and sitting
on its own line.
Make the lines the same length as the
word/image.
Use colours your own code throughout
the Mind Map.
Develop your own personal style of Mind
Mapping.

Definition of a mind map

Mind map our senses.

See here.

Mind map of words:

Our Senses.

In short to create a Mindmap

you need..

Paper on side (landscape), Pencil.

Draw Central image.
Add key words and branch lines.
Add sub-branches, associate ideas.
Print.
Add emphasis.

Have you heard about.

Six thinking Hat by Edward de Bono.
It is a thinking method.
With six hat methods, we try to do only one thing
at a time.
When we need new idea use green hat.
When we need information, use white hat.
Do not try to do everything at the same time.
Different hats are nothing but to Manage our
thought process.

Animals at a Zoo:
Lion,Elephant,tiger,monkey, giraffe, camel,
hippopotamus,leopard, cheetah, gorilla,
chimpanze, ostrich,flemingo,
tortoise,crocodile, monkey

Mind map: Animals at Zoo

Why mindmap?
Use right brain (visual, intuitive) as well as
left brain (logical, linear).
Make new connections between ideas
Fast and easy to create.
Easy to learn.
Fun!

Conclusion
Mind Mapping is a useful technique that
improves the way you take notes, and
supports and enhances your creative
problem solving.
By using Mind Maps, you can quickly
identify and understand the structure of a
subject, and the way that pieces of
information fit together.

Conclusion.
MindMapping helps you gather your
thoughts and think creatively.
Mind Mapping allows you to see both the
big picture and the detail, both at the
same time.
MindMapping for every single task or
project which life throws at you, be it
personal, educational or work-related!!

And last but not least

Use Mind map for revision

& not for learning first time.

Thank You !
U R Questions Please.
nirmal.sahuji@vpcoe.org

Exercise:
Use the next 15 minutes to create your
own mind maps for the topic of your
choice.
Material: A-4 size blank Paper and pencil.