What can/does concept mapping do for you (and your students, and your colleagues)? PART 2: practical steps and implementation Prof Peter Hartley profpeter1@me.com 1

Peter Hartley Now into my 3rd career: Career 1: lecturer. Academic in Communication Studies – from lecturer to department head to Professor of Communication. Career 2: educational developer. National Teaching Fellow. Professor of Education Development. Career 3: educational consultant. Visiting Professor at Edge Hill. External examiner and writer. Working/ed on: project evaluation, learning spaces, assessment strategies etc. http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415640282/ https://www.routledge.com/products/9781138854710 https://he.palgrave.com/page/detail/Learning-Development-in-Higher-Education/?K=9780230241480 3rd edition, in development with Sue Beckingham Planned for 2018

Introducing Concept Maps Rationale and development. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_map Software and support. http://cmap.ihmc.us Variants, e.g. Bryson et al. 9

Why cmap? Freeware (can give donations). Simple and easy to use. International community (and conference). Available on several platforms (maps interchangeable). Some advanced facilities (e.g. formatting; presenter) Support (IHMC) and potential See - https://cmap.ihmc.us/cmaps-around-the-world/

Different forms of Cmap For laptop and/or desktop. PC or Mac Maps interchange For iPad. In the Cloud. via browser – Safari, Chrome, Firefox. Server across the network.

Concept map of concept mapping. From: http://cmap.ihmc.us/docs/concept-map.php?url=http://cmapskm.ihmc.us/viewer/cmap/1L2W8S4VP-1T8MH1F-273G&title=Concept%20Map%20about%20Concept%20Maps

Cmap quickstart Steps Open software - new map Focus question. Note Open software - new map Focus question. Type in main topic(s). Explicit links - Branches. Format (use styles). Add links/documents. Save/print/export. Will save in your cmap folder. Make it a Question. Can move them anywhere. Labeling is the default. Use the ‘style palette’ See tutorials on Cmap website. Can export as jpg, pdf etc. 11

Components of concept maps.

Different ways of using maps. See Canas and Novak at: http://cmc.ihmc.us/cmc2012Proceedings/cmc2012%20-%20Vol%202.pdf

Some useful recommendations From:

Examples of maps, using Cmap 1. Educational aims.

Example 2: using Cmap for diagrams Example 2: using Cmap for diagrams. The PASS Project - What do we mean by Programme-Focused Assessment (PFA)? Varieties of PFA Extent to which assessment covers all the specified programme outcomes High Low Weighting of the assessment in the final qualification Personal evidence against programme outcomes Final heavily weighted integrative assessment Integrative level/ year assessment Integrative semester/ term assessment Weighting of the assessment in the final qualification

Example 3: (can do ‘mind map’ structures) Do you PASS?

Example 4: Impact of PASS

Example 4: Impact of PASS

Example 5: Notes on audio feedback

Example 6: LT strategy

Example 7: Notetaking Notes taken at conference presentation

Example 8: framework example.

References Bryson, J.M., Ackermann, F., Eden, C. and Finn, C.B. (2004) Visible Thinking: Unlocking causal mapping for practical business results. Chichester: John Wiley. Hay, D.B., Kinchin, I.M. & Lygo-Baker, S. (2008). Making learning visible: The role of concept mapping in higher education. Studies in Higher Education 33 (3), 295-311* Hay, D. B., & Proctor, M. (2015). Concept maps which visualise the artifice of teaching sequence: Cognition, linguistic and problem-based views on a common teaching problem. Knowledge Management and E-Learning, 7(1), 36-55. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/files/48751615/409_1087_1_PB.pdf Kinchin, I. M. (2014). Concept mapping as a learning tool in higher education: A critical analysis of recent reviews. The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 62, 39–49. https://www.surrey.ac.uk/dhe/cpd/weeks/Learning&Teaching%20material%20/Concept%20Mapping %20as%20a%20Learning%20Tool%20in%20HE%20Article.pdf Kinchin, I.M. (2016) Visualising Powerful Knowledge to Develop the Expert Student: A knowledge structures perspective on teaching and learning at university. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. Novak, J. D. (2010) Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge: Concept Maps as Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations. London: Routledge. * For a list of further relevant studies, see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/learningteaching/kli/research/projects/visual-learning-experience.aspx 14