inspiration the ultimate thinking and learning tool

INSPIRATION

THE ULTIMATE THINKING AND LEARNING TOOL

WHY VISUAL THINKING

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH INSPIRATION

• BRAINSTORM IDEAS• STRUCTURING THOUGHTS• VISUALLY COMMUNICATING CONCEPTS• TAKE NOTES• ORGANIZE EFFICIENTLY• TRANSFORM ANY/ALL OF THE ABOVE INTO

POLISHED PRESENTATIONS

IN OTHER WORDS, UNLEASH…

FOUR ENVIRONMENTS

• 1. DIAGRAM VIEW• 2. MAP VIEW• 3. OUTLINE VIEW• 4. PRESENTATION MANAGER

DIAGRAM VIEW- TO SHOW RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONCEPTS/IDEAS

MAP VIEW- CREATE MIND MAPS – DEVELOP THINKIING AROUND A CENTRAL IDEA

OUTLINE VIEW – ORGANIZE AND WRITE REPORTS AND TAKE NOTES

PRESENTATION MANAGER

• CREATE POLISHED PRESENTATIONS FROM ALL/ANY OF THE ABOVE AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON

COME ON, GET ORGANIZED!! BUT “HOW” IS THE QUESTION??????

TYPES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

• CONCEPT MAP• IDEA MAP• MIND MAP• WEB• STORYBOARD

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

• IB IAS• TOK• CAS• CAREER PLANNING• FIELD TRIPS AND PROJECTS• COMPARING LITERARY NOVELS• CAUSE AND EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS• DEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING AROUND

COMPLEX CONCEPTS

CONCEPT MAPS

• HIERARCHIAL DIAGRAM• BEGINS WITH THE MOST GENERAL AND WORKS

DOWN TO THE MORE SPECIFIC• CONNECTS KEY CONCEPTS WITH LINKS AND

DESCRIPTIVE WORDS• EXPLAINS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONCEPTS• EG: TO ILLUSTRATE SCIENTIFIC OR HISTORICAL

CONCEPTS

IDEA MAP

• BRAINSTORMING IDEAS • PLANNING• PROBLEM SOLVING• CREATIVE WRITING• LET IDEAS FLOW FREELY, MAP THEM AND

THEN STEP BACK AND IDENTIFY COMMON THEMES/PATTERNS EMERGING THEREIN

MIND MAP

• SIMILAR TO IDEA MAPS, BUT MORE HIERARCHIAL IN THE SENSE THAT A CENTRAL IDEA IS DEVELOPED INTO RELATED AND SUPPORTING IDEAS

• EXCELLENT TOOL FOR RECALLING AND RECAPTULATION

WEB

• VISUAL MAP• MORE USEFUL FOR ANALYSING A STORY OR

PLAN• SUPPORTED WITH VISUAL IMAGES FOR

CLARITY AND DESCRIPTION

STORYBOARD

• PLANNING GROUP PRESENTATIONS• EXPLAINING STRUCTURE OF THOUGHTS

AROUND PRESENTATIONS• A GOOD AREA OF APPLICATION WOULD BE TO

CREATE A STORYBOARD BEFORE BEGINNING INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION PROJECTS

CAUTION!!

POSSIBLE MILESTONES

• LET US BEGIN!!