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How
VisiMap Enhances Education
The
Arts
VisiMap contributes to both right brain function
(exploratory) and left brain function (analytical). The arts involve both.
Students of both performing and visual arts can use this graphic organizer
as a means of exploring and assessing particular aspects of their study,
especially in:
 | Understanding concepts at an increasingly sophisticated
level |
| Critical analysis and appreciation especially in
theoretical concepts and arts history |
| Performance and creative work |
| Communication of ideas |
Language Studies
VisiMap improves:
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Reasoning; understanding the relationships
and subsets of complex ideas |
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Communication; encouragement in recognizing
alternatives and options; clear organization and structuring of oral and
written communication |
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Organization; experimentation with ordering
and structuring |
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Application of language and writing
conventions, encouraging good spelling and understanding the place of
titles and subtitles |
Science and Technology
Graphic organizing has a natural affinity with science as the form of
knowledge that seeks to explore and explain. It is also a natural fit with
technological applications to solve specific problems. Though VisiMap is
frequently used by computer programmers, its virtue for them, as well as for
students, is its ability to stay out of the way during the problem solving
process.
The use of VisiMap encourages exploration and examination of multiple
solutions. In a broader context, there are advantages in exposing students
at an early age to fully functioning powerful software, that is used in real
world situations. VisiMap came into being as part of an effort to develop
common protocols in manufacturing. In the hands of capable growing young
minds, it may lead to further significant discoveries and developments.
Social Studies, History and Geography
V isiMap can enhance these areas in a number of ways
including:
Foreign and Native Language Study
VisiMap can be used in documenting grammatical rules and comparing
language patterns.
Literature
VisiMap is useful in documenting existing content and
creating new content. Its tree structure encourages the creation of new
ideas and their development. In particular it meets objectives such as:
| Understanding and comprehending information |
| Inquiry into areas of interest |
| Critical thinking skills |
| Adapting to a number of situations and scenarios |
| Clear and effective expression, both orally and in
writing |
| Documentation of detail |
| Making connections |
| Comparing aspects of language and culture |
Career Development and Learning Strategies
The free form of graphic organizers has made them highly popular for
personal development of all kinds. The VisiMap format encourages exploration
at increasing levels of depth and can be used for career exploration.
In terms of learning, VisiMap is particularly helpful to students with
high visual capability and a preference for the big picture; the format
provides a bridge to the more commonly used analytical text format and
encourages communication between the two brain modes.
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