Having read the document Provision and Use of Information Technology with Dyslexic Students in University in Europe (Smythe, 2005) I investigated further into generating ideas in a graphical format (p.77). I am currently tutoring a college student who is dyslexic and the use of mind maps has helped a lot in improving his study skills. Being a typical teenager boy he loves playing on his Xbox, so I thought using graphical software may be helpful in making study more interesting; so have investigated this further – at the moment we draw mind maps on paper.
I tried out mind mapping software from the following link:- www.mindmapper.com
Mind mapper software provides a free trial download of this program to create your own mind maps (with different colours, shapes, hyperlinks, images, etc.). There’s also a great ‘one minute walk through’ explanation of how to create mind maps. There is a cost for the full version. Click on the product tab for the free download. The website also explains a little about mind maps and the benefits. I have downloaded the free trial and find the software easy to use and very useful. You only have it for 30 days though!
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have you tried Compendium, which is used by OU courses in OpenLearn?
I made an example as part of TMAo1:
http://feeldothink.org/nonmoo/Comp.html
You can export the results in different formats including html
Hi John,
Yes, I’ve used compendium a lot. It is great for those who think visually. I use it when planning projects and writing documents to link and group things together and see an overall plan.
I like your idea of using it for TMAs. I had a look at your example. What a great idea!