I will be presenting at the Online Teaching Conference (OTC11), at Orange Coast College on June 23-24, 2011. I describe the use of mind maps, in creating a hybrid form of the Visual Thinking class I have taught at Loyola Marymount University for the past 12 years.

1. USING RIGHT BRAIN THINKING TO
Michael Kieley
PRODUCE INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES

2. One Two Three
A visual tool, a case study, some ideas about true creativity...

3. Visual + Tool

4. One Two Three
Mind + Map

5. Concept One: Mind maps
A central focus

6. Concept 2: Mind maps
Ideas radiate from a core

7. List or Map
?

8. Concept 3:
Mind maps
Hierarchical; more ordered
than a list

9. Holistic vs Linear

10. Color + Curves switch
on the creative brain

11. Let’s Map
(learning this will take about
30 seconds).
3 steps...first, draw an oval, which will hold a central concept.

12. Second, draw curving branches radiating from the
central concept.

13. 3 steps...add single keywords to each branch.

14. (if possible) JUST ONE keyword printed along each branch

15. Draw Oval Step 1

16. Put keyword in center Step 2

17. Related ideas radiate
Step 3
outward

19. One Two Three
Case Study: Hybrid version of Visual Thinking Class

20. Visual Thinking:
Teaching Creativity Chair Transform Project

21. Differentiation Gaudi chimney pots

22. M‘ Story
I go to a conference about
online education
(OTC10), which gets me
very excited about adding
cloud technologies to my
face-to-face class.

23. M‘ Story
Researching possibilities
leads to a sense of...
too many options.

24. M‘ Story
...kind of a mess.

25. M‘ Story
How long could it take to
re-form my class?
30 hours?

26. M‘ Story
I need to be a
brilliant innovator
(or it least imagine myself being one)

27. Pedagogical
changes?
My motto:
Technology must
always be in service to
learning.
(so easy to be distracted by gear +
gadgets)

28. I need to ...
See
...many things at once. Form a synthesis.

29. I use mind maps to get an overview...
Whittle 80 ideas, down to 3.

30. Drinking in ideas vs Choosing

31. Wiki setup ? Brainstorming
Sorting
Works best face-to-face
Seeking
Looking at Art ?
Works best online Inspiration
Personal
? ?
Reflection

32. Visual Thinking:
Teaching Creativity VoiceThread

33. Visual Thinking:
Collaborative Projects Objects Podcast

35. Links to student projects at: LearnVisualThinking.com

36. Mind maps help organize complex info;
what else can they do...?

37. One Two Three
Enhance Creativity
in developing fresh ways to learn

38. Map + Storm
A method for enhancing creativity using mind maps.

39. But first... a few reminders about the essence of
operating CREATIVELY in any realm.

40. Cre-8 ?
Reward any new behavior or idea.

41. BE
Childlike + Generative

42. HAVE
Fun + Mistakes ‘R’ o.k.

43. BE
Free of Analysis

44. LOVE
Chance + Intrusions

45. MAKE
Make a time and place for imaginative
thinking; a sanctuary.

46. IDEAS
Richness over Rightness Lateral vs Vertical Thinking

47. Map + Storm
A method for enhancing creativity using mind maps.

48. Growing ideas by a process of bifurcation

49. GROW
Form a big list of possibilities by Then choose from many
setting a quota for new ideas.

50. mind map MASH-UPs
‘A’ collides with ‘B’

51. mind map CROSS CONNECTIONS

52. NOW
Pruning vs Accidents
LATER

53. Alexis Smith
Mixing Word + Image Leads to surprising results.

54. produces unexpected
Map-Storm in teams connections

55. Draw your own map on the theme of
Changes in Education

56. Mind map methods - pros + cons
•Use anywhere
Mobile Device •Simple
•Easy export to computer
•More complex explorations
Computer •Easily add images
•Create Hyperlinked maps
•Free and loose
Hand Drawn •All you need is a pencil
•Sketch, or collage images

57. Mind map ‘apps’
 Mac
 PC
 Mobile Devices

58. Thanks!
Michael Kieley
mkieley@lmu.edu
707 mki-eley (654-3539)
www.learnvisualthinking.com
http://edtechexplore.wordpress.com

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60. Visual Thinking:
a course in tactical creativity + contemporary art,
by Michael Kieley