The creativity of mind maps

Many of us - myself included - considered the concept map be the brain child of UK educator, Tony Buzan (1988), which we knew as a "min...

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National Perspectives and Maps

I am sure that all of us are well aware of the skewing required on the Mercator map of the world in order to show a three dimensional glob...

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Research topic versus research question

Students sometimes get confused between the research topic and the research question. I like to think of the research topic being at on...

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Keeping it Real

When we start doing a research project we really need to think realistically about how much time we have got. An article or a report can e...

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The Writing Process

I got asked recently how I start writing. So this post is to explain my writing process and the tools I use. When I have a new project t...

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What are Concept Maps?

A concept map is a type of graphic organiser used to help us lay out our knowledge of a subject and its interconnections (see the image ac...

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