Mind map

A mind map is one tool which could help to find a good WBL practice, for example.

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem-solving, decision-making and writing. By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mind map represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritization of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework. (Wikipedia)

Table 5. An example how to find a good WBL practice by using a mind map?

Group work using a mind map ➔ What kind of good practices (GP) will meet our needs?

Objective:
Make the participants aware of the positive consequences and critical points of the GP.

Progression of work:
Write the GP in the middle of the flipchart ➔ 
➔ Use brainstorming to find out all the effects of the existing GP
➔ Write ideas on stickers (one idea per sticker)
➔ Classify and move the stickers into three different groups showing how the GP will affect
      1. his or her own activities
      2. partners´ / partner companies´ activities
      3. the reality of a student

Conclusion:
What are the positive effects and the core elements that need to be worked on? (Own GP)

Points of view for assessing the effects:
■ Beneficiaries´ points of view
■ Financial point of view
■ Staff’s point of view
■ Technical point of view, equipments, infra structure etc.

Another example how to use mind map as a tool you find in section Mind map as a tool.