Popularize Mind Mapping One Student or Classroom at a Time

I talked with one of the academic/career advisors at Boise State University today. It turns out that they have someone on staff who's in charge of putting together academic skills training programs for students. These programs help improve study habits, note taking, research organization, and writing.

I haven't been able to talk to this other staff person, but I know two things that I want to talk to them about:

1. Do you teach mind mapping to students? If so, what do you teach them to do?
2. If you don't, can I come in and teach a class or two?

How About You?
I'm sure BSU isn't unique in offering these classes to student. What would it take for you to contact the nearest community college, vocational/technical college, or university and ask them if you could teach a class?

I run into some many parents whose children have learning problems. Few of these parents have heard of mind mapping or how it can help kids with dyslexia, who struggle with reading comprehension, or who have a hard time organizing writing assignments. I've gone into local schools and taught classes to 5th graders, and have gotten a good reception from students and teachers alike.

You may not think you're a mind mapping expert. But I bet you have all the skills you need to show students of all ages how to become more productive and less frustrated.

ConceptDraw and Evernote

CS Odessa announced this earlier in the month, but I wanted to make sure everyone saw it:

A new solution, Note Exchange, that lets you put ConceptDraw mind maps on Evernote with the press of a button, and then view them on any computer or mobile device.

You can save any part of a mind map, including topics, branches, and entire maps to Evernote, for instant access on any device. This means that ConceptDraw MINDMAP information can now be accessed from most smart phones, tablets and computers.

And since Evernote supports iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Web OS, Mac OS X, Windows, Safari, Chrome, and Firefox, ConceptDraw's new development dramatically opens the number of possibilities where you can use your map data.

Here's what you need to get started with ConceptDraw MINDMAP v 7.4 and Evernote.