ORGANIZING GIVEN INFORMATION: MINDMAPS, TIMELINES,

Information literacy curricula Workshop number 3 VISUAL ORGANISING AND REPRESENTING INFORMATION Data organizing

Your problems while learning...

Hard to memorize and conect data?

Hard to organize data you collected while doing your research? …

• talk about how you learn and organize your information given via a new learning material • write down your key activities during data organizing and learning • discuss the pros and cons of the most often methods Conclusion Do you see how important is proper data organization and communication of ideas with others? What kind of teaching materials do you like the most and why? Why is visualisation of content usefull and important? How can visuals help?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlqkjH3iSQo Using visuals • Have you already used the visual representation of organized information? • Do you think they can be useful in learning or organizing given information? • Ever heard of mind maps, timelines and infographics?

Let us see how they can help! MIND MAPS “Mind Maps are the meta-language of the human race.” – Tony Buzan What is a ?

• a used to visually organize information

• a visual thinking tool

• it maps out your thoughts and ideas in a brain-friendly way

• created by Tony Buzan What is it made of?

• combines colour, visual-spatial skills and imagination to trigger your brain • hand-drawn on paper or produced using mind mapping software It can help you...

• brainstorm ideas quickly and easily • take fast and effective notes in classtime or meetings • make concise notes from printed material • study better and remember more • prepare and present information or ideas • memorize facts more effectively and meaningly You can use it for...

• thinking (brainstorming, decision-making and project planning)

• learning (note-taking, note-making, studying)

• communication (presentations, meetings, speeches) How to mind map?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztjf8ksehvI Mind mapping rules

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Roy4E4ZbE EXERCISE 1 • make a mind map of the topic that your teacher gave you – teamwork • use the printed materials • follow the rules • use the „How to make a mind map” guide • switch your mindmap with another team • use the „How to read mind maps” guide and try to read and explain it Digital mindmapping tools

• Mindmeister • Wikimindmap: https://www.mindmeister.com http://www.wikimindmap.org • • SpicyNodes: https://www.mindomo.com http://www.spicynodes.org

• Popplet: https://popplet.com • WiseMapping: http://www.wisemapping.com • Bubbl.us: https://bubbl.us • : https://mind42.com • . . . EXERCISE 2 • Create an account on the mind mapping tool of choice • Follow your teachers demonstration on the online mind mapping tool • transfer the mind-map you created on paper into s digital form • share it with classmates and the teacher TIMELINES EXERCISE 3 • devide into teams • box on the main table with pictures with date and info • hang the pictures in date order on stretched string or wall, alternatively use table • What have you created? Can you read the information from others? What are timelines

• picture of events that happened in history • displaying a list of events in chronological order • helps visualize data over time • long bar labelled with dates alongside • events labelled on points where they happened Types of timelines • can be linear or parallel (comparative) • linear - one subject and time frame – horizontally, vertically or curved • parallel - two or more subject areas at the same time and compares them • might compare – historical events – two or more subjects • handdrawn or digital

Timeline creating tools • Tiki-Toki: http://www.tiki-toki.com/ Timeglider: http://timeglider.com/ • Timetoast : http://www.timetoast.com/ • Timeline Js: http://timeline.knightlab.com/ • Capzles: http://www.capzles.com/ • Ourstory: http://www.ourstory.com/ • Myhistro: http://www.myhistro.com/ EXERCISE 4 • watch demonstration • devide into teams • transfer the timeline you created manually into a digital form • share it with classmates • try to read and explain work of others INFOGRAPHICS „Human brain processes visual information at a rate of 60 000 times faster than text!” What are infographics?

• visual representations of information, data or knowledge

• complex information explained simply, quickly and clearly

• eases creation and communicating conceptual information What is it made of?

• universal symbols, pictures, visual elements

• signs, charts, maps,

• telling „a story“

• get the message and point

• take away textual data Infographics types

• various types and combinations • statistically based • timeline based • comparison based • process based • map based The good and the bad • uses pictures, graphics, • too much data symbols and icons • draws away the focus • no overloading with of the keypoint text or details • poorely created graphs • focus on the main • bad combination of message elements • use clean • overcrowded

• simple colour scheme • lack of simplicity • hard to read EXERCISE 5 • examples of infographics • reflect on the criteria • judge each of them • which are designed good and why? • which are designed badly and why? • discuss please!

Good job!!! Infographics tools

• Piktochart: https://piktochart.com/ • Canva Maker: https://www.canva.com/create/infographics/ • Vizualize: http://vizualize.me/ • Google Developers: https://developers.google.com/chart/ • Easel.ly: https://www.easel.ly/ • Infogr.am: https://infogr.am/ • Venngage: https://venngage.com/ EXERCISE 6

• create an infografics on the digital tool • prepare materials given by the teacher or choose a topic • organize the informations from the materials and those found online • take care of the suitable design • create an infographics • represent your work CONCLUSION

Do you think visualisation tools are usefull to you?

How can they help you get better grades and improve your skills?

Can you represent it with a mind map? Evaluation please!

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/e6c7f4c5-7add-46f8-babc-42506eb119ed Thank you!