Reflection : Mind Mapping 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Teaching new concepts , especially complex processes and ideas can be challenging when dealing with people from different educational backgrounds . Sometimes , teaching involves planning , which is similar when planning for a project , this time , the project is to convey concepts and ideas to people who might have different assumptions on the lesson topic . 

 The tool I usually approach is mind mapping as a visual tool which clarifies ideas and communication . It helps to learn , understand , identify , comprehend and come to conclusions . I teach my students a concept so they can visualize the process of the concept and recall the information better . Also , complex ideas and concepts can be made easier with mind mapping . It is also a flexible tool , which improves creativity , productivity and teamwork at the same time . 

 Application 

 I start the process by writing the main topic in the center of the mind map . Then I brainstorm topics to create branches from the main topic . We draw   different lines that connect the main topic to these topics . Every student is allowed to write about these topics . When several topics have been created , and we debate on them , we start to elaborate subtopics on these topics , adding just one or two words , or maybe a very brief phrase . 

 When all these subtopics are written , we again debate on them and rearrange them , making sure that every subtopic is under the correct topic . We use different colour markers to underline or circle the related subtopics . In this way , students start to connect ideas related to the main topic in the center of the mind map . When the subtopics are tagged with different colours - circled or underlined - we start   by making questions to analyze the ideas , tasks and concepts connected . 

 Insight and Approach 

 What I have learnt from conducting this activity with several groups and people is it makes meaningful learning , as they acquire new knowledge and they connect these knowledge , meaning , this concepts to previous knowledge and concepts . The retain the new information longer , and faster and better and it ’s really engaging , as all students are involved in the process of brainstorming , generating ideas and connecting concepts . 

 I found out that brainstorming and visualization helps students to develop ideas and concepts before teaching the main core of the lesson so next time I would start with mind mapping as first activity so they start to generate and brainstorm their ideas and I can get to know their background and help them to connect these ideas to the new ones . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Reflection : Mind Mapping 

 Challenge and Selection 

 Teaching new concepts , especially complex processes and ideas can be challenging when dealing with people from different educational backgrounds . Sometimes , teaching involves planning , which is similar when planning for a project , this time , the project is to convey concepts and ideas to people who might have different assumptions on the lesson topic . 

 The tool I usually approach is mind mapping as a visual tool which clarifies ideas and communication . It helps to learn , understand , identify , comprehend and come to conclusions . I teach my students a concept so they can visualize the process of the concept and recall the information better . Also , complex ideas and concepts can be made easier with mind mapping . It is also a flexible tool , which improves creativity , productivity and teamwork at the same time . 

 Application 

 I start the process by writing the main topic in the center of the mind map . Then I brainstorm topics to create branches from the main topic . We draw   different lines that connect the main topic to these topics . Every student is allowed to write about these topics . When several topics have been created , and we debate on them , we start to elaborate subtopics on these topics , adding just one or two words , or maybe a very brief phrase . 

 When all these subtopics are written , we again debate on them and rearrange them , making sure that every subtopic is under the correct topic . We use different colour markers to underline or circle the related subtopics . In this way , students start to connect ideas related to the main topic in the center of the mind map . When the subtopics are tagged with different colours - circled or underlined - we start   by making questions to analyze the ideas , tasks and concepts connected . 

 Insight and Approach 

 What I have learnt from conducting this activity with several groups and people is it makes meaningful learning , as they acquire new knowledge and they connect these knowledge , meaning , this concepts to previous knowledge and concepts . The retain the new information longer , and faster and better and it ’s really engaging , as all students are involved in the process of brainstorming , generating ideas and connecting concepts . 

 I found out that brainstorming and visualization helps students to develop ideas and concepts before teaching the main core of the lesson so next time I would start with mind mapping as first activity so they start to generate and brainstorm their ideas and I can get to know their background and help them to connect these ideas to the new ones .
### Output: 