jennette_w_project1_examples

The following 4 images have been scanned from my Psychology textbook, by McCann and Weiten: The following three concept maps are examples of hand-drawn creations: [|] || [|] || [|] || These last three mind maps have been created by the computer: [|] || [|] || [|] || Sorry, I know this following concept map is later, but a really good article about concept maps was just posted this past monday. Here's the link and an example of an awesome concept map (note the use of a timeline and web) http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/01/14/monday-inspiration-data-visualization-and-infographics/
 * Project 1: Concept Map Examples**
 * [[image:jw_psych1.jpg width="437" height="359"]] || A simple diagram of how the brain works. Although it does not have multiple interlocking paths, I thought the combination of words and images was well done. ||
 * [[image:jw_psych2.jpg width="565" height="294"]] || A semantic network of the word 'fire engine.' The colour gradient (using red for the core word, and then decreasing shades for the concepts as they spread out) was an interesting idea. ||
 * [[image:jw_psych3.jpg width="564" height="265"]] || A concept flow-map of child attachment. I liked the use of 'yes' and 'no' paths, as well as the circular paths. ||
 * [[image:jw_psych4.jpg width="288" height="412"]] || This is a concept map of an entire chapter, meant to be used as a study guide. I liked the clear colour guide to the topics, and the rounded boxes. ||
 * [[image:jw_mindmanagmemt.jpg]] || A funky mind-map of mind-management. The decorative boxes and images give a child-drawn quality to this piece.
 * [[image:jw_universe.gif]] || A student concept map of the universe. Little artistic effort was put into this piece, but the equal branching out of ideas, and the density of the map is interesting.
 * [[image:jw_pictures.jpg]] || I'm not sure what this concept map is of, but I like how images are used in place of words; the images are actually part of the map, not just decoration around concepts (seen in the other maps).
 * [[image:jw_bryophtes.gif]] || A concept math on bryophytes, a more scientific analysis. The nouns are circled and the verbs are not hilighted. The straight vertical or horizontal lines give a feeling of circuit path.
 * [[image:jw_oratory.jpg]] || A concept map of the oratory. I liked the sense of hierarchy achieved with the concept map, as the main concept is towering at the top. A sense of grouping is attempted with colour coded bubbles, but I don't think it is as effect in their map.
 * [[image:jw_livejounral.jpg]] || A concept map I found on a LiveJournal user, showing who's friends with who. There isn't a central 'person' that the map evolves around, and this equality gives a sense of chaos. The style looks more like one of those Web 2.0 clouds, where the more connections a user has, the bigger their name is, set in different their colour.
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