Concept mapping in lectures.

Abstract

Concept maps are an aid to a deep learning strategy. Developing concept maps would help students understand the relationships between concepts both within a domain and across related domains. To encourage students to explore the use of concept maps, we have integrated concept maps into a module’s lectures. We have trialled: a concept map developed by experts and given to students; another concept map developed collaboratively by the students in an interactive lecture supported by a free-text response system; and finally a concept map developed incrementally in a series of lectures.