Concept maps: lesson-learned

Most valuable information learned about Concept maps:
They are not only relevant to young children; there are very relevant examples of how it can be useful for higher education students. Mostly for activities related to planning and organizing complex information or tasks. The graphical representation is one of the most powerful features of concept maps; it is very enlightful.

How to use the leasson-learned:
For my online teaching classes I pretend to use it in the beginning of the semester to make my students organize their work in the courses, considering the courses objectives but most specially their personal objectives for the course (what they aim to develop and accomplish, how they intent to do that, what tools will they use, how will they see if they are getting there, how will they get the notion that they have got there).