ascilite 2007 Workshop

Organise thoughts and concepts using concept mapping tools: CmapTools

Objectives	After the workshop, the participants will be able to use CmapTools to: Construct concept maps; Construct concept maps on a collaborating space.
Intended audience	Teachers and lecturers interested in exploring the uses of concept mapping in secondary and tertiary education classrooms, with a view to promoting higher order thinking skills and group collaborative processes.
Facilitators	Mr Peh Chin Heng James is Head of Department, Special Projects, at Maris Stella High School, Singapore. Mr Cheng Ghee Hock Timothy is Vice-Principal at Beatty Secondary School, Singapore. Ms Tan Sok Ngin is Head of Department, Information Technology at the Anglican High School, Singapore. Dr Quek Choon Lang Gwendoline is an Assistant Professor in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Details of activities	In this workshop participants will be introduced to the big picture of concept mapping as a cognitive tool and how CmapTool could facilitate learners in the construction of concept maps. The presenters will share tips on how to incorporate such tool to engage students in higher order thinking, assessing student thinking and learning in your classrooms. This will be followed by hands-on thematic and fun-filled activities involving individual exploration and group critique. In addition, local studies and classroom-based research will also be shared in this workshop.
References	CMapTools (undated). Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Florida. http://cmap.ihmc.us/ CMapTools (undated). Research Publications. http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ Peh, C. H. J., Cheng, G. H. T., Tan, S. N. & Quek, C. L. G. (2007). A case study on concept mapping in learning science. In Proceedings ascilite Singapore 2007. http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/singapore07/procs/peh.pdf