Online mindmapping that all students can contribute to

The teacher sets the students a task within a well-defined field.

The teacher forms groups of 3-4 students and gives each group a sub-task within the field.

The teacher makes a table of contents for the knowledge bank in Nuclino and sets up the individual sides for each sub-task.

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The groups gather information for their individual sub-task and write a text on the sides assigned to them - not just notes.

The teacher starts a peer-feedback-activity.

The groups adjust their texts based on the peer-feedback.

The groups read and discuss the whole text between classes.

The teacher gives general feedback on the whole knowledge bank.

The time required depends of the task, the amount of feedback, and the size of the knowledge bank.

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The students are introduced to a discussion topic, a problem, or a dilemma – preferably, in writing. (1-2 min.)

The students work in groups of 3-5 persons.

The students write down their spontaneous thoughts and ideas on Post-It notes or in a Padlet. (5 min.) In this part of the exercise, the students are not supposed to talk, but have to think and work on their own. All thoughts and ideas are welcome.

The Post-It notes are placed on a wall or on a table. (5 min.)

The group goes through all Post-It notes: Duplicates are discarded, and the remaining Post-It notes are put under suitable headlines.

In this part of the process, new ideas may pop up and input already given can be adjusted. (10 min.)

The group prepares a joint answer and publishes it on new Padlet or in a Google Docs (5-10 min.)

All groups see one another’s answers, and the teacher wraps up. (5-10 min.)

The answers can be disseminated amongst the students and used in the following classes.