Concept Maps Concept maps are tools for organizing and representing knowledge. Representing knowledge in a variety of ways leads towards deeper understanding. Concept maps provide one alternate representation. The process of selecting relevant ideas and describing their relationships goes beyond rote learning, and reveals misconceptions or confusions.
Concept maps are also useful for communicating information to others.
The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition at the University of West Florida has developed IHMC Concept Map software which is free for educational uses. Concept map software is simple to learn. Students are up and running within minutes and can concentrate on the real challenge of constructing the maps.