Below is a copy and paste to a Reddit conversation comment I made while discussing anki Xmind and other study aid apps plus the link to the thread… I’m wondering if there’s a chance your plugin already does the things I describe or if not, can you add them?
My comments
What if I want to make a mindmap out of my cards. The way that the comments here are talking about the flow of information doesn’t make very much sense in terms of how learning actually occurs. The way I see it is
1- We receive a piece of information that has a definition that we can partially understand. (Working Memory)
2- We try to gain context to the piece of information by asking questions about it.
3- We make meaningful connections or context based on other information we know (encoding)
4- We repeatedly retrieve the information and recall our understanding of it (spaced repetition & active recall)
5- We should* also recall (retrieve) the context and how this piece of information relates to and gives context to other pieces of information. Ie how is it all connected?
The thing that leads to deep encoding is this… can you recall how and why all of the things you are learning are connected in a meaningful way and what is/could be the application of these ideas? The “could be” leads to actively using information to solve real world problems that are seemingly unrelated to the CONTEXT you’re learning them in. This I believe is what we all want to achieve right?
So, In this way, I want to note a piece of information and drop it in a stack so I can review it again until I’ve gained enough context to remember it long term. To do that I need to take my notecard and mind map it with other information to give it context and be able to say how and why things are connected in a similar spaced repetition recall fashion.
I guess what I’m saying I want to do is make the arms or branches of a mindmap the thing that I test my understanding on… because it’s the most important for encoding.
Is there an app for that? Lol Can I do this in reverse order and import my cards in anki to a mind mapping app like Xmind? Also, If I wanna draw diagrams, charts, and illustrations to give visual context to these connections, I ought to be able to do that too and put it as a collapsible function of my mindmap as well as have the mind mapped connections come into spaced repetition. For me, this would be optimal. Who here is a budding software/app developer?
Below is a copy and paste to a Reddit conversation comment I made while discussing anki Xmind and other study aid apps plus the link to the thread… I’m wondering if there’s a chance your plugin already does the things I describe or if not, can you add them?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Anki/comments/orrtnq/note_taking_mind_map_flashcards/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
My comments What if I want to make a mindmap out of my cards. The way that the comments here are talking about the flow of information doesn’t make very much sense in terms of how learning actually occurs. The way I see it is
1- We receive a piece of information that has a definition that we can partially understand. (Working Memory)
2- We try to gain context to the piece of information by asking questions about it.
3- We make meaningful connections or context based on other information we know (encoding)
4- We repeatedly retrieve the information and recall our understanding of it (spaced repetition & active recall)
5- We should* also recall (retrieve) the context and how this piece of information relates to and gives context to other pieces of information. Ie how is it all connected?
The thing that leads to deep encoding is this… can you recall how and why all of the things you are learning are connected in a meaningful way and what is/could be the application of these ideas? The “could be” leads to actively using information to solve real world problems that are seemingly unrelated to the CONTEXT you’re learning them in. This I believe is what we all want to achieve right?
So, In this way, I want to note a piece of information and drop it in a stack so I can review it again until I’ve gained enough context to remember it long term. To do that I need to take my notecard and mind map it with other information to give it context and be able to say how and why things are connected in a similar spaced repetition recall fashion.
I guess what I’m saying I want to do is make the arms or branches of a mindmap the thing that I test my understanding on… because it’s the most important for encoding.
Is there an app for that? Lol Can I do this in reverse order and import my cards in anki to a mind mapping app like Xmind? Also, If I wanna draw diagrams, charts, and illustrations to give visual context to these connections, I ought to be able to do that too and put it as a collapsible function of my mindmap as well as have the mind mapped connections come into spaced repetition. For me, this would be optimal. Who here is a budding software/app developer?