Conceptual Maps

Conceptual maps are a visual representation of knowledge.
It is a powerful technique that promotes communication and collaborative work that was originally used to research students' awareness at the beginning of the 70s.
Joseph Novak was the forerunner of this technique for educational studies .
Yet, today conceptual maps have become an important tool to learn from, to teach and also, to cooperate (see here).
Regarding the tools that facilitate the design, edition and on-line publication of conceptual maps, there are many different software (you can visit this page to have a loot at them) but CmapTools might be the most interesting one.

Even though we should install on the laptop (so it does not run on-line) this free and very reliable software provides users with the opportunity to work on-line, both to create, edit and publish web sites and also, to carry out tasks in groups.

You can find download free this software from this page, powered by The Institute of Human cognition.
You can find more information about conceptual maps clicking on the photo placed on the left hand side of the page.