Labels and Titles

Dear contributors,

1. Please make sure you use the label function at the bottom of the post page to mark and hyperlink the content of your posting.You can choose from existing labels and/or add new labels. You can use any number of labels but be careful in your choice: if it is too broad, e.g. "performance", then almost every post could fit in it. If you are too specific, for e.g. "mass participation in open spaces" then nobody else may link to it.

2. Please give your posting a clear title. This is different from the label.

For example:
Post title: "A2: Intercultural Theatre"
Post labels: interculturalism, subversive, performance space, A2

Following these steps would help to make the blog easier to navigate. You can see related posts when you click on a label in the tab on the right hand side of the blog page.

Thanks, keep the contributions flowing!
 Sruti

How to Make Mind Maps

Each sub-group creates a mind-map to develop the keyword that they have received (e.g. Warwick Group 1 makes mind map for keyword proposed by Amsterdam Group 1). The mind map should demonstrate in a systematic manner the range of associations, questions and concepts that the keyword generates or can be related to.

Requirements:

A3 or A4 sheet of unruled paper.

Coloured pens/markers

Scanner to upload images as PDF/JPG to blog.

Mind Maps

The mind map is a tool that helps you chart out the scope of a topic and to organize ideas in a non-linear way.

• It contains a central image and/or key words that represents the topic you want to mind map.
• Connected to the central topic are organic branches that radiate out from the centre. The branches start out thick and end up thinner at the ends. These branches can be seen as headings for your topic.  Connected to these branches are thinner organic branches. These branches can be seen as sub headings. This is followed by thinner organic branches containing details.

Principles

1. Start in the centre of a blank page, using an image or keyword for your central idea.
2. Use colours throughout as well as synaesthetic effects (spacing, dynamic fonts, visual presentations that evoke all senses).
3. Connect main branches to the central image and secondary and tertiary branches to the main branches.
4. Different types of lines may mark different types of relationships (for e.g. red line for relationship of antagonism or green line for relationship of mutual exclusion)

(Adapted from: Buzan, Tony/Buzan, Barry: The mind map book. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2006)

Examples of Mind Maps: 

Source: http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk

 

how to add youtube clips

If you've got your own videos on your computer that you want to share on your blog, Blogger now allows you to upload video directly! If you'd like to share a video from YouTube, you can do that, too.
Embedding a YouTube Video
To embed a video from YouTube, just copy the code from the "Embed" box on the video's YouTube page. You can find the "Embed" box in the "About This Video" box when you're watching the video. You can also get the code from the "Embed HTML" box on the "Edit Video" page if the video belongs to your YouTube account.
To embed a YouTube video within a blog post, first click "Edit HTML" from within the post editor. Next, paste the video's code into the body of your post. That's it!

A movie on creating the previous post