Tony Buzan’s recommendations include: using a landscape format starting with a central image to represent your topic or theme using curving lines to add main branches to the center and then connecting these to smaller branches using single words and images and adding colors for aesthetic and organizational purposes. A mind map helps students think clearly and ensures that a range of possibilities are considered, encouraging thinking outside-the-box. Mind map creator Tony Buzan coined the term ‘mind map’ to refer to a diagram that has a branch or root-like structure radiating from a central image on the page, and which uses lines and color to show relationships, groupings and connections between words, ideas and images. If this brainstorm is submitted as part of assessment material, it is essential that this is presented well. writing these down in lists or paragraphs), students can find it helpful to collect, record and organize ideas graphically, using visual diagram such as a mind map. Rather than attempting to record thoughts in a sequential, linear fashion (i.e. Humans have a tendency to think in a multi-dimensional way – that is, with lots of things occurring simultaneously, triggering further ideas. Networking Opportunities for Students at M&M 2020 Awardee Reimbursement Forms:Ĭheck back around April 1 for Awardee Reimbursement forms.Sometimes coming up with ideas for an Art project takes place within the classroom – an interactive discussion between students and teachers on other occasions students formally document ideas within their sketchbooks. An added benefit is that students can meet and directly interact with the established microscopy community./p>
The student bursary program for the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2020 meeting helps students attend the annual meeting and defray some of the meeting costs.
Vendor Tutorials - Monday-Thursday, August 5-8, 2020.In-conference Tutorials - Monday-Thursday, August 5-8, 2020.Sunday Short Courses - Sunday, August 4, 2020.Pre-Meeting Congresses - Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, 2020.Educational Opportunities with Leading Experts at M&M 2020 This pre-meeting congress is organized by the Microscopy Society of America Student Council and provides a unique opportunity to sample award-winning research by students, postdocs, and early-career professionals across diverse areas of research. MSA StC is a student-led organization that provides a platform for students, postdocs, and early career professionals to network, share experiences, discuss research, and simply get involved with the most dynamic group of young professionals that microscopy and microanalysis has to offer! A Special Session: Pre-meeting Congress (PMC圆0) for Students, Postdocs, and Early-career Professionals in Microscopy & Microanalysis MSA also provides cash awards to the most outstanding student posters (first author) each day (up to one in each of three categories). High school, undergraduate, and graduate students are encouraged to apply. All full-time students enrolled at accredited academic institutions are eligible for student awards. The Microscopy Society of America (MSA) and the Microanalysis Society (MAS) annually sponsor awards for outstanding papers contributed to the Microscopy & Microanalysis (M&M) meeting, which are competitively judged based upon the quality of the submitted paper.
You can find full symposium descriptions for the Scientific Program here.
Over 300 students present papers (platform and poster presentations) annually at the Microscopy and Microanalysis meeting. Opportunities for Students at M&M 2020! Submit a Paper