Product Description
Ideaphora develops technologies that empower school leaders, educators and students to seamlessly apply the research-based strategy of concept mapping to digital content for improved teaching and learning. Ideaphora aims to help students learn how to construct, retain and apply knowledge from the growing array of digital content they encounter in schools and beyond, preparing them for life after graduation.
By building concept maps from digital content, students deepen their understanding of the material while developing higher-order thinking skills. They also build personal connections to the material resulting in lasting knowledge. Teachers use the maps to visualize students’ thinking and assess their learning to target interventions.
Ideaphora enables schools to maximize their investments in digital content as they increasingly move away from print and to meet college and career readiness goals.
How It Works
The company’s online concept-mapping environment integrates with digital content (e.g., videos and texts) to enable learners to extract meaningful concepts from the material, organize their thoughts and connect ideas in visual maps. Ideaphora’s technology automatically generates keywords and images from digital content for learners to easily drag and drop into their concept maps. The content is presented side-by-side the concept mapping area to minimize distractions to the thinking and learning process.