Re: Reply on Inspiration

["Gary McCallister" <mccallis@xxxx>]

I have no dobt that Inspiration helps people organized thoughts. It sort of 
seems like it would be a great way to teach students to learn to organizetheir 
thoughts, by asking them to create a Microworlds version of Inspiration. Do 
you think that would work and be valuable?

>>> ag429@xxxx 08/31/01 09:58AM >>>
Gary

I have been using Inspiration for about seven years to help with my
'personal' brainstorming (if that is possible??). It has been helpful in
capturing my thoughts on 'how things work'( part of Soft System Methodology
by Peter Checkland), what are the relationships between my 'mental models'
and what categories are best to use in describing my 'worldview' to others.
I have used it extensively to prepare models for a decision making software
called 'Expert Choice'. I am using a version that is five years old; it may
not have all the latest features.

Steve Murray

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> From:	Gary McCallister [SMTP:mccallis@xxxx]=20
> Sent:	Friday, August 31, 2001 11:41 AM
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> Subject:	Inspiration
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> I just reviewed a little packet called "Inspiration". I is supposed
> to be a computerized program for making mind maps etc. and helping kids
> brainstorm and think. I do not see it as particularly better than paper
> and pencil but that is not the point of my message.
> What struck me was how much it looked and felt like Microworlds.
> After studying out the examples of what it can do it was obvious to me
> that anyone who wanted to could create their own inspiration in
> Microwordls very easily and quickly. Anyone else seen this program. It
> might be a powerful thing to have student create their own inspiration as
> a Microworlds lesson.
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