I’m a Filipino born in Cebu Province, Philippines and these are the four elements that gave a lot of impact as who am I today.
Elements I’ve chosen: 1. Religion- roman catholic ever since I was a child I am already active in attending Sundays mass and activities with my family.
2.Family bonding or strong family ties - very important, all celebrations are celebrated with complete family members even extended families from both sides of my parent’s like birthday’s, thanksgiving and family reunion that was always celebrated every December or January anybody who is working outside the country(Philippines) will always be informed ahead so that they can attend and will always be a 100% attendees.
3.food/cuisine- “Letchon/Inasal” (whole roast pork or chicken),” Pansit’’ (noodles introduce by Chinese), and ‘’Humba/Adobo” are always present in all celebrations specially birthdays, Christmas, new year as a Filipino since then. If a family can’t afford to serve or buy a whole roast pork or chicken at least there will always be a pancit which believe and represents long life and good health.
4. Gesture -‘’ Mano’’or pagmamano is a gesture used in Filipino culture performed as a sign of respect to elders and as a way of accepting a blessing from the elder. Similar to hand kissing, the person giving greeting bows towards the offered hand of the elder and presses his or her forehead on the elder’s hand.
This gesture is being practise in our family, even wherever we may go.
TASK:
- Choose four elements of your personal culture to represent in your mind map. These could relate to things like rituals, objects, activities, beliefs, places and people and etc. that you have identified as being important to you or have influenced the person you are today.
- Draw a mind map that includes these four elements and shows how your knowledge, experience and behaviour have all contributed to each of the four elements that make up your personal culture.
- Be sure to clearly differentiate between knowledge, experience and behaviour. Hint: you can often do this by using past tense for experience, and present tense for behaviour. See example below.
- Provide a ‘key’ for the three different aspects (knowledge, experience and behaviour) by clear colour coding or particular shapes.
- Don’t put too much sentences only key words that clearly describe each element with the 3 aspects, as much as possible should be connected with each other and should define and explain the impact to yourself as who you are today.
Assessment 1B: Cultural Mind Map
In order to work effectively with others in a university or workplace setting, it is important to understand different cultural perspectives. The first step in acquiring cultural capabilities is to understand your own culture and the knowledge, experiences and behaviours that contribute to it.
The Mind Map above was produced using iMindMap.
1. Take a blank piece of paper, A4 or larger. >Blank paper allows 360º of freedom to express the full range of your cortical skills, whereas pre-drawn lines restrict the natural flow of your thoughts.
2. Use the paper in landscape orientation. >Words and images have more space in the direction we write, so they don’t bump into margins as quickly.
3. Start in the centre. > Thoughts start in the centre of our mental world. The Mind Map page reflects this!
4. Make a central image that represents the topic about which you are writing/thinking:
Use at least three colours. Keep the height and width of the central image to approx. 2’’ or 5 cm (proportionately larger for bigger paper).
Allow the image to create its own shape (do not use a frame).
>A picture is worth a thousand words. It opens up associations, focuses the thoughts, is
fun and results in better recall:
Colours stimulate the right cortical activity of imagination as well as capturing and holding attention.
This size gives plenty of space for the rest of your Mind Map, while making it large enough to be the clear focus of the topic.
The unique shape makes it more memorable and enjoyable. A frame makes the centre a monotony of shape and disconnects the branches.
5. The main themes around the central image are like the chapter headings of a book:
Print this word in CAPITALS or draw an image.
Place on a line of the same length
The central lines are thick, curved and organic i.e. like your arm joining your body, or the branch of a tree to the trunk.
Mind Map Branch
Connect directly to the central image.
The main themes, connected to the central image on the main branches, allow their relative importance to be seen. These are the Basic Ordering Ideas (BOIs) and aggregate and focus the rest of the Mind Map:
Printing (versus cursive) allows the brain to photograph the image thus giving easier reading and more immediate recall.
Word length equals line length. An extra line disconnects thoughts, length accentuates the connection.
Curved lines give visual rhythm and variety and so are easier to remember, more pleasant to draw and less boring to look at. Thicker central lines show relative importance.
Connected to the image because the brain works by association not separated, disconnected lines.
6. Start to add a second level of thought. These words or images are linked to the main branch that triggered them. Remember:
Connecting lines are thinner.
Words are still printed but may be lower case.
Your initial words and images stimulate associations. Attach whatever word or image is triggered. Allow the random movement of your thought; you do not have to ‘finish’ one branch before moving on:
Connected lines create relationships and a structure. They also demonstrate the level of importance, as from a branch to a twig.
The size and style of the letters provide additional data about the importance and meaning of the word/image.
7. Add a third or fourth level of data as thoughts come to you:
Use images as much as you can, instead of, or in addition to the words.
Allow your thoughts to come freely, meaning you ‘jump about’ the Mind Map as the links and associations occur to you.
Your brain is like a multi-handed thought-ball catcher. The Mind Map allows you to catch and keep whatever ‘thought ball’ is thrown by your brain.8. Add a new dimension to your Mind Map. Boxes add depth around the word or image.To make some important points stand out.
9. Sometimes enclose branches of a Mind Map with outlines in colour:
Enclose the shape of the branch and hug the shape tightly.
Use different colours and styles.
The outlines will create unique shapes as you find in clouds and will aid your memory:
These provide immediate visual linking. They can also encourage follow-up and remind you of action you need to take.
They can also show connection between branches by using the same colour outline.
10. Make each Mind Map a little more:
BEAUTIFUL
ARTISTIC
COLOURFUL
IMAGINATIVE
and
DIMENSIONAL
Your eyes and brain will be attracted to your Mind Map:
It will be easier to remember.
It will be more attractive to you
(and to others as well).
11. Have fun! Add a little humour, exaggeration or absurdity wherever you can. Your brain will delight in getting the maximum use and enjoyment from this process and will therefore learn faster, recall more effectively and think more clearly.
Culture:
Starting your mind map
Decide what format of mind map will work for you. (At this stage these are just ideas to think about as your mind map may change format as you develop it)
Reflect on and choose at least four elements of your personal culture to represent in your mind map. These could relate to things like rituals, objects, activities, beliefs, places and people which you have identified as being important to you or have influenced the person you are today.
For example: Sport or language may be a cultural element. Your experience as a team player may influence your knowledge of yourself as someone who likes to play in teams and your behaviour as a good team player in other areas of your life. Your knowledge of speaking language as a child can affect your attitude to language as an adult. When you play sport you are able to interact with people from other language groups.
Hand Drawn mind map
Tools
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Visio and other online tools
Hand drawn: You can also hand draw your mind map and scan the final version. If you choose to do this, you need to ensure that your mind map is very clear and hand writing is legible.
Decide how you are going to create your mind map
Assemble the tools you need.
Stuck for ideas? At this stage, think about the people, places and objects you have put down on the piece of paper. Ask yourself the following question.
Why are these places, people and objects important to me?
Do I value some more than others?
How do I know that these people, objects or places are important to you?
Add your ideas to your page.
Knowledge:
Think about the knowledge you have gained from the elements of your cultural self.
Stuck for ideas? Think about:
- What do I know about myself? For example: I know I am a happy person. This question may appear quite simple. However, this is an important step for you in developing cultural self-awareness. You may wish to ask those people important to you what they think your strengths and or ‘areas for improvement’ are as a point of orientation.
- What Knowledges have you been exposed to? For example: As a result of and engaging with Facebook, I know that I prefer to communicate with people online rather than face-to-face.
- What knowledge have you constructed? For example: I know that I must have a strong work ethic if I want to live comfortably. I learned this from the way my parents approach work.
Example:
Experienced:
We all have many experiences in many contexts with many people. How do we know which experiences have been positive or which experiences have been negative? Why do some experiences stay with us, and some we cannot remember? To answer these questions, you must reflect upon yourself and your world.
Developing your mind map
Step 1: Go back to your mind map and review your work.
Step 2: Answer the following questions:
Have I gained knowledge from an experience? Or has certain knowledge led to an experience?
What have I learned from these experiences?
What do I know about myself from these experiences?
How have these experiences shaped who I am and how I interact with the world (behaviours)?
Stuck for ideas?
At this stage you need to be making explicit links between culture, knowledge, experiences using your cultural self to provide examples.
Behaviour:
Incorporate behaviours into your mind map and then, using what you have learned during the last four weeks, it is now time to complete your cultural mind map.
Remember that you have just learnt that:
knowledge and experience lead to certain behaviours. Therefore, the behaviours in your mind map should be clearly related to the knowledges and experiences in your mind map.
we use behaviour for communicating with the world.
Finalising your mind map
Step 1: Review what you completed last week on your mind map.
Step 2: Think about the behaviour you display which reflects your cultural elements, knowledges and experiences.
How does your knowledge and experience influence your behaviour?
Does behaviour determine experience and knowledge you develop?
- Ensure your mind map is in Pdf format (Save As, and then on the drop-down box at the bottom where it says Save as Type choose Pdf.).
- Make sure that your name and student number is placed somewhere on the mind map.
- Save your PDF file with your name, unit and assignment number (Lesley Ann Honoridez CUC107 Assignment 1B)