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I have just finished a paper titled Organising Knowledge with Multi-level Content: Making knowledge easier to understand, remember and communicate<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n For those interested in new approaches to non-fiction books, please also have a look at my paper on applying multi-level summaries to books<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n All knowledge has structure and making sense of knowledge requires understanding the structure of an explanation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Given that neither spoken or written words on their own are very effective at communicating structure, I recommend the use of knowledge maps which provide visual representations of knowledge structures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I think these maps have important implications for how knowledge can be communicated more effectively<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, it’s important to realise that knowledge does not just have structure, it has hierarchical structure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Complex explanations need multiple connected levels, organised by detail and importance, if learners are to be able to understand them easily.<\/p>\n A key aspect of learning is being able to move easily between the big picture and the detail<\/strong> (and between the core information and the subsidiary information) in order to build up an understanding of what one is learning.<\/p>\n Yet, if descriptions of the big picture or the core information are not marked out clearly but are instead hidden in a mass of detail \u2013 or are missing – learners can struggle.<\/p>\n A solution to the problem of multiple knowledge levels is to provide summary explanations which cover all the different knowledge levels of an explanation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The concept of multi-level content combines these two solutions with the provision of both knowledge maps and summary explanations.<\/p>\n At the beginning of the paper, there are 5- and 15-minute summaries which will quickly allow you to pick up the main points of the paper<\/strong>. They also help to illustrate the concept of multi-level content.<\/p>\n It can be downloaded here<\/strong> – www.francismiller.com\/organising_knowledge_paper.pdf<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n (Pages 2-12 are in landscape format. Sometimes the screen pdf shows them in portrait. If this happens, please either re-load the page or download the pdf onto your computer.)<\/p>\n This includes a brilliant "knowledge map" of my conclusion to All Out War on why Britain voted to leave the EU. He has reconstructed the structure I had built in my writing software into a chart. Very helpful to cut out and keep. You can also read it here: https:\/\/t.co\/Ij3d46kTeR<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/WIvRsTC1tB<\/a><\/p>\n — Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) March 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div>\nIt looks at two of the\u00a0key problems for learners and those who want to communicate knowledge, which are:<\/div>\n\n
I also provide examples of some fascinating knowledge maps including maps that cover:<\/div>\n\n
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The benefits of multi-level content include:<\/strong><\/div>\n\n
Areas where multi-level content could prove particularly useful include:<\/div>\n\n
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